MLB Supports Legal Sports Betting—With Conditions

Major League Baseball has made its first statement on legal sports betting with a conditional opinion on legalization. The league has drafted a bill that is being considered in...

Published February 19, 2018

Texas Tribe Must Close Bingo Parlor

A tribe that has been operating a Class II bingo casino in violation of Texas law could be forced to close it. At stake is the fate of the...

Published February 19, 2018

New Jersey Considers Changing Keno-style Lottery Game

New Jersey’s State Assembly is considering drastically changing a new keno-style lottery game which many see as a threat to Atlantic City casinos. The Quick Draw game from the...

Published February 19, 2018

Duetto Closes $80 Million Series D Financing

Duetto has closed $80 million in Series D financing led by Warburg Pincus, a record investment in hotel technology that will fuel growth of the company’s Revenue Strategy Platform....

Published February 19, 2018

Report: Blackstone, Cerberus Among Bidders for Cirsa

U.S. companies Blackstone Group LP and Cerberus Capital Management are reportedly among bidders for Spanish gaming operator Cirsa Gaming Group.

Published February 19, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Rating REITs; Northern Exposure

In this era of rising interest and inflation rates, it’s good to see executives of the first casino REIT show confidence in the company and buy more stock. And...

Published February 19, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Vincent Lentini, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Affinity Gaming

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Vincent Lentini, the chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Affinity Gaming, on the unique marketing operations of this up-and-coming...

Published February 19, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Chinese Gambling Threat to Macau?

The Beijing government has proposed bringing legal gaming to Hainan, an island often referred to as “China’s Hawaii.” Relax Macau: the plan will take years, and is for online...

Published February 12, 2018

Aristocrat Cleared in Slot Lawsuit

A Melbourne judge found that Crown Casino did not breach consumer law because of the design of slot machines produced by Aristocrat in a lawsuit brought by a former...

Published February 12, 2018

MGM Cotai to Open this Week

Fitch Ratings says repeated delays in the opening of MGM Cotai won’t matter much in the long term. The multibillion-dollar property, delayed several times, is now set to open...

Published February 12, 2018

Scientific Games Launches SG Digital

Scientific Games launched SG Digital, the new interactive division incorporating the recently acquired NYX Gaming Group, at last week’s ICE Totally Gaming trade show. Matt Davey (l.), formerly CEO...

Published February 12, 2018

IPO for Caesars REIT Outperforms

Caesars real estate investment trust Vici raised $1.2 billion through its initial public offering, outperforming expectations after Caesars rejected proposed acquisition of the REIT by rival MGM. Vici owns...

Published February 12, 2018

Game On in the Catskills

New York’s experiment in commercial casinos is looking for a game-changer, and the $900 million Resorts World Catskills might just be it. The largest and most elaborate of the...

Published February 12, 2018

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