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GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jeff Jordan, CEO and Founder of SlotCycle
Jeff Jordan, Founder of SlotCycle, spoke with GGB Managing Editor, Jess Marquez from his Las Vegas office in May.
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Looking for Optionality? Here’s an Option
The recent popularity of optionality harkens us back once again to an old favorite, Golden Entertainment. Oh, and congratulations to Tom Carper, the latest addition to the semi-retired Delawarean...
IGSA Establishes Ethical AI Committee
AI is the topic on everyone’s minds, and its potential drawbacks are nothing to scoff at. For its part, the International Gaming Standards Association has formed the Ethical...
Play Synergy, Aruze Partner to Launch Class III Titles
Class III titles from Aruze Gaming America have now launched in Minnesota with the help of Play Synergy.
Light & Wonder Proposes Acquiring All SciPlay Shares
Light & Wonder has announced a $422 million proposal to acquire the remaining 17 percent of shares it does not already own of SciPlay, the company’s social gaming arm.
GLI Acquires iTech Labs
Gaming Laboratories International has acquired all outstanding shares of iTech Labs, an Australia-based gaming testing organization, which will now be a subsidiary of GLI Australia.
Marker Trax Announces Partnership with Rivers Casino Philadelphia
Marker Trax will bring cashless credit to the Philadelphia market for the first time, through a new partnership with Rivers Casino Philadelphia.
Simplebet, Hard Rock Sportsbook Announce Multi-State Deal
Micro-betting platform provider Simplebet has inked a wide-ranging partnership deal with Hard Rock Sportsbook, which includes rollouts across multiple states.
Embattled Reno-Sparks Tourism CEO Harris Granted Early Separation
The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority has agreed to prematurely end the contract of CEO Charles Harris (l.), who had a rocky tenure with the organization from the time...
Palms Announces New Labor Agreement with Culinary, Bartenders
The Palms Casino Resort (l.) and the local Culinary and Bartenders unions have agreed to a new three-year labor contract, the sides announced. The deal was ratified by the...
Ohio Casino Control Commission Orders Fanatics Promo Shut
Fanatics officials believe their edge of marrying sports bets with merchandise from their catalog will overcome their late entry to the market. They just have to convince the Ohio...
DraftKings Deals with Hack Cleanup, Unapproved Tennis Bets
DraftKings took a hit when a small group of hackers led by 18 year-old Joseph Garrison unloaded more than $600,000 from 1,600 accounts. That incident is now concluded, but...
Malta Lawmakers Table Gaming Bill
Malta’s parliament has tabled Bill 55, which would protect from liability Maltese gaming companies that are sued by residents of foreign countries because those activities are illegal in those...
U.K.’s Entain Accused of ‘Dishonest” Lobbying
Entain, the owner of the U.K. gaming company Ladbrokes, is being accused of being two-faced, or in more specific terms, of publicly embracing the new regulations proposed in the...
U.K. Gambling Commission CEO: White Paper Implementation in July
The U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC) will soon implement the changes the recently released white paper calls for. But first there will be a consultation period that will begin in...
Investigator of Brazilian Soccer Match-Fixing Makes Tough Choice
Hugo Jorge Bravo (l.) isn’t losing any sleep over launching an investigation into match fixing for the Vila Nova soccer club in Brazil. He is the president of the...
Macau GGR: May to Beat April
Gross gaming revenue in Macau was projected to reach $1.38 billion for the first three weeks of May, according to estimates from JP Morgan Securities. That’s an improvement on...
CA Governor Signs Pair of Gaming Bills
Governor Gavin Newsom (l.) of California has signed two bills connected with gaming. One relaxes some provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it relates to the...
A’s, NV Lawmakers Reach Preliminary Deal for Stadium Funding
From the beginning, the Oakland A’s have made it clear that they’d like some public assistance in building a new $1.5 billion ballpark on the site of the Tropicana....