What Brought Detroit Casino Family to AC?

The Ilitch family has its fingerprints all over Detroit—in sports franchises, an entertainment arena and a casino. The latter interest brought the company to Atlantic City to acquire half...

Published May 10, 2021

Colorado Ends Betting Limits, Adds Games

On May 1 Colorado’s casino cities, Black Hawk (l.), Central City and Cripple Creek no longer have betting limits. Casinos in the cities will be able to determine betting...

Published May 10, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Peter Arceo, General Manager, San Manuel Casino

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Pete Arceo, the general manager of San Manuel Hotel & Casino, to discuss the property’s expansion project, its impact and when...

Published May 10, 2021

Nevada Regulators To Consider Online Casinos

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has scheduled an informational hearing to weigh the pros and cons of scrapping a longstanding rule that permits remote poker and sports betting but...

Published May 10, 2021

Art Manteris Steps Down

Art Manteris, one of the legends of the sports betting industry, has retired from Station Casinos after a career that has spanned 40 years and several gaming companies.

Published May 10, 2021

Florida Lawmakers Start Special Session May 17

Florida legislators will return to Tallahassee on May 17 for a special session to ratify the new 30-year Seminole gaming compact. Governor Ron DeSantis (with Seminole Chairman Marcellus Osceola...

Published May 10, 2021

Caesars Will Sell William Hill’s Non-U.S. Assets

Caesars Entertainment will follow through with its promise to sell William Hill assets outside the U.S. The sale of 1,400 shops in the U.K. could fetch $2.1 billion from...

Published May 10, 2021

Two Times a Charm for Federal Sports Betting Tax?

Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus (l.) has introduced a bill to scrap a tax on sports betting handle that dates back to the early 1950s. It’s her second attempt. This...

Published May 10, 2021

Ukraine Denies Hotel Casino License

Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries has denied a casino license to the Dnipro Hotel (l.) in Kyiv. According to news reports, the application was denied...

Published May 10, 2021

Macau’s Grand Lisboa Preps for Limited June Debut

SJM’s long-awaited arrival on Cotai is at hand. But the doors of Grand Lisboa Palace (l.) will open on just a handful of the $5 billion resort’s full complement...

Published May 10, 2021

Missouri Senate Defeats Expanded Gambling Bill

Missouri lawmakers have rejected a measure that would have legalized casino sportsbooks, allowed up to 10,000 VGTs in bars, truck stops and veteran halls, and clarified ambiguities about unregulated...

Published May 10, 2021

New Jersey, New York Lift Most Covid-19 Restrictions

On May 19, New Jersey, along with neighboring New York, will remove most of the restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. Still, some restrictions remain, especially for showrooms and...

Published May 10, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Canadian Senate Begins Work on Sports Betting Bill

Canada’s “Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act” which would end the longstanding prohibition against betting on single sporting events, is now under review by the Senate. The vast majority...

Published May 10, 2021

California Tribe Strikes Deal for the Palms in Vegas

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, which operates the dominant tribal casino in the Los Angeles area, is focused on diversification, and with its purchase of the Palms...

Published May 10, 2021

For Vegas, Neon at the End of the Tunnel

In Las Vegas, the comeback is real. March visitation and gaming revenues were the best since the pandemic hit, and analyst Brent Pirosch told GGB News the city could...

Published May 3, 2021

CASINO-OLOGY: COVID Conscious

Do we really need to worry about Covid-19 transmission through playing cards and chips and other gaming surfaces? Let’s hear what the scientists say.

Published May 3, 2021

Big Data for Customer Retention, Protection

Collecting, assessing and analyzing mobile gaming data can boost sportsbook profitability, convert more bettors, keep existing customers in the fold, and also pinpoint problem gambling behavior.

Published May 3, 2021

Losing Las Vegas?

There are many things in Las Vegas that are gone but not forgotten. Those things were often signature elements of the Las Vegas experience. Veteran observer Ira David Sternberg...

Published May 3, 2021

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Tahsuda, Principal, Navigators Global

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with John Tahsuda, who has returned to Navigators Global after spending the last four years working for the Interior Department in the...

Published May 3, 2021

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Despite Bullish Reports, Stocks Take a Dip

First-quarter earnings calls were stupendous, but stocks didn’t skyrocket, at least not immediately. In the race to recovery, it could be a brief pause before the next sprint.

Published May 3, 2021