N.Y. Eyes Sports Betting; Questions Slumping Results for New Casinos

With expectations mounting that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn a federal ban on sports wagering the New York legislature will have at least one legalization bill to consider...

Published November 20, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Assesses New Law

Potential stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s expanded gaming industry assess the new gaming law and the opportunities in sectors like iGaming, mini-casinos and VGTs. Several cities were opting out as sites...

Published November 13, 2017

Wilmott Named Chairman of AGA

Tim Wilmott, the CEO of Penn National Gaming, has been elected by the board of directors to become the new chairman of the American Gaming Association. Wilmott succeeds Jim...

Published November 13, 2017

Maine Casino Measure Buried; Atlantic City Gets New Mayor

It wasn’t the busiest election season for gaming, but there were two races that may impact the industry. The sound that international casino developer Shawn Scott heard in Maine...

Published November 13, 2017

Primorye Casino Zone Could Double Taxes

Summit Ascent Holdings, the operator of Tigre De Cristal casino resort (l.) in Russia’s Primorye economic zone, is warning investors that gaming taxes could double in the country.

Published November 13, 2017

Baha Mar Gets Into Gear

The Bahamas’ $4 billion megaresort has launched a major TV advertising campaign ahead of the opening of its second hotel, a 299-room SLS. The property has struggled with tepid...

Published November 13, 2017

Singapore VIP Up in 2017

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is rethinking its 2017 estimates for VIP gaming in Singapore. In a November 3 note, the brokerage projected Marina Bay Sands (l.) and Resorts World...

Published November 13, 2017

Solicitor General Asks for Time at SCOTUS Sports-Betting Case

U.S. Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco (l.) has asked to be permitted 10 minutes oral argument in the sports-betting challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court. The former acting solicitor...

Published November 13, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Gushing Again

How long can this rally in gaming stocks continue? With no bad news on the horizon, the third-quarter results have been nothing but stunning. But should we prepare for...

Published November 13, 2017

GGB PODCAST: Jon Hanlin, Vice President of Commercial Strategy – Gaming Operations, Aristocrat Technologies

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Jon Hanlin, the VP of commercial strategy - gaming operations, for Aristocrat Technologies on the roll-out of the company’s newest...

Published November 13, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Gaming Expansion Signed Into Law

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill making Pennsylvania the fourth state in the U.S. to have legal online gaming, as well as expanding gaming with satellite casinos and...

Published November 6, 2017

MGM to Invest $9 Billion in Osaka IR

Meeting with Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui (l.), MGM President & CEO James Murren last week said his company was ready to invest $9 billion in a Japanese casino. Meanwhile,...

Published November 6, 2017

Wynn Ready to Build Paradise Park

Paradise Park and a 1,500-room hotel is back on the drawing board for Steve Wynn’s newest Strip extravaganza. Co-development deals are in negotiations, the casino mogul says, with groundbreaking...

Published November 6, 2017

Sands Plans $1 Billion Remodel on Cotai

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has announced it will invest $1.1 billion in a major renovation of its properties on Macau’s Cotai Strip. When the dust clears, Sands Cotai...

Published November 6, 2017

The Scourge of Golf Betting

The logic for legalizing iPoker, DFS and sports betting is that the activities are already happening so why not tax and regulate them? Good point, but what happens when...

Published November 6, 2017

Bermuda Lawmaker Queried on Gaming Chairman

Bermuda’s minister of tourism, Leah Scott (l.), has called on MP Jamahl Simmons to explain his call on Alan Dunch to resign as chairman of the country’s Gaming Commission.

Published November 6, 2017

UK Announces Changes to FOBT Rules are Coming, but Calls for Public Comment

The UK government has announced that it will change the rules surrounding fixed odds betting terminals (l.), a move that has been long expected and could have a major...

Published November 6, 2017

Blast from the Past

Elliot Price, a notorious ghost from Vegas past, briefly re-emerges in a basement in Massachusetts. A bookmaker, associated with the Boston mob, eventually became an executive with Caesars Palace....

Published November 6, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Seth Young, Director of Online Gaming, Foxwoods Resort Casino

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Seth Young, the director of online gaming for Foxwoods Resort Casino, who was one of the 40 Under 40 award...

Published November 6, 2017

Trump Administration Not Pushing Rule Tribes Support

Much of Indian Country is pushing for a new rule that would update the old Indian Traders rule. It would prevent dual taxation of non-gaming enterprises on tribal land....

Published October 30, 2017