Brazil Shoots Down Gaming Bill

On March 7, the government of Brazil voted 13-2 to reject a bill to legalize all forms of gaming from land-based casinos, bingo halls and video gaming to online...

Published March 12, 2018

Florida Gambling Bills Fail Again

The Florida legislature last week failed to act on any gaming bills that were bing considered. The measure was an omnibus gambling bill that was being weighed as the...

Published March 12, 2018

Integrity Fee Challenged as States Advance Sports Betting Bills

The 1 percent "integrity fee" promoted by the NBA and MLB, which experts said actually is a 20 percent cut of all sports book revenue. One expert called the...

Published March 12, 2018

China Concessionaires Hungry for News

Wilfred Wong (l.), president and COO of Sands China Ltd. may have expressed the thoughts of fellow casino executives in Macau as he “eagerly waited for details” about upcoming...

Published March 12, 2018

CrownBet Buys William Hill Australia, Consolidating Stars Group Presence

In a quick moving deal, UK bookmaker William Hill announced it has sold its Australian division to CrownBet Holdings and a group of shareholders associated with the founder and...

Published March 12, 2018

Bermuda Gags Former Regulator

A secret court hearing last week in Bermuda has attempted to silence criticism coming from former Gaming Commission Executive Director Richard Schuetz (l.). The latest comes after tourism minister,...

Published March 12, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lopez, President & CEO, and Julia Boguslawski, Chief Marketing Officer, AGS

This week, the GGB Podcast features a dual interview with David Lopez, the president and CEO, and Julia Boguslawski, the chief marketing officer, for booming gaming supplier AGS about...

Published March 12, 2018

Harrison Leaves UK Gambling Commission

Sarah Harrison (l.) has ended her term as the chief executive of the UK Gambling Commission. Neil McArthur will serve as interim head of the commission. Harrison left the...

Published March 5, 2018

Stars Group Acquires Majority of CrownBet

The Stars Group has completed its acquisition of sportsbook CrownBet Holdings in the Australian market. The surprise acquisition sees the Canada-based group acquire 62 percent of Crownbet for $117.7...

Published March 5, 2018

Indian Gaming Moves to Vegas

The trade show of the National Indian Gaming Association, Indian Gaming 2018, will locate in Las Vegas for the first time at the city’s convention center. “We are excited...

Published March 5, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Kline, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Resorts World Catskills

This week the GGB Podcast connects with Kevin Kline, the chief operating officer and general manager of Resorts World Catskills just days before it opened in early February.

Published March 5, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Churchill Acquires Two El Dorado Properties

Churchill Downs Inc. will purchase Presque Isle Downs (l.) and Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania and Lady Luck Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi from Eldorado Resorts for $229.5 million. With the...

Published March 5, 2018

Jeju Shinhwa World Opens in South Korea

The foreigners-only casino at Jeju Shinhwa World on South Korea’s Jeju Island opened on February 25. The gaming operation relocated from the Hyatt Regency Jeju Hotel to the Marriott...

Published March 5, 2018

To Fee Or Not To Fee

More states are drafting sports betting legislation in case the U.S. Supreme Court lifts the federal ban. Kansas and Missouri sports betting legislation includes the controversial 1 percent integrity...

Published March 5, 2018

Oneidas Open Third N.Y. Casino

The tribe’s newest entry is a $40 million boutique property with 500 slots, 20 table games and two casual restaurants and a choice lakeside location just 15 miles from...

Published March 5, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Sands Sevens Out in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s fourth mini-casino license was awarded to Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, owner of the Parx casino (l.) outside of Philadelphia, for a casino inn Cumberland County, after regulators invalidated...

Published February 26, 2018

Full Speed Ahead, Says New Wynn CEO

Matt Maddox (l.) is working to assure employees and investors that Wynn Resorts’ growth pipeline is intact. He also affirmed the company’s “zero-tolerance” policy toward sexual harassment and announced...

Published February 26, 2018

Vote on Brazil Gaming This Week?

Senator Benedito de Lira (l.), the sponsor of the bill that would legalize casinos in Brazil, said he wanted an up-or-down vote on the bill this week. He says...

Published February 26, 2018

IPI Rejects Bloomberg Claims

Imperial Pacific International, which operates the Imperial Palace casino resort (l.) on the island of Saipan, is fighting back after a Bloomberg News article that suggested it has undue...

Published February 26, 2018

Southern Gaming Summit Announces Keynote Speakers

American Gaming Association’s Geoff Freeman will open the conference at the Southern Gaming Summit, and Mississippi Choctaw Chief Phyliss Anderson will speak at the Global Gaming Women sponsored lunch....

Published February 26, 2018