G2E 2017: Evaluating the Skill-Based Games

Jeff Hwang (l.), one of the most relevant observers of gaming, reviews the most promising skill-based games at G2E 2017. The winner? Gamblit’s PAC-MAN Battle Casino and GameCo’s Steve...

Published October 15, 2017

GVC-Ladbrokes Coral Merger Close to Complete

A merger of gaming companies GVC and Ladbrokes Coral could be completed in the next few weeks according to published reports. The UK Financial Times newspaper reported that the...

Published October 15, 2017

Supreme Court Sets December Hearing on New Jersey Sports Betting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled arguments on New Jersey’s challenge of a federal ban on sports betting for Dec. 4. New Jersey has challenged the federal ban in...

Published October 15, 2017

Trump Administration Discouraging Off-Reservation Casinos

The Obama Administration overturned the old Bush Administration policy of requiring “commuting distance” between a tribe and land off the reservation that it wants to put into trust. The...

Published October 15, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Beat Goes On

North American casinos continued their winning streak in August as revenue continues to grow. And the better news is the growth is actually accelerating.

Published October 15, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Martin Storm, President & CEO, BMM Testlabs

This week’s GGB Podcast features an interview of Martin Storm, the president and CEO of BMM Testlabs on how testing technology in the gaming industry has taken a new...

Published October 15, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Back in the Game

The casino giant’s largest operating subsidiary is out of bankruptcy, the conglomerate is reorganized, its balance sheet is newly scrubbed, there’s a new board of directors, and investors are...

Published October 8, 2017

G2E: Gravitas and Innovation

Never forgetting the tragic events of the preceding Sunday, G2E was held last week in Las Vegas. And despite the pall over the proceedings, lots of good news was...

Published October 8, 2017

Colorado-based Company Named as Potential Revel Atlantic City Buyer

A Colorado-based company has filed an agreement of sale in New Jersey for the closed Atlantic City Boardwalk casino Revel—now rebranded as TEN—but whether a deal is in place...

Published October 8, 2017

Sands, Melco Actively Court Japan

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Melco Resorts & Entertainment remain committed to securing one of several integrated resort licenses likely to be offered by the Japanese government next...

Published October 8, 2017

Vancouver’s New Parq Casino Gets Big Welcome

Located next to the city’s popular BC Place, the C$640 million Parq Vancouver, developed by Paragon Gaming, features a two-level casino, a rooftop park, 60,000 square feet of events...

Published October 8, 2017

Genting to Sell Maxims in London

Malaysian gaming giant Genting International will sell Maxims, its upscale casino in London’s Kensington section, asking $53.6 million. The company has owned the members-only club since 2007.

Published October 8, 2017

Gros, Meitzler Win AGEM Awards

Global Gaming Business Publisher Roger Gros and Novomatic Americas President Rick Meitzler (center) received the AGEM Memorial Awards Honoring Peter Mead and Jens Halle. They were joined by AGEM...

Published October 8, 2017

Oklahoma Tribes File Lawsuit Over PokerTribes.com

Two Oklahoma Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit claiming they were swindled by Universal Entertainment Group in a proposed online poker site called pokertribes.com. The site was never...

Published October 8, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: IGT CEO North America Gaming & Interactive Renato Ascoli

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Renato Ascoli, the CEO of IGT North America Gaming & Interactive to discuss his company’s progress since the merger of GTECH...

Published October 8, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Sports Betting Goes Live on Capitol Hill

The AGA and the American Sports Betting Coalition it helped to create held a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the potential benefit of legalized sports betting. A new...

Published October 2, 2017

UK Bookie Backs Curbs on FOBT Bets

Breon Corcoran (l.), CEO of Paddy Power Betfair, said in a recent interview that he supports lowering wage limits on fixed odds betting terminals. UK bookmakers are expecting a...

Published October 2, 2017

Big and Bigger in Brazil

How big can a legal casino industry get in South America’s largest country? How about US$20 billion a year, according to Herculano Passos (l.), a deputy in the national...

Published October 2, 2017

Magic Johnson to Speak at G2E

NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson will deliver a keynote address at the Global Gaming Expo on Thursday, October 5, after which he will join AGA President Geoff Freeman for...

Published October 2, 2017

Prof: Japan Never Planned to Pass IR Bill in ‘17

Toru Mihara (l.), a professor and advisor to the government, who has advised Japanese lawmakers on casino legislation says they never intended to implement the Integrated Resort bill this...

Published October 2, 2017