Bob, Norm and the Sun King

The deaths of three giants of the gaming industry occurred in the last 10 days, and the industry will be much less full without them, Bob McMonigle, Norm DesRosiers...

Published March 23, 2020

How To Market During a Crisis

Now is not the time to go into a shell and cut your marketing. Now is the time to focus your marketing in new ways to create loyalty when...

Published March 23, 2020

Murren Exits MGM Immediately

Jim Murren officially ended his tenure with MGM Resorts, with Bill Hornbuckle (l.) becoming president and CEO, and Paul Salem assuming the role of chairman of the board. Murren,...

Published March 23, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Closes Borders to Foreigners

Macau has responded in sweeping fashion to a recurrence of coronavirus cases, weeks after it appeared the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus had been halted. Visitors from China,...

Published March 23, 2020

U.S. Gaming Industry to DC: Help!

Traumatized by the Covid-19 pandemic, the gaming industry is looking to Washington for assistance. Last week, MGM Resorts boss Jim Murren met with former casino owner Donald Trump (l.)...

Published March 23, 2020

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ernie Moody, Founder, Action Gaming

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Ernie Moody, the founder of Action Gaming and the inventor multi-hand video poker, which transformed the slot floors in the 1990s....

Published March 23, 2020

Hands Off the Panic Button!

Sure, the gaming industry is on a rollercoaster ride. But a closer look shows signs of stability, proof of resilience, and pockets of opportunity. Here’s a common sense approach....

Published March 23, 2020

Suppliers Face Covid-19 Fallout

As the industry shuts down, leaders of the supply sector, including Marcus Prater (l.) of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, want to ensure lawmakers include them in government...

Published March 23, 2020

San Manuel Leads the Way

As the first tribal casino to voluntarily close due to the coronavirus pandemic, San Manuel assumes a familiar position in Indian Country: that of a leader. San Manuel CEO...

Published March 23, 2020

FanDuel to Buy Illinois Track

To get around an 18-month waiting period for online-only sports betting, FanDuel has agreed to purchase a race track—Fairmount Park in Collinsville—to allow it to go live sooner.

Published March 23, 2020

Is Now the Time for Mobile Betting in New York?

With New York State facing a $6 billion budget deficit and its tax-paying gaming industry shut down, proponents of internet sports betting like state Senator Joseph Addabbo (l., with...

Published March 23, 2020

Spain’s Canary Islands Ban New Gaming for 18 Months

The government of the Canary Islands has announced that it has suspended new gambling halls as well as additions to existing establishments for 18 months while its gaming regulations...

Published March 23, 2020

Aussie Court: Melco Must Turn Over Confidential Info

The government of New South Wales has won its legal battle to force Lawrence Ho’s (l.) Melco Resorts to turn over internal documents as requested for an investigation of...

Published March 23, 2020

Analysts: Covid-19 Won’t Stall Japan IRs

As it looks now, the Covid-19 pandemic rocking markets around the world is unlikely to put much of a dent in Japan’s integrated resort plans, though local meetings on...

Published March 23, 2020

Pre-Closure, AC Set Revenue Record

Buoyed by an extra day, mild weather, and sports betting, casinos in Atlantic City enjoyed a 19 percent increase in gaming revenue in February. That was before the Covid-19...

Published March 23, 2020

Brave New World: The Gaming Industry, After Covid-19

How will the gaming industry get back into the game once the coronavirus threat has passed? to Michael Soll (l.), president of The Innovation Group, believes we need to...

Published March 16, 2020

Covid-19 in Nevada: It’s ‘War’

For the first time in history, Nevada’s casinos are closed, along with most gaming halls throughout the U.S. Operators are having to manage without a playbook, and analysts liken...

Published March 16, 2020

Former Washington Commissioner Commends Tribal Response to Virus

Former Washington State Gaming Commissioner Chris Stearns (l.) says tribal casinos in the state, which did not immediately close their doors on news of the Covid-19 threat, have since...

Published March 16, 2020

PA Lockdown

Pennsylvania regulators have order all casinos to close, but most were already in the process of suspending operations voluntarily to deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Valley Forge Casino Resort...

Published March 16, 2020

GGB Podcast Special Edition: Earle Hall, Vice Chairman, International Gaming Standards Association

In this special edition of the GGB Podcast, Earle Hall, vice chairman of the International Gaming Standards Association, discusses the industry’s response to the current coronavirus crisis.

Published March 16, 2020