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With new non-gaming investments by Macau’s Big 6 gaming concessionaires, the city is well on the way to becoming what Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has called a “city...
Experts Gather at ECGC to Discuss Past, Present and Future of RG
Last week’s East Coast Gaming Congress featured a panel on responsible gaming that included some of the industry’s top experts in the field, shedding light on the sector’s progress...
Excellence on the East Coast
As former DGE chief David Rebuck (shown with show organizers Lloyd Levenson and Michael Pollock) was honored at the impressive East Coast Gaming Congress, panelists and speakers assailed the...
GGB PODCAST: Jeannie Hovland, Vice Chair, National Indian Gaming Commission
This week, we sit down with Jeannie Hovland (l.), vice chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission, to talk about the commission’s priorities for the rest of the year,...
California Off-Reservation Casino Proposal Creates Tribal Rift
Tribes in Oregon and California say an Oregon coastal tribe, the 1,200-member Coquille, is going too far in wanting to build a casino far inland, 165 miles from its...
Racketeering Lawsuit Targets Minnesota Gaming Tribes
The Minnesota racetrack Racing Aces filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against three Indian casinos in the state. It claims the casinos are offering card games that violate the state...
Alabama, Mississippi Sports Betting Expansions Flounder
Alabama and Mississippi adjoin each other. Is that why they face similar odds on the road to sports betting legislation? They’ll find out soon enough if the two chambers...
Jontay Porter Banned by NBA for Gambling Violations
Jontay Porter won’t be waiting for the tipoff when the Toronto Raptors open their NBA season next year. League Commissioner Adam Silver (l.) banned Porter for gambling infractions.
Gambling Ads Become Election Issue in Croatia
Gambling policy became an issue in the snap election in Croatia that was held April 17. One of the smaller parties, MOST, could become a coalition maker, and if...
Thai Ministries Studying Casinos
In Thailand, multiple government agencies are studying a House report on legal casinos, which reportedly could significantly increase tourism to the country.
Pennsylvania Casino Smoking Bill Stalls
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives planned to vote on amendments to a casino smoking bill last week. But sponsors pulled the legislation from the agenda due to lack of...
Virginia Replaces Richmond With Petersburg
The Virginia General Assembly approved a November referendum for Petersburg voters to determine if they want a casino. Petersburg will replace Richmond, where voters twice rejected a casino, as...
WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Resorts Sues FTC to Block Cyberattack Info Request
MGM Resorts is suing the Federal Trade Commission to quash an FTC request for information on the cyberattack last fall that crippled MGM’s operations.
Bell Two Spells Disaster for Star Entertainment
Things have gone from bad to worse for Star Entertainment after the first week of hearings for the Bell Two inquiry unearthed several damaging revelations about the company’s remediation...
Resort-of-the-Month Club
Monthly subscription packages are ubiquitous in this day and age, so why not tailor a club featuring goodies from some of Las Vegas’ most iconic resorts? As always, Vegas...
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...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Checking the Temperature
The incoming wave of first-quarter earnings reports may very well give investors some insight into the rest of the year, amid softening revenues and sticky inflation.