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Marina Bay Sands to Invest $3.32 Billion in Resort Expansion
Marina Bay Sands (l.) in Singapore will invest $3.32 billion in an expansion of the integrated resort, which opened in 2011. The project will add a fourth hotel, 1,000...
CASINO-OLOGY: Blackjack Single-Deck Games of the 70s Had a Built-in Advantage
This edition of Casino-Ology from expert Bill Zender (l.) is a fascinating historical breakdown of how pre-1980s single-deck blackjack games had quantifiable advantages because of dealers’ practice of physically...
German Court to Rule on Reimbursing Gaming Losses
A German federal court is poised to set gambling law precedent. It will begin hearing a case where a plaintiff sued for the reimbursement of gambling losses the player...
GGB Podcast: Ismail Vali, Founder and CEO, YieldSec
This week, we sit down with Ismail Vali (l.), founder and CEO of YieldSec, to talk about the company’s recent string of studies on the black market and how...
Court: Riga’s Gambling Ban Unconstitutional
Riga, the capital of Latvia, can’t adopt a blanket ban of gambling within city limits. That’s the ruling of the Constitutional Court, which says it must establish zoning standards...
France Sees Progress in Preventing Problem Gambling
ANJ (L'Autorité Nationale des Jeux), France’s national gaming regulator, sees “significant progress” in reducing problem gambling. It is also optimistic about the future of its 2024-26 strategic plan.
U.K Gambling Commission Announces New Corporate Strategy
The U.K. Gambling Commission has announced a four-year corporate strategy. It hopes to bring lasting change to how gambling is provided to consumers and improve the sector for “players,...
Spanish Supreme Court Throws out iGaming Ad Bans
Spain’s Supreme Court has limited the power of the government to limit advertising of online gaming by regulation alone. The lesson: If the government wants to ban gambling ads,...
IPI Settlement Decision Due This Week
Commissioners in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will decide Monday whether to revoke the sole gaming license on Saipan. April 22 is the latest date for a...
Kangwon Land Details Expansion Plan
Kangwon Land, the only locals casino in South Korea, will invest $1.9 billion to expand its casino over the next eight years. The project is meant to draw more...
Macau GGR Could Grow by One-Third in ’24
Gross gaming revenue in Macau could grow 34 percent to $30.3 billion for the year, according to projections from CSLA. The brokerage released its estimates based in part on...
Thai Cabinet Says Yes to Casinos
Thailand is moving closer to a legal casino industry. Last week, the cabinet approved a House measure that could bring up to eight integrated resorts with gaming to the...
Tribal Gaming Takes Center Stage at IGA 2024
The Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention returned to Anaheim last week, gathering tribal leaders, operators and suppliers from across the U.S. to showcase the latest and greatest that Indian...
GGB PODCAST: Walt Power, CEO, Grand Ho Tram Resort
This week we sit down with Walt Power (l.), the CEO of the Grand Ho Tram Resort in Vietnam, to talk about the state of gaming in that country...
Laying the RG Foundation: One-on-One with Dr. Jennifer Shatley
The recent formation of the Responsible Online Gaming Association serves as an important milestone in the development of the industry, and Dr. Jennifer Shatley (l.) will play a pivotal...
Las Vegas Sands Launches Texas Gaming Petition Drive
Through its Texas Destination Resort Alliance, Las Vegas Sands launched an online petition drive urging lawmakers to approve casino gambling. Its purchase of the Dallas Mavericks plus acreage near...
Wizards of Odds: The Science and Hard Work of Trading Teams
In order for sportsbooks to function properly, they require dedicated teams of traders to constantly tinker with, analyze and produce the best possible odds. It’s a tough job, one...
GGB PODCAST: Scott Kreeger, President, Red Rock Resorts
This week we sit down with Scott Kreeger, the president of Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos, to talk about the new Durango Casino Resort that...
Bulgaria’s Casinos Join Fight Against AML and CTF
Bulgaria’s gaming sector has joined forces with two key agencies to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The NRA, one of the agencies, oversees gambling licensing and taxation.