Star Announces August 29 Opening Date for Queen’s Wharf Brisbane

Star Entertainment’s multibillion-dollar Star Brisbane development (l.), part of the Queen’s Wharf complex, will open August 29 and continue with a “steady stream” of rollouts through the end of...

Published July 8, 2024

Singapore: iGaming Poses Greater Risk for Money Laundering

Authorities in Singapore say the city-state’s two land-based casinos are at “moderately high” risk for money laundering; iGaming and other business sectors are more attractive to criminals.

Published July 1, 2024

Nevada Sets New May Record with $1.32 Billion in Revenue

Nevada gaming continued its hot streak in May, setting a new record for the month with $1.32 billion in gaming revenue. For anyone counting, that’s 39 straight months of...

Published July 1, 2024

GGB PODCAST: The Australian Conundrum with Peter Cohen, Director of Regulatory Affairs, The Agenda Group

This week we sit down with Peter Cohen (l.), director of regulatory affairs at The Agenda Group, to talk about the wild ride that the Australian gaming market has...

Published July 1, 2024

Tribal Gaming Logs New Record with $41.9 Billion in Revenue for 2023

The National Indian Gaming Commission has announced that the U.S. tribal gaming industry logged a new revenue record of $41.9 billion in 2023. This is more than 2 percent...

Published July 1, 2024

MGM Resorts Buys Tipico in Bid to Strengthen Digital Tech

Two years ago, MGM Resorts began a series of small acquisitions which, taken individually, didn't seem like much. But taken as a whole, they give the company a more...

Published July 1, 2024

D.C. Budget Approval to Expand Number of Sportsbooks

Washington D.C. righted the sports betting ship by bringing in FanDuel. The city’s next move is to expand the number of operators, and thus the amount of income generated....

Published July 1, 2024

French Snap Election Could Reshape its Gaming Sector

A snap election in France could catapult the right-wing party of Marine Le Pen into power for the first time. The gaming sector is contemplating what this might mean...

Published July 1, 2024

Former Crown Boss McCann Takes Reins at Star Entertainment

Steve McCann was announced June 26 as the man to help guide Star Entertainment through its current troubles as its new CEO and managing director. McCann previously helped Star’s...

Published July 1, 2024

Macau Gaming Slowing, but Stable

A new study from Macau’s Center for Gaming and Tourism Studies says the world’s premier gaming hub may not return to its pre-Covid dominance due to many factors, including...

Published July 1, 2024

PA High Court to Rule on Skill Games

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the state of Pennsylvania challenging the legality of so-called skill games, with the state seeking to overturn a lower court’s...

Published July 1, 2024

New York Extends Bid Deadline for Casino Applicants

The New York agency charged with licensing three downstate casinos has extended the August 31, 2024 deadline for bids, set by a recent law, to June 27, 2025.

Published July 1, 2024

WEEKLY FEATURE: PM Sunak Under Pressure in U.K. Betting Scandal

The upcoming U.K. snap election is causing plenty of political fuss, but it’s also spawned a betting scandal that has become an increasingly large headache for Prime Minister Rishi...

Published July 1, 2024

DraftKings Extortion Lawsuit Involves Cast of Characters

Call it one of the oddities of New York’s online sports betting. A play involving $500,000, colorful characters including a masked man, and DraftKings. Need we say more?

Published July 1, 2024

D.C. Lottery’s Suarez Leaving for CT Lottery Job Amid FanDuel Takeover

Frank Suarez (l.), former head of the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming, has agreed to leave and take the top job at the Connecticut Lottery Corporation. Suarez’s tenure...

Published June 24, 2024

Macau Study Ties High Minimum Wagers to Gambling Debt

Macau gamblers could be racking up unsustainable debt because of higher minimum wagers at table games. A new study says more than 30 percent of callers to problem gambling...

Published June 24, 2024

Aruze Lauds Rapid Expansion

Aruze Gaming Global announced that it has been approved for licensing in several new jurisdictions across North America and Asia, including approvals in Macau, the Philippines, Pennsylvania and two...

Published June 24, 2024

Aide to U.K.’s PM Investigated Over Election Date Bet

Craig Williams, parliamentary private secretary to U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (l.), is in hot water for placing a bet on when Sunak would call for the snap election....

Published June 24, 2024

GGB PODCAST: Frank Fantini, Founder and Publisher Emeritus of Fantini’s Gaming Report

This week we sit down with Frank Fantini, the founder and publisher emeritus of Fantini’s Gaming Report, on how he built a business by advising investors of how to...

Published June 24, 2024

FANTINI’S FINANCE: PENN-ything is Possible?

It’s been an interesting few weeks for PENN Entertainment, so much so that investors are laying out several different possibilities of what the future may hold for the regional...

Published June 24, 2024