U.S. Congress Bill Would ‘Clarify’ Mobile Sports Betting Under IGRA

As Congressmen Lou Correa of California and John Katko of New York (l. to r.) presented a bill to “clarify” mobile sports betting under IGRA, a Florida parimutuel filed...

Published July 12, 2021

A Smoking Hot Issue for U.S. Casinos

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has permitted the return of smoking to casino floors as its Covid 19-related universal masking order expired June 28. Atlantic City gamblers are also...

Published July 7, 2021

CASINO-OLOGY: The Importance of Discouraging Team Play in Your Poker Room

Poker is a low margin game to start, but when you have to understand the nuances of team play, the margin just gets smaller. Bill Zender says understanding how...

Published July 7, 2021

GGB PODCAST: Sangeeta Reddy, GLI Vice President, Engineering; Virginia Hollis, GLI Senior Manager Engineering; and Melissa Aarskaug, Vice President Of Cybersecurity at Bulletproof, a GLI company

In a special edition of the GGB Podcast, we sit down with (l. to r.) Sangeeta Reddy, vice president of engineering for GLI, Virginia Hollis, senior manager of engineering...

Published July 7, 2021

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Scientific Games Catches the Next Wave

Scientific Games’ announcement that it will shed its lottery and sports betting businesses to focus on omnichannel entertainment is earning cheers from analysts. Everi’s also making all the right...

Published July 7, 2021

CBRE Group Acquires Union Gaming

Real estate investment firm CBRE Group, Inc. has acquired the boutique investment advisory group Union Gaming, which focuses exclusively on the gaming industry. Union Gaming’s co-founder Bill Lerner (l.)...

Published July 7, 2021

Mohegan Gaming to Expand iGaming Division

Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has launched its Mohegan Digital platform to enable it to offer online sports betting and other iGames. The new division will be led by Rich...

Published July 7, 2021

Gaming Legend John Ascuaga Dies at 96

Gaming industry icon John Ascuaga (l.) died June 28 at the age of 96. Known as the king of Northern Nevada gaming, Ascuaga built his Nugget Casino Resort into...

Published July 7, 2021

FBI Investigating Tribal Casino Cyber-Attacks

Six Lucky Star casinos in Oklahoma are starting to reopen after shutting down June 18 following a cyber-attack. The Menominee Casino in Wisconsin also was targeted. The FBI is...

Published July 7, 2021

Maine Sports Betting Bill Hangs on More Votes

A vote of each of Maine’s legislative chambers is needed to pass a sports betting bill to allow online sportsbook tethered to a casino or racetrack. Once the bill...

Published July 7, 2021

Sociedade de Jogos de Macau Is Now SJM Resorts

Macau gaming concessionaire Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. has announced a name change. Board chair Daisy Ho said the name SJM Resorts “better reflects our prominent position” in...

Published July 7, 2021

With Debut of New Vegas Property, Genting Considers North American Listing

Malaysia’s Genting Group, operator of Resorts World Las Vegas (l.) and other U.S. and global resorts, is expanding its presence across in the country and will seek a North...

Published July 7, 2021

MGM Buys CityCenter to Sell to Blackstone

MGM Resorts bought the piece of the CityCenter it didn’t already own and will sell it to Blackstone, which already owns the company’s Bellagio casino resort. The company developed...

Published July 7, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

While many casino markets are back to near-normal, others continue to cope with restrictions and shutdowns. Due to new Covid-19 outbreaks, some jurisdictions have returned to lockdown status.

Published July 7, 2021

Sci Games to Shed Lottery, Sports Betting Businesses

Scientific Games will spin off its lottery and sports betting units to focus on omnichannel content. CEO Barry Cottle (l.) said the move positions the company to “build great...

Published July 7, 2021

Segmenting Las Vegas

Las Vegas has many markets from high rollers to low-rolling locals. But where should casino executives concentrate to jump start the recovery from Covid? Turns out, every segment has...

Published June 28, 2021

In AC, No Takers (Yet) for Former Airport

For years, Atlantic City’s Bader Field, one of the largest plots of vacant land on the eastern seaboard, has been idle. Proposals for its use have come and gone,...

Published June 28, 2021

Businesses Sue Virginia Over Skill Game Ban

Virginia’s ban on games of skill, including the popular “Queen of Virginia” game (l.), is set to take effect July 1. But six business owners have sued the state,...

Published June 28, 2021

Asleep at the Wheel

Can regulators really understand the nuances of multi-billion-dollar transactions when even the most educated financial whiz has trouble? They missed the boat—along with a $150 payment to Jeffery Epstein—in...

Published June 28, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brandt Iden, Head of U.S. Government Affairs, SportRadar

This week, we sit down the Brandt Iden, the head of U.S. government affairs for the online sports betting supplier SportRadar, on how he helped to guide the legalization...

Published June 28, 2021