G2E Presents First Sports Betting Symposium

A Sports Betting Symposium will be presented for the first time at this year's Global Gaming Expo, the premier international gaming trade show, October 8-11 in Las Vegas. Sessions...

Published August 13, 2018

AGA Updates Responsible Gaming Code Of Conduct

The American Gaming Association updated its Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming to include sports betting. The code states rules for advertising and marketing and for preventing underage gambling...

Published August 13, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Slaying the Giants

Big and little, technology providers appear to be the big winners when it comes to legal sports betting in the United States. Yes, the IGTs and Scientific Games of...

Published August 13, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: James Plousis, Chairman, New Jersey Casino Control Commission

This week the GGB Podcast sits down with Jim Plousis, the chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, on his background in law enforcement and gaming, and how...

Published August 13, 2018

DraftKings Launches First Online Sports Betting In New Jersey

Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has now entered the legal U.S. sports betting market by launching a mobile app in New Jersey through its partnership with Atlantic City’s Resorts...

Published August 13, 2018

UK Bookmakers Due £1 Billion Tax Rebate Court Rules

A UK court has ruled that bookmakers are eligible for a £1 billion tax rebate for wrongly being charged value added taxes on revenue from fixed-odds betting terminals. The...

Published August 13, 2018

Hard Rock Targets Gold Coast

U.S.-based gaming operator Hard Rock International has indicated its interest in developing a casino resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Hard Rock hopes to nab what would be Queensland’s second...

Published August 13, 2018

Crash Landing in Philippines

Moments after breaking ground on a $1.5 billion theme park in Manila’s Entertainment City, Landing International learned that the NayonLanding project (l.) had been cancelled by Philippine President Rodrigo...

Published August 13, 2018

Eldorado Completes Grand Victoria Purchase

Eldorado Resorts recently closed on its $327.5 million purchase of the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, located 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. MGM Resorts International, as a...

Published August 13, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Elaine Wins, Satre Will Chair Wynn Resorts

The agreement to bring in Phil Satre, the widely respected gaming executive ends months of hostilities between Wynn Resorts and its largest shareholder, Elaine Wynn (l.), over what kind...

Published August 13, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Geoff Freeman, Past President & CEO, American Gaming Association

This week, the GGB Podcast features an “exit interview” of sorts with Geoff Freeman, the departed president of the American Gaming Association, on his five years at the helm...

Published August 6, 2018

Esports and Casinos

The relationship between esports and the casino industry has been strengthened over the past year. Major esports player Alex Igelman (l.) lists the top 10 business highlights from the...

Published August 6, 2018

Mashpee Chairman Lobbies Congress for Trust Bill

Getting Congress to pass the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act may be the tribe’s last chance to have a reservation. Chairman Cedric Cromwell (l.) testified before Congress last...

Published August 6, 2018

More Atlantic City Properties Add Sports Books

Caesars Entertainment began accepting sports bets at two of its Atlantic City casinos this week. Sports betting began at Bally’s Wild West Casino on Monday and Harrah’s casino on...

Published August 6, 2018

Sports Betting Debuts In Mississippi

Mississippi's first legal sports bets were placed at 12 noon, August 1 at MGM Resorts International's Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (sports book at left) in Biloxi and Gold...

Published August 6, 2018

Macau Market Could Hit $146 Billion by ’20

The combined market value of Macau’s Big 6 gaming operators could reach $146 billion by 2020, according to a note from Morgan Stanley analysts. That will coincide with the...

Published August 6, 2018

Global Operators Jockey for Position in Japan

As Japan gears up for its first trio of legal integrated resorts, expected to debut in 2025, gaming operators from around the world are touting their qualifications, making nice...

Published August 6, 2018

Bahamas Casinos Readying Patron Tax

The controversial 5 percent Bahamas casino patron tax will not be implemented for several weeks as casinos await certification of new accountability systems, said Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar...

Published August 6, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Slot Suppliers Riding High

The latest Eilers & Krejcik survey shows the slot-machine supply sector had its best quarter for game sales in more than five years in the quarter that ended June...

Published August 6, 2018

G2E Announces SVP as Keynote Speaker

ESPN’s lead anchor, Scott Van Pelt (l.), will join American Gaming Association Senior Vice President Sara Slane on stage at G2E for a keynote discussion on October 10 kicking...

Published July 30, 2018