FANTINI’S FINANCE: Caesars Getting Closer

As Caesars Entertainment takes more strides to emerge from bankruptcy as an operating company and a REIT, analysts are starting to take notice. And many of those same analysts...

Published March 27, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Derek Webb, Inventor, 3-Card Poker

This week, the GGB Podcast visits with Derek Webb, the inventor of the table game, 3-Card Poker, which has become the most popular new table game in the history...

Published March 27, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: New Mexico Compact Dispute Sucks In Slot Makers

The Pojoaque Pueblo has shut down 30 leased slot machines at its Buffalo Thunder casino (l.) after New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez threatened to invalidate the licenses of the...

Published March 20, 2017

Paradise City Opening April 20

South Korea’s first integrated resort, Paradise City (l.) near the Incheon International Airport, is scheduled to open April 20 according to Paradise Co. and Japan’s Sega Sammy.

Published March 20, 2017

AGA Estimates $10 Billion in Illegal Bets on March Madness

The American Gaming Association estimates that $10.4 billion will be wagered on the NCAA basketball tournament, with only 3 percent of those wagers made legally. The announcement is just...

Published March 20, 2017

Online Gambling Progresses In Michigan

Sponsored by Michigan state Senator Mike Kowall (l.), S203, which would allow online gambling, passed out of committee and will go before the full Senate. The bill would allow...

Published March 20, 2017

Ladbrokes Boss: FOBT Limits Will Spell Disaster

Jim Mullen, chief executive of the bookmaking giant warns that thousands of betting shops will close and thousands of jobs will be lost if the UK government follows through...

Published March 20, 2017

Lam Cleared in Philippines Bribery Scandal

Macau casino and junket operator Jack Lam (l.) appeared to be in hot water with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. But a Philippines Senate panel has absolved him of guilt...

Published March 20, 2017

Washington’s ilani Casino to Open Soon

The opening of Washington’s ilani Casino Resort near La Center. The $500 million casino is expected to attract about 4.5 million people a year to its 2,500 slot, 75...

Published March 20, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Looking Up in Macau

One of the reasons Morgan Stanley used to upgrade its status of Wynn Macau was the number of Google searches completed for the company. But then again, there are...

Published March 20, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brian Musburger, Founder and Chairman, VSiN

This week, in the midst of March Madness, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Brian Musburger, founder and chairman of VSiN, the first media network dedicated to sports...

Published March 20, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Illinois At It Again

In a 31-26 vote, the Illinois Senate recently approved legislation allowing six new casinos, including one in Chicago, plus slots at airports and Chicago-area racetracks. All the provisions would...

Published March 13, 2017

Connecticut Casino Opponents Close Ranks

Now that the moving target that was the selection process for choosing a site for the Connecticut gaming tribes’ third, satellite casino has come to rest on East Windsor—complete...

Published March 13, 2017

Florida Senate, House Offer Competing Bills

In Florida, Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 7037 present diverse visions of the future of gambling. The Senate legislation, sponsored by Senator Bill Galvano (l.) would expand gambling...

Published March 13, 2017

Conservatives Don’t Support Adelson-backed Online Gambling Ban

A recent poll taken at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland found that an overwhelming number of attendees oppose the move by Sheldon Adelson (l.) to ban online...

Published March 13, 2017

Wynn Suit Allowed To Proceed in Massachusetts

A lawsuit brought by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission can proceed according to the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. The Mohegans are challenging the commission’s...

Published March 13, 2017

Japan May Limit Gaming

Gaming industry analysts say Japan may limit its gaming industry to two giant integrated resorts. One media outlet called it “pulling a Singapore,” where only two casino exist, Marina...

Published March 13, 2017

Announcement of Bond License Highlights SG ‘Empower’

Scientific Games highlighted its “Empower” customer technology user conference with the announcement of a major new license deal to create games based on the James Bond franchise.

Published March 13, 2017

ASF Gold Coast Project on the Ropes?

ASF, the parent company of a consortium with exclusive rights to negotiate a multibillion-dollar casino development (l.) with the Queensland government, is on the verge of financial collapse, say...

Published March 13, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: East Coast Empire

MGM’s purchase of Sands Bethlehem from Las Vegas Sands says a lot about both companies. MGM continues to build East Coast properties and LVS stockpiles cash to invest in...

Published March 13, 2017