Las Vegas Sands Advises Brazil

Global gaming operators on the hunt for new and profitable markets are keeping a close watch on Brazil. The Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Andy Abboud (l.) recently outlined his...

Published February 12, 2018

Connecticut Tribes Say BIA Illegally Blocked Casino

Connecticut’s gaming tribes in court filings have accused the Department of the Interior of illegally sitting on the certification of the amended gaming compacts that would allow them to...

Published February 12, 2018

Hard Rock Announces Online, Social Gaming Partners

Hard Rock International will partner with Gaming Innovation Group for an online casino product. Hard Rock has already begun the licensing process in New Jersey, where it plans to...

Published February 12, 2018

GGB PODCAST: Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director at Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic, University of Sydney

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Sally Gainsbury, the deputy director of the Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic at the University of Sydney, about her research...

Published February 12, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Resorts in Damage Control

Wynn Resorts has moved quickly to cooperate with investigations by regulators in Nevada and Massachusetts into allegations that Steve Wynn (l.) has been sexually harassing female employees for decades....

Published February 5, 2018

New Atlantic City Casinos Plan to Join New Jersey Online Gambling Market

Two new casinos scheduled to open in Atlantic City have applied to New Jersey regulators to offer online gambling. The state licenses online sites through Atlantic City casinos. Both...

Published February 5, 2018

Will MGM Cotai Stall Again?

As of last week, the Macau Government Tourism Office had yet to issue an operating license for the five-star hotel at MGM Cotai, which is set to open before...

Published February 5, 2018

Bridgeport Casino Debate Ready to Begin

With the arrival of February, politics is open for business in the Connecticut state capital of Hartford. One of the big items on the plate will be MGM Resorts...

Published February 5, 2018

ICE to Draw 30,000

This week’s ICE Totally Gaming trade show and conference is expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees from the complete range of the gaming industry.

Published February 5, 2018

Louisiana Task Force Recommends Riverboat Changes

The Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Task Force, chaired by Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones (l.), recommended that riverboat casinos be allowed to place slots up to...

Published February 5, 2018

Eilers-Fantini: Aristocrat Increased Floor Presence; AGS, Sci Games Up

The new Eilers-Fantini Quarterly Slot Survey showed that Aristocrat Technologies has increased its presence on casino floors as it prepares to launch new products. AGS and Scientific Games also...

Published February 5, 2018

Foreshadowing Wynn?

If you’re a regular reader of Nevada’s award-wining journalist, John L. Smith (l.), you weren’t surprised about the allegations of sexual misconduct against Steve Wynn. Smith’s book, “Running Scared:...

Published February 5, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sean McBurney, General Manager, Caesars Palace

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Sean McBurney, the general manager of Caesars Palace, on the unique place that property holds in the Caesars organization.

Published February 5, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Angel To Devil For Sports Betting

An attorney for the National Basketball Association testified before the New York State Assembly in favor of legalized sports betting—with 1 percent of wagers to the league. This would...

Published January 29, 2018

Report: UK to Set £2 Betting Limit on FOBTs

A report in the UK’s Sunday Times says the long-awaited new bet limit on fixed odds betting terminals will be slashed to £2, the lowest option being considered. The...

Published January 29, 2018

Caesars Eyes Casino at Former Greek Airport

The Greek Finance Ministry will reportedly entertain bids for an $8 billion resort development at the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens. U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment is said...

Published January 29, 2018

Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Set to Become a Virgin Hotel

Reports have it that a deal is in the offing to sell the iconic off-Strip resort to an investment group that includes Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels. The same sources...

Published January 29, 2018

Yet Another Delay for MGM Cotai

MGM China’s new integrated resort, MGM Cotai in Macau, was set to open its doors on January 29, but last week the company announced it would open during the...

Published January 29, 2018

Gaming Law Education Comes To Central Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania regulator Susan Hensel (l.) gives back to the state by conducting gaming law classes at her alma mater, Widener University Commonwealth Law School. She uses her years of...

Published January 29, 2018

A Mesmerizing MGM Cotai

Although the debut of MGM Cotai was postponed yet again, Macau University Professor Desmond Lam was treated to a pre-opening tour. The well-known academic calls the property the right...

Published January 29, 2018