Pennsylvania Opens Online Gambling Licensing

Pennsylvania has begun taking applications for online gaming licenses. The $10 million licenses would allow existing casinos to run websites with poker, table games, and slots. Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos...

Published May 14, 2018

Galaxy Macau Phase III to Open by 2019

Part of Galaxy Macau’s Phase III will be operational by 2019, predicts Galaxy Entertainment Group Chairman Francis Lui (l.). Lui said the firm is hastening the completion of Phases...

Published May 14, 2018

Plans Unveiled for New Downtown LV Resort

D Las Vegas and Golden Gate owner Derek Stevens announced plans to develop the first wholly new casino on Fremont Street in years. Features include a 777-room hotel, a...

Published May 14, 2018

Getting Serious About Sports Betting

A bill in the New Jersey legislature would establish a regulatory framework for legal sports betting, and Atlantic City casinos are preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court to pave...

Published May 14, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Culinary Seeks OK to Strike Strip Casinos

Thousands of Las Vegas casino workers are voting this week to authorize a walkout if negotiations with the city’s resorts fail to produce a new labor agreement. The talks...

Published May 14, 2018

Southern Gaming Summit is Back; MS Gaming Hall of Fame Launched

The 2018 edition of Southern Gaming Summit was held last week in Biloxi, marking a milestone in the history of the conference. It was the first year the show...

Published May 7, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mike Halverson, Chief Development Officer, Sunshine Games LLC

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Mike Halverson, the chief development officer for Sunshine Games, which is a subsidiary of Merkur Gaming and Gauselman Group, a...

Published May 7, 2018

Tribes, Connecticut Disagree on Sports Betting

Connecticut’s gaming tribes insist that if sports betting becomes legalized in the state that they have a monopoly on it. Attorney General George Jepsen (l.) disagrees. If that monopoly...

Published May 7, 2018

Blackstone Buys CIRSA

The renowned Barcelona-based operator is leaving the control of its founding family. It wasn’t disclosed what Blackstone paid for its portfolio of casinos, slot and bingo halls and betting...

Published May 7, 2018

Japan Casino Bill Goes to Diet

Japanese lawmakers have signed off on a bill that defines the regulations for the country’s planned casino industry. The Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill has been submitted to the Diet...

Published May 7, 2018

Macau GGR Up 27.6 Percent in April

Macau’s gaming industry continues its comeback, with GGR up 27.6 percent year-on-year for the month of April to MOP$25.7 billion (US$3.18 billion). For the full year to date, the...

Published May 7, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Wars Escalate

Elaine Wynn is suing Wynn Resorts to force the board of directors to postpone its upcoming annual meeting and reopen its membership to new nominations. At the same time,...

Published May 7, 2018

New Jersey Surrenders to Leagues on Sports Betting Bill

The New Jersey legislature last week considered a bill to set regulations for legalized sports betting should the state be successful in its Supreme Court challenge to PASPA. Under...

Published May 7, 2018

Louisiana Legislators Express Harrah’s Concerns

A bill to extend Harrah's New Orleans' (l.) contract for 30 more years hit a snag in the Louisiana legislature when it was revealed a real estate investment trust...

Published May 7, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Alex Igelman, Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Esports

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Alex Igelman, the chief executive officer of Millennial Esports, one of the pioneers in the eSports business, on how that industry...

Published April 30, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Big Boys Go First

It’s earnings season and first up were two of the world’s largest—most controversial—gaming companies, Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands. Lots of big news and big numbers.

Published April 30, 2018

Scott, Seminoles Reach Agreement

Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) and the Seminole Tribe reached a compact agreement. The Seminoles will continue to pay the state $19.5 million a month, or $300 million a...

Published April 30, 2018

Virginia Tribe Secures Investor, Land for Casino

The Pamunkey Tribe has bought through a partnership with former VGT owner Jon Yarbrough (l.) more than 600 acres near Richmond for a $700 million gaming resort it plans...

Published April 30, 2018

Caesars to Build Resort in Mexico

Caesars Entertainment is entering into the non-gaming resort world in a big way. It just finalized plans to build a 5-star $200 million resort in Puerto Los Cabos, Mexico....

Published April 30, 2018

Wording Finalized on Japan Gaming Regs

The second stage of legalizing gaming in Japan is nearly complete after the government finalized wording on a bill that would establish the tax rate, locals gambling policy and...

Published April 30, 2018