FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Year of the Deal

Weekly, and sometimes more often, big gaming deals are in the headlines. The Sci Games lottery sale and Aristo’s Playtech buy are just two examples. Here’s how investors can...

Published November 1, 2021

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Texas Tigua Case

The Tigua Tribe of Texas has long sought to offer gaming on its El Paso reservation, against the wishes of the state, despite the sporadic operations of the Speaking...

Published November 1, 2021

Seminoles Reach Deal With Florida Parimutuels

One of the stipulations of the compact between the Seminoles and the state of Florida required the tribe to reach an agreement with the state’s parimutuels to participate in...

Published November 1, 2021

DraftKings Calls Off Entain Deal

After making a big splash with its $22 billion offer for U.K.-based Entain Plc, DraftKings has called off the deal. Entain says DraftKings didn’t give it a proper valuation.

Published November 1, 2021

Inspire Athens Awarded Greece Concession

Inspire Athens, owned by the Greek construction group GEK Terna, has been awarded the concession to build and operate the nation’s first integrated resort casino in the Greek capital.

Published November 1, 2021

Crown Resorts: Battered, Bruised, but Still in Business

Last week, a Victorian royal commission declared Crown Resorts unsuitable to hold a gaming license in the Australian state. Even so, the multibillion-dollar company was permitted to remain operational—with...

Published November 1, 2021

Bernstein: U.S. Operators Assured a Berth in Macau

Bernstein Research has encouraging words for U.S.-based casino operators in Macau. In a recent note, analysts said the Chinese government isn’t looking to cut U.S. firms out of the...

Published November 1, 2021

Hard Rock Envisions Two Casinos in Metro New York

With its AC casino doing well, the Hard Rock brand sees gold in both New York City and possibly the Meadowlands in New Jersey (l.). First, New York State...

Published November 1, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Five Bids for Chicago Casino

Even though the industry powerhouses declined to enter, there are now five bids for a Chicago casino, two each from Bally’s Corp. (rendering at left) and Rush Street Gaming...

Published November 1, 2021

Scientific Games Agrees to Sale of Lottery Business

Scientific Games has agreed to sell its signature lottery business to Brookfield Business Partners LP and its institutional partners for $6.05 billion, part of SG’s plan to evolve into...

Published November 1, 2021

GGB PODCAST: Kurt Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Casino Cash Trac

In a special edition of the GGB Podcast, we sit down with Kurt Williams, the CEO of Casino Cash Trac, on how his company has survived the pandemic and...

Published October 25, 2021

AGS, Exacta: Frontrunners in Historical Horse Racing

The race is to the swift in the growing historical horse racing market, and AGS and Exacta Systems are out in front of an increasingly crowded field. As its...

Published October 25, 2021

How Sports Betting is Changing the Face of Sports

According to a new survey, the growth of legal sports betting is actually growing the fan base, and bringing new demographics to the betting pool. Bettors are now male...

Published October 25, 2021

Slot Floor Strategies for Operators: Game Mechanics

Laying out a slot floor is both an art and a science. Grouping certain denoms and kinds of game are already occurring but how about using game mechanics as...

Published October 25, 2021

Big Deal as Aristocrat Buys Playtech

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. is putting up $2.9 billion in a bid to acquire online gaming content giant Playtech PLC, instantly putting the supplier in the middle of the booming...

Published October 25, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Paul Burns, President & CEO, Canadian Gaming Association

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Paul Burns, the president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, on the legalization of sports betting by the Canadian government...

Published October 25, 2021

FANTINI’S FINANCE: GAN, Aristocrat: Springboards for Growth

In North America’s expanding iGaming industry, two names are currently making news: platform provider GAN, which just hosted its first investor event, and Aristocrat, which will buy platform provider...

Published October 25, 2021

Brands Battle Over Cashless Patents

Sightline Payments says Everi infringed on five cashless gaming patents. Its lawsuit has observers wondering if intellectual property cases will proliferate as in the 1990s, when claims over slot...

Published October 25, 2021

Bally’s/Gamesys Merger Completed; Fenton Named CEO

Bally Corp.’s acquisition of Gamesys Group was completed recently and as a result the hierarchy of Bally’s has shifted. Former Gamesys CEO Lee Fenton (l.) named Bally’s CEO.

Published October 25, 2021

California Tribe Shares Plans for Vegas Resort

California’s San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has released details of their plans for the Palms resort (l.) in Las Vegas. The $650 million deal marked the first off-reservation...

Published October 25, 2021