GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Korbi Carrison, Event Director, G2E, Reed Exhibitions

This week’s GGB Podcast features an interview with Korbi Carrison, the event director of G2E for Reed Exhibitions less than two weeks before the gaming industry’s largest trade show...

Published September 30, 2019

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Strip Show Will Change

Some Las Vegas gaming giants are selling off real estate for the quick highs of quick cash. Is it the best long-term approach? And how will it affect visitor...

Published September 30, 2019

iGaming Gets a Breather: AGEM, Apple Talks Lead to 3-Month iOS Extension

Just a couple of months ago, iGaming operators and suppliers were scrambling to figure out how they would revamp their online gaming apps to conform with new requirements by...

Published September 30, 2019

Farewell, Barron Hilton: Vegas Founding Father Dead at 91

With his 1970 purchases of the Flamingo and the International, renamed the Las Vegas Hilton, hotel icon Barron Hilton was a driving force in making Las Vegas acceptable to...

Published September 30, 2019

Brazilian Mayor Stumps for Casinos

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella (l.) continues to lobby for legal gaming in Brazil, and especially in the coastal city. In recent years, gaming giants like the Las...

Published September 30, 2019

Mexican President: No New Casino Licenses

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (l.) says there will be no new casino licenses issued while he’s in office—which constitutes a ban on new activity until at least...

Published September 30, 2019

Norfolk, VA Approves Tribal Land Sale

Despite citizens' pleas, the Norfolk, Virginia City Council has voted to sell waterfront acreage to the Pamunkey Indian Tribe for a $700 million casino resort. In response, a group...

Published September 30, 2019

New Jersey Horsemen Win Appeals Court Decision

New Jersey’s Third Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim by thoroughbred horsemen against sports leagues over sports betting. The decision means...

Published September 30, 2019

Macau Analysts: Less Glitter on Golden Week

The weeklong Golden Week holiday in Macau, running October 1-7, is an annual fixture on the calendar of hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists. Current trends, however, indicate the...

Published September 30, 2019

In Atlantic City, Ocean Ups the Ante

Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort (l.) has revamped its player’s club in a marketing drive that’s already won the casino awards—and is turning the profit picture around. Ocean operates...

Published September 30, 2019

Ruffin to Buy Circus Circus in Las Vegas?

MGM and Phil Ruffin (l.), the billionaire owner of the TI, are said to have a verbal agreement on a deal for Circus Circus, the venerable North Strip resort....

Published September 30, 2019

WEEKLY FEATURE: Casino Operators Pitch Plans in Rockford, Illinois

About 600 people viewed presentations by the three competitors for a casino license in Rockford, Illinois. Forest City Casino, Gorman & Company and Hard Rock International (l.) each had...

Published September 30, 2019

Rio Sale the Latest (But Not Last) Las Vegas Deal

Caesars’ sale of the off-Strip Rio in Las Vegas to a New York developer won’t be the last in that market. Other major operators are also looking to turn...

Published September 30, 2019

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Matt Doherty, Executive Director, New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Mat Doherty, the executive director of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, New Jersey’s agency that controls the tourism district in Atlantic...

Published September 23, 2019

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Sports Betting, One Year After

How’s that sports betting thing working out after a year of legalization across the U.S.? It’s created a new revenue stream for casino companies, suppliers and states. How soon,...

Published September 23, 2019

RGEW 2019 Unqualified Success

Responsible Gaming Education Week has been sponsored by the American Gaming Association for 22 years now. RGEW 2019 was special in the events, contributions and results that were reported...

Published September 23, 2019

Whately Named UK Gambling Minister

In the wake of UK government upheavals related to Brexit, the department overseeing gambling has appointed Helen Whately (l.) as its minister. She replaced Rebecca Pow, selected in July...

Published September 23, 2019

Buenos Aires Tables Online Licenses

María Eugenia Vidal (l.), governor of Buenos Aires, has delayed a tender for online gaming licenses while she seeks reelection. In Argentina, online gaming has been legal since 2006...

Published September 23, 2019

Hard Rock, Mohegans Vie for Greek Casino

Two U.S.-based gaming operators—Hard Rock International and Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment—will go head-to-head in their bids to win a casino concession at the former Hellenikon International Airport (l.) near...

Published September 23, 2019

Like a Virgin, Mohegan Gaming Is Coming to Las Vegas

The Mohegan Tribe’s resort arm has been selected to operate the casino when Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (l.) opens next year where the off-Strip Hard Rock used to be....

Published September 23, 2019