Could Corruption Scandal Derail Japan IRs?

At last count, six Japanese lawmakers faced allegations of bribery related to the country’s planned integrated resort (IR) industry. Seizing the opportunity, longtime opponents of legal gaming will submit...

Published January 13, 2020

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Julia Carcamo, President and Chief Brand Strategist, J Carcamo & Associates

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Julia Carcamo, the president and chief brand strategist for J Carcamo & Associates, which specializes in brand development, casino marketing...

Published January 6, 2020

Glitter Gulch Glitters Anew

The Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas has a new roof. Developed at a cost of $32 million, it sports cutting-edge visuals with greater brightness and resolution, concert-quality sound,...

Published January 6, 2020

Everi Acquires Strategic Assets From MGT

Everi Holdings, Inc. has acquired strategic assets of casino loyalty and marketing technology company Micro Gaming Technologies. The acquisition will make Everi “a one-stop shop of comprehensive, integrated solutions...

Published January 6, 2020

West Virginia Looks to Pennsylvania for iGaming Model

Following a meeting with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, West Virginia Lottery Director John Myers (l.) said he’s encouraged the state is "headed in the right direction" regarding the...

Published January 6, 2020

Massachusetts Lawmakers Impatient for Sports Betting

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are not optimistic that the Bay State’s legislature will move to legalize sports betting in 2020. Rep. Brad Hill (l.) is especially impatient with the process,...

Published January 6, 2020

Gateway Casinos, Leisure Acquisition to Merge

Canada’s Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. and Leisure Acquisition Corp. have agreed to a merger in which Leisure will become a new unit of a larger corporation. The new...

Published January 6, 2020

Outcry as Gambling in Ireland Tops €9 Billion

In Ireland, total annual wagers have risen 42 percent over the last five years, and problem gambling advocates say the government should be far more concerned about the rise...

Published January 6, 2020

Cambodia Closes Dozens of Casinos In Wake of iGaming Ban

The Cambodian government is shutting down dozens of gaming houses in an effort to enforce a ban on online gaming enacted last year. Beijing is reported to have pushed...

Published January 6, 2020

Japan Lawmaker Arrested in Gaming-Related Corruption Case

On December 25, Tokyo prosecutors arrested Tsukasa Akimoto (l.), a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who has been pivotal in helping to develop the country's gaming policy. Akimoto is suspected...

Published January 6, 2020

South Lake Tahoe Poised for a Comeback

After years of gaming revenue decline due to tribal casinos in California, South Lake Tahoe readies itself for a rebirth. Renovations to Harveys Lake Tower (l.), the opening of...

Published January 6, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: DraftKings, SBTech to Merge, Become Public Company

Sports betting giant DraftKings will merge with SBTech and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Company to reincorporate as a public company and the only vertically integrated sports betting and iGaming company....

Published January 6, 2020

Tribes Fight Back As Deadline Passes in Oklahoma

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations of Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit against Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) in federal court. The tribes want a determination that the 15-year gambling...

Published January 6, 2020

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Tottenham, Managing Director, Tottenham & Co

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Andrew Tottenham, the managing director of Tottenham & Co., on the gaming realities in Europe and the complications that challenge the...

Published December 23, 2019

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Scott Butera, President, Interactive, MGM Resorts

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Scott Butera, the president of interactive for MGM Resorts. Butera discusses the company’s partnership with GVC and its plans for...

Published December 23, 2019

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Look Before You Leap Into Las Vegas Real Estate

There’s a lot of horse trading going on when it comes to Las Vegas real estate, especially along the Strip. Will the REITs join forces or will there be...

Published December 23, 2019

Scientific Games: Mobile First

Scientific Games has improved its OpenGaming iGaming platform with new games designed for mobile play, from online gaming content supplier 4ThePlayer. Among them: the zombie-themed 1 Left Alive (l.)

Published December 23, 2019

Another Extension for Wire Act Enforcement

The lawsuit filed by the New Hampshire Lottery against the 2018 Justice Department opinion that overturned a 2011 memo that essentially legalized interstate online lottery sales and gaming means...

Published December 23, 2019

Wynn CEO Maddox’s Contract Extended Through 2022

Wynn CEO Matt Maddox (l.) had three more years added to his contract recently, after a unanimous vote by the Wynn Resorts board of directors. His new contract expires...

Published December 23, 2019

OK Tribes Reject Compact Extension Offer

Leaders from 32 of 35 Oklahoma Indian tribes that offer gambling have rejected Governor Kevin Stitt's offer to extend their compacts for eight months, until August 31. The tribes...

Published December 23, 2019