Brexit Gibraltar Battle Raises Online Gambling Industry Fears

Online bookmakers in Gibraltar are nervously waiting out the Brexit battle over the territory between the UK and Spain. The European Union published negotiating guidelines that said that no...

Published April 10, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Hemberger, Vice President, Table Games, AGS

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with John Hemberger, the vice president of table games for AGS, on new games and overall development of table games in...

Published April 10, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Two Grand Openings, One Government Raid

Okada Manila (l.), Tiger Resort’s $2.4 billion resort in Manila’s Entertainment City, debuted with dancing fountains last week. The casino held a soft opening in December and even at...

Published April 3, 2017

Penn National, GLPI Buy Two Tunica Casinos

Penn National and Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. will acquire Bally's Casino Tunica (l.) and Resorts Casino Tunica in Robinsonville, Mississippi for $44 million. GLPI will buy the real...

Published April 3, 2017

Baha Mar Eyes Finish Line

After sitting idle for two years amid construction disputes and an ownership change, the Baha Mar Casino and Hotel in the Bahamas is ready to open. Graeme Davis (l.),...

Published April 3, 2017

Cordish Shut Out in Spain

The government of Madrid has rejected plans by the U.S.-based Cordish Companies to build a $2.2 billion resort complex (l.) outside Spain’s capital city, saying that the project is...

Published April 3, 2017

Gamblit Launches in Vegas

Caesars Entertainment has launched the first interactive video gaming experience (skill games) at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with Gamblit Gaming products. Gamblit brings first-to-market skill based games that...

Published April 3, 2017

Commission Reviews Online Gaming in Massachusetts

A commission appointed by the Massachusetts legislature last year to examine the issue of an omnibus bill that would encompass all online gaming except the lottery, is moving toward...

Published April 3, 2017

Business Models for Online Gaming in the U.S.

The optimal solution for states and land-based casino operators may be different than European countries where iGaming has flourished for years. With the current link between land-based and online...

Published April 3, 2017

Connecticut Legislature Torn on Casino Bills

It is now a very iffy proposition whether Connecticut’s gaming tribes, the Pequots and the Mohegans, will get the backing of the legislature for their plan to build a...

Published April 3, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Too Far Too Fast

The meteoric rise in the stock market since the U.S. election has not ignored gaming stocks. From manufacturers to major gaming operators to regional operators, process have climbed steadily....

Published April 3, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Roger Snow, Senior Vice President of Tables and Shufflers, Scientific Games

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Roger Snow, the senior vice president of tables and shufflers for Scientific Games, on the current state of technology and...

Published April 3, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Young Bermuda Industry Under Fire

The island nation doesn’t have a single resort casino yet, but already its Gaming Commission is getting hammered by lawmakers for not doing its job. The criticism has prompted...

Published March 27, 2017

Razon: Duterte’s China Policy Paying Off

Warmer relations between China and the Philippines will help the casino sector, says Bloomberry Resorts Chairman and CEO Enrique Razon. In 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) visited the...

Published March 27, 2017

Pennsylvania Revenues Drop as Expansion Considered

A continuing drop in Pennsylvania casino revenues comes as lawmakers continue to debate expansion with iGaming and other aspects. Bills in each chamber of the legislature are different, however,...

Published March 27, 2017

Senecas Halt Payments to New York

Even though its compact doesn’t expire until 2023, the Seneca Nation last week said it would halt payments that it has made to New York state for the last...

Published March 27, 2017

MGM to Build Dubai Resort

MGM International Resorts has won the right to build a 2 million square foot luxury resort along Dubai’s most luxurious beach, the Jumeirah Beach. The resort will be built...

Published March 27, 2017

North Dakota Kills Casino Bill

Despite adding amendments, the resolution by North Dakota state Rep. Al Carlson (l.) to allow six casinos was rejected for a second time by the House Judiciary Committee. Carlson...

Published March 27, 2017

Baha Mar Still Not Licensed

With less than a month to go before its scheduled grand opening, a gaming license still has not been granted to Sky Warrior (Bahamas) is the subsidiary of Chow...

Published March 27, 2017

Crunching Numbers

A new accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board will affect financial reporting of casino operators. It won’t be easy, but here’s what savvy operators should be...

Published March 27, 2017