William Hill to Cut 700 Betting UK Shops

William Hill announced that expected cuts would close about 700 betting shops putting about 4,500 jobs at risk. The cuts come after the UK reduced the maximum stake on...

Published July 15, 2019

WEEKLY FEATURE: Apple Decision a Speed Bump for iGaming

The expected swift expansion of iGaming in the United States has hit a big speed bump thanks to the decision by technology giant Apple Inc. to prohibit iGaming apps...

Published July 15, 2019

Eldorado Sheds Two More Properties

Eldorado Resorts last week sold off two more casinos, adding to the five they’ve recently sold, as the company prepares to take over Caesars Entertainment in a $17 billion...

Published July 15, 2019

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mike Dreitzer, President, Gaming Arts

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Mike Dreitzer, the president of Gaming Arts, a niche bingo and keno company that is expending into slot games.

Published July 8, 2019

The Weather

There has been lots of news lately on the new “diversity” of boards of directors and C-suite executives. But how much has really changed? Longtime gaming executive Richard Schuetz...

Published July 8, 2019

GLI Marks 30 Years

Gaming Laboratories International is marking the company’s 30th anniversary with a number of programs designed to give back to host communities around the world. Founders James Maida and Paul...

Published July 8, 2019

Wilson to Join Scientific Games

Matt Wilson, who left his position as managing director of the Americas for Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd., reportedly will join rival Scientific Games next year as head of SG’s Gaming...

Published July 8, 2019

Seminole Hard Rock Announces Openings

The long-awaited opening of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood's iconic guitar-shaped hotel tower (l.) will take place October 24, and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa's expansion...

Published July 8, 2019

California Initiative Would Legalize Sports Betting

California has one of the more complicated gaming landscapes in the country, with multiple stakeholders dominated by gaming tribes. Now it has the potential to become even more complicated...

Published July 8, 2019

Novomatic Opens Casino Admiral Sevilla

On June 26, the Novomatic Group celebrated the opening of its second casino operation in Andalusia, Spain. The new Casino Admiral Sevilla was acquired by the group in 2016...

Published July 8, 2019

Alliance Looks to Double Growth in Manila

The head of Alliance Global Group Inc. is confident that the firm’s gaming and hospitality operations in Manila will double revenues over the next five years. Alliance CEO Kevin...

Published July 8, 2019

Massachusetts Takes Another Look at Region C

It has been three years since the Massachusetts Gaming Commission took a third casino resort license, for the southeastern part of the state, off the table. Now the commission...

Published July 8, 2019

Illinois Gambling Expansion Begins

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (l,) has signed expanded gaming legislation but it could take several months for the Illinois Gaming Board to issue licenses for new casinos, sportsbooks, racinos,...

Published July 8, 2019

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wyoming Still Wild Wild West

Bills that would have imposed regulation on the Wild West slot machine landscape of Wyoming had a unique way of dying in this year’s legislative session. An anonymous lobbying...

Published July 8, 2019

AGA President: Sports Betting Expansion Faces Critical Year

Bill Miller (l.), president and CEO of the American Gaming Association, says the second year of widespread legal sports betting in the U.S. will be critical for the market....

Published July 8, 2019

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Breaking News

The Caesars Entertainment purchase by Eldorado is clearly the biggest gaming news of the year. But what does the history of Eldorado tell us about how that once-small company...

Published July 1, 2019

Simermeyer Nominated For NIGC Chairman

Coharie Tribe member E. Sequoyah Simermeyer recently was nominated as National Indian Gaming Commission chairman, replacing Jonodev Osceolo Chaudhuri who retired in May. Currently Simermeyer serves as an NIGC...

Published July 1, 2019

Aristocrat Announces Major Leadership Changes

Aristocrat has named Mitchell Bowen (l.) to the newly created position of global CEO, land based, and has named Hector Fernandez president of Aristocrat Americas, reporting directly to Bowen....

Published July 1, 2019

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bob Gdowski, Director of Hospitality Design, JCJ Architecture

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Bob Gdowski, the director of hospitality design for JCJ Architecture, on the peculiarities and the trends in casino design.

Published July 1, 2019

Melco Pads Cyprus Ownership

Subject to regulatory approval, Melco Resorts & Entertainment will buy all of its parent company’s stake in the company now building a City of Dreams integrated resort (l.) in...

Published July 1, 2019