Macau Tests for Covid Again

Three positive cases of Covid appeared again in Macau, and now all residents and visitors must submit to a Covid test between Sept. 25 and 28. All casinos remain...

Published September 27, 2021

Clairvest Wakayama IR Plan to Be Final by Year’s End

Clairvest Neem Ventures, the consortium chosen to partner on a Wakayama, Japan integrated resort (l.), will complete a draft development plan for the complex by the end of November.

Published September 27, 2021

PA Casino Execs: Unlicensed Games Hurting Profits

Two executives of Mount Airy Casino (l.) in Pennsylvania told the state Gaming Control Board that unlicensed so-called “skill games” are a major reason slot demand in the state...

Published September 27, 2021

Caesars, Nobu Announce Expansion

Caesars Entertainment and Nobu Hospitality will open two new Nobu Hotels and restaurants in New Orleans (l.), Atlantic City and Las Vegas, and renovate the original Nobu Hotel at...

Published September 27, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: What Does Beijing Want in a New Macau?

A tighter grip on Macau casinos by the Chinese government has operators understandably jumpy. Stocks plummeted on the news, then stabilized. Many questions remain, with billions of dollars in...

Published September 27, 2021

DraftKings Offers $20 Billion for Entain

Sportsbook giant DraftKings has reportedly offered more than $20 billion to acquire gaming group Entain Plc. If the deal goes through, DraftKings would get 50 percent of the BetMGM...

Published September 27, 2021

Women Understand Their Place

In a rebuttal to an update by Richard Schuetz published on September 7, attorney Lynne Levin Kaufman says name-calling is never a good idea, and that there are many...

Published September 20, 2021

Numbers Predict a Record Year for NFL Betting

Whether crowds packing sportsbooks, bettors placing wagers online, and trade group predictions, 2021 promises to be a record breaker after the Covid-19 fueled doldrums of 2020. Hang on to...

Published September 20, 2021

In Yokohama, Melco and Genting Close Up Shop

With the election of anti-casino mayor Takeharu Yamanaka, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Genting Singapore have ended their plans to pursue an integrated resort development in Yokohama, Japan. Melco’s...

Published September 20, 2021

American Favorability Toward Gaming Grows as Industry Expands

The ongoing record-setting gaming industry recovery has been pegged to gaming’s commitment to responsibility and communities as Responsible Gaming Education Week 2021 kicks off, according to American Gaming Association...

Published September 20, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Erika Nardini, Chief Executive Officer, Barstool Sports

This week, the GGB Podcast has a discussion with Erick Nardini, the CEO of Barstool Sports, on how the partnership with Penn National Gaming is going 18 months after...

Published September 20, 2021

FANTINI’S FINANCE: China Drop-Kicks Macau

Macau casino companies lost billions of dollars in value last week, and the long-term value of their investments are questionable too. A Chinese government crackdown on gaming has Orwellian...

Published September 20, 2021

IGT Creates Digital & Betting Business Segment

IGT announced a commercial reorganization, creating a Digital and Betting business segment out of the iGaming and sports betting divisions formerly part of its Global Gaming department. The new...

Published September 20, 2021

AGA Announces Gaming HOF 2020, ’21 Inductees

The American Gaming Association announced the inductees for the 2020 and 2021 classes of the AGA Gaming Hall of Fame, to be celebrated during the Chairman’s Reception at G2E.

Published September 20, 2021

DeSantis Seeks Dismissal of Compact Lawsuit

Attorneys for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (l.) are working to dismiss a lawsuit against the new Seminole compact, filed in July by two parimutuel owners. The Seminole Tribe also...

Published September 20, 2021

MGE Cuts Share in Greek Venture

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has cut its majority share as investor in the Elliniko casino complex (l.) in Greece. The gaming company is either going to lower its profile...

Published September 20, 2021

Auditor: Crown Resorts May Not Survive Intact

For months, Australia’s Crown Resorts has endured testimony about compliance breaches, money laundering at its casinos and tax dodging. Crown has pledged a total overhaul, but that may not...

Published September 20, 2021

Bally’s Brand Expands

The transformation of the former Twin River casinos to Bally’s properties continued last week in Rhode Islands, Illinois and Atlantic City where the company got the go-ahead to invest...

Published September 20, 2021

U.S. Operators Deliver Upbeat Outlook

Executives of Caesars Entertainment, Boyd Gaming and Gaming & Leisure Properties delivered upbeat assessments of the outlook for the casino industry at the J.P. Morgan investor conference. But MGM’s...

Published September 20, 2021

Caesars Sells William Hill Non-U.S. Operations to 888

Caesars Entertainment has sold off its William Hill non-U.S. assets to 888 Holdings for $3 billion. The deal catapults 888 into a top player in the U.K., with an...

Published September 20, 2021