WEEKLY FEATURE: New Jersey Passes Sports Betting Bill

The New Jersey legislature last week unanimously passed bills to begin regulation of sports betting in the state and allow sports books to open in Atlantic City and Garden...

Published June 11, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Scott Fisher and Suzanne Perilloux Leckert, Partners, Convergence Strategy Group

This week the GGB Podcast features an interview with Scott Fisher and Suzanne Perilloux Leckert, who are partners in Convergence Strategy Group, a new consulting group in the industry....

Published June 4, 2018

2018 WSOP Begins

The 2018 World Series of Poker is underway in Las Vegas and before it is finished will include 78 high-stakes card tournaments including four online tournaments that will welcome...

Published June 4, 2018

Cryptocurrency, a New Prospect for Casinos

The incredible rise in the value of Bitcoin made the gaming industry sit up and take notice. But how can gaming take advantage of cryptocurrency given all the regulatory...

Published June 4, 2018

You’re Busted: eSports—The Sequel

When the daily fantasy sports industry crashed and burned, it was largely a result of its uncertain legal status. Could the same thing happen with eSports, particularly with the...

Published June 4, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Sorting It Out

A month after sports betting was legalized by a Supreme Court decision, the fallout has become more clear. Winners are becoming apparent, but there is still some uncertainty that...

Published June 4, 2018

Delaware to Launch Sports Betting This Week

The First State will be the first state to offer full-scale sports betting this week. Delaware, by virtue of being grandfathered by PASPA, already has a sports betting law...

Published June 4, 2018

Baha Mar Unveils Final Hotel, Completing Resort

With the opening of the Rosewood Baha Mar hotel, the Bahamas’ Baha Mar Resort (l.) completes its phased opening of the sprawling resort on Nassau’s Cable Beach.

Published June 4, 2018

Japan Could Extend Diet Session for IR Bill

The Japan Diet (parliament) may extend the current legislative session in order to dispense with some importance business: the passage of the country’s Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill. The current...

Published June 4, 2018

Penn National, Jamul Tribe Separate

The tiny Jamul Indian Village last week took possession of the Hollywood Casino Jamul from Penn National Gaming. The San Diego tribe immediately changed the name of the casino...

Published June 4, 2018

Las Vegas Strike Averted

Figures released by the Culinary Union show a citywide walkout by its 50,000 members would have cost Caesars and MGM, their largest employers, upwards of $300 million in earnings...

Published June 4, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Hard Rock Gets OK for Spanish Casino

U.S.-based casino operator Hard Rock International has secured its license to build an integrated casino resort in the Catalonia region of Spain. The company will invest €700 million (US$818...

Published June 4, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonodev Chaudhuri, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Jonodev Chaudhuri, the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, on the end of his term and what he feels he...

Published May 28, 2018

UNLV Conference Examines Data Utilization

Episode III of GGB’s UNLV Gaming & Hospitality Series focused on data analysis and showed marketing pros the value of data collection and analysis in improving the bottom line....

Published May 28, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Sports Betting Gold Rush

The first transaction that can reasonably traced to the Supreme Court decision on sports betting has occurred. So what other companies could benefit from this ruling? The list is...

Published May 28, 2018

CDC Gaming Reports Names Stutz Executive Editor

CDC Gaming Reports has named veteran gaming journalist Howard Stutz as the company’s new executive editor, overseeing all editorial functions. Stutz is the former gaming reporter for the Las...

Published May 28, 2018

NFL, NCAA React to Sports Betting Decision

The commissioner of the NFL and the president of the NCAA both issued statements in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision clearing the way for legal sports betting,...

Published May 28, 2018

UK Cuts to FOBT Stakes Sends Bookmakers Scrambling

The UK Government’s move to cut the maximum bet allowed on fixed odds betting terminals (l.) to just £2 has sent shockwaves through the country’s gambling industry. William Hill...

Published May 28, 2018

Japan IR Bill Goes to Diet

Japanese lawmakers have begun discussions on the second part of legislation that will lead to the country’s first casino resorts. The IR Implementation Bill will create the industry’s regulatory...

Published May 28, 2018

Las Vegas Unions OK’d to Strike

Members of the Culinary and Bartenders locals have authorized their leadership to call a walkout if talks with the city’s casino hotels don’t produce a new contract. The current...

Published May 28, 2018