WEEKLY FEATURE: UK FOBT Change Set For April

The UK government, faced with growing opposition in parliament and the resignation of Sport Minister Tracey Crouch (l.) has agreed to move up a cut in the maximum stake...

Published November 19, 2018

Penn National, VICI Purchase Detroit’s Greektown

JACK Entertainment will sell Greektown Casino (l.) in Detroit to Penn National Gaming and VICI Properties for $1 billion. The transaction will close in 2019. JACK Chairman Dan Gilbert,...

Published November 19, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Max Bichsel, U.S. Director, Kambi

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Max Bichsel, the director of U.S. operations for sports betting provider Kambi, on how his company is making big inroads...

Published November 12, 2018

We Are Post-PASPA, Now What?

With PASPA a thing of the past, the gaming industry has to come to grips with sports wagers and how they work. They are not like traditional casino games,...

Published November 12, 2018

Caesars Entertainment and the Notorious RBG

By appointing the first woman to their board Caesars Entertainment is joining progressive gaming companies who have finally woken up to the distaff sex. Richard Schuetz explains why this...

Published November 12, 2018

AGS Appoints Geoff Freeman To Board

Geoff Freeman, the former president and CEO of the American Gaming Association has been appointed to the board of AGS. The company says Freeman brings gaming, hospitality experience and...

Published November 12, 2018

Delaware North Purchases Australian Property

Delaware North will purchase SkyCity Entertainment Group's Darwin, Australia casino (l.) for $137 million. The two companies also will launch an online casino if Australian law allows that in...

Published November 12, 2018

UK Appoints New Sports Minister

The UK Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sports has appointed Eastleigh MP Miriam ‘Mims’ Davies (l.) as new UK Sports Minister replacing Tracey Crouch. The appointment comes after...

Published November 12, 2018

More Bidders Line Up for Japan

It’s getting crowded in the pool of potential Japan IR license bidders. Barriere France has now joined the throng, along with Casinos Austria. The list already includes MGM, Caesars,...

Published November 12, 2018

Wynn Sues Wynn

Steve Wynn (l.), the former chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, last week filed suit against the company he founded for releasing information to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission that...

Published November 12, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Exploring a Deal for Caesars?

A merger between the two industry giants MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment presents an array of possibilities—and a raft of potential complications. But whether it comes to anything or...

Published November 12, 2018

Election 2018: Gaming Wins, Loses, Maybes

The mid-term 2018 elections held much drama surrounding the impacts on Congress and state houses. While the results were not as astounding as the election of Donald Trump as...

Published November 12, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Tobin, CEO, Continent 8 Technologies

This week the GGB Podcast features an interview with Michael Tobin, the CEO of Continent 8 Technologies, a company that serves the gaming industry by storing the immense amount...

Published November 5, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Is Bear Season Over?

Earnings season has brought a renewed interest in gaming stocks as companies have posted better earnings and investors react to perceived value. The rally is focused across all sectors...

Published November 5, 2018

Frissora to Exit Caesars

Mark Frissora will leave as CEO of Caesars Entertainment in February when his five-year contract expires. The contract would have automatically renewed had he or the company done nothing,...

Published November 5, 2018

William Hill Offers $308 Million for Mr Green

William Hill Plc is seeking to acquire Swedish-listed Mr Green & Co AB for about $308 million. The UK Bookmaker is seeking to expand its digital businesses and European...

Published November 5, 2018

UK Announces Online Gambling Tax Increase for October 2019

Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond (l.) announced expected increases in taxes on offshore online gambling companies planned to offset revenue losses from a coming cut to the maximum stake...

Published November 5, 2018

Delta Corp. Plans Goa IR—with Conditions

Delta Corp., India’s only listed casino operator, wants to develop an integrated resort in Goa, but only if the government moves the state’s offshore casinos ashore. Chairman Jaydev Mody...

Published November 5, 2018

Will Bolsonaro Support Gaming?

Brazilian President-elect and former military leader Jair Bolsonaro (l.) is not an avid proponent of gaming, but may be pragmatic and back it as an economic palliative. He’s expected...

Published November 5, 2018

Sochi Casino OK’d, Azov City Zone to Close

Three years after declaring that Russia’s Azov City casino zone would close with all three of its casinos (l.), the government has made good on that pledge. The zone...

Published November 5, 2018