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A Nice Start

Nevada Governor Sandoval last week named Becky Harris as the first chairwoman of the state Gaming Control Board. Harris is only the second woman to sit on the board...

Published January 22, 2018

Czech Company to Seek Control of Casinos Austria

The Czech-based Sazka Group received permission to increase its stake in Casinos Austria to 34 percent, making Sazka its largest shareholder and increasing the likelihood it will seek to...

Published January 22, 2018

Caesars Announces Dream Team for Japan

In its bid for an integrated resort in Japan, U.S.-based gaming giant Caesars Entertainment has assembled a three-person Japan Advisory Committee that includes Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (l.).

Published January 22, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The American Dream

AGS (formerly American Gaming Systems) has gone public with the first gaming IPO in several years. Is the timing right, as gaming suppliers seem to be the darlings of...

Published January 22, 2018

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tracey S. Chernay, Senior Vice President, Global Casino, Gaming and Lottery, TransAct

The week the GGB Podcast sits down with Tracey Chernay the senior vice president in charge of gaming and lottery for ticket printer TransAct, on how ticket technology has...

Published January 22, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Will States Squander Legal Sports Betting?

Anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court to allow sports betting, Indiana state Rep. Alan Morrison (l.) proposed legislation giving national sports leagues a 1 percent "integrity fee" from the state's...

Published January 15, 2018

Penn Sues Against Mini-Casinos, Then Wins One

Penn National Gaming, which operates the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course (l.), filed a lawsuit seeking to block the provision of the new gaming law creating satellite...

Published January 15, 2018

Stan Fulton Passes

A pioneer in gaming and the inventor of the now ubiquitous “wheel” slot games, Stan Fulton passed away at the age of 86. The founder of Anchor Games, he...

Published January 15, 2018

MGM Cotai to Open January 29

MGM China Holdings has confirmed that its long-delayed MGM Cotai resort in Macau will open as planned January 29. A series of celebrations will follow at the HK$27 billion...

Published January 15, 2018

Nevada Board Gives Thumbs-Up to AGS IPO

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended approval of an initial public offering for Las Vegas-based AGS, as the company further expands into Class III gaming markets. AGS also...

Published January 15, 2018

Cyprus Projects Big Casino Returns

One of Europe’s largest casino resorts, City of Dreams Mediterranean (l.) planned for the city of Limassol in Cyprus, could add as much as $838 million to the island’s...

Published January 15, 2018

Supreme Court Lets Massachusetts Tribal Casino Go Forward

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) won’t have to go to court anymore to defend its right to build a small Class II casino in a former community...

Published January 15, 2018

First Female Chair Named in Nevada

State Senator Becky Harris has been named as the first chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. She is only the second woman to sit on the board, following...

Published January 15, 2018

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Bulls Are Slowing?

While there still is lots of enthusiasm in the investment community for all sorts of gaming activity, there is some worry that the bricks-and-mortar properties are exposed. Could land-based...

Published January 15, 2018

GGB PODCAST: Anika Howard, Sr. Director for Product Marketing for Mobile, PlaySpot, and North American Sportsbetting, IGT

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Anika Howard, the senior director for product marketing for mobile, PlaySpot, and North American sportsbetting for IGT, on being named...

Published January 15, 2018