FANTINI’S FINANCE: Biggie Smalls

Smaller gaming companies are becoming semi-major players. And their stock prices have reflected that ascension. So who is the next Golden Gaming, which made a big by last week?...

Published June 19, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lawrence Ho, Chairman and CEO, Melco International

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Lawrence Ho, the chairman and CEO of Melco International on the recent departure of Crown Resorts as his partner in...

Published June 19, 2017

RW Admits Security Lapse in Deadly Attack

Security at Genting’s Resorts World Manila (l.) is under review after the deadly June 2 attack that killed 37 people. RW has admitted that of 200 security personnel, only...

Published June 12, 2017

AGS Stages Second ‘GameON’

AGS held its second annual GameON Customer Summit at MGM National Harbor, featuring presentations and panel discussions covering a wide range of slot and table-game operations. CEO David Lopez...

Published June 12, 2017

Web Poker, PokerStars Sinking Fast in N.Y.

Senator John Bonacic’s legalization bill is going nowhere in the Assembly, and Amaya’s former CEO and founder David Baazov (l.) is entangled in a campaign finance scandal related to...

Published June 12, 2017

New CEO for Seneca Casinos

Industry veteran Holly Gagnon has been chosen to lead operations at the Seneca Indian Nation’s three casinos in New York. Gagnon comes to the new post from California, where...

Published June 12, 2017

German Online Gaming Laws Failing; State Sets Own Policy

A study by three respected professors recently declared Germany's restrictive Interstate Treaty on Gambling a failure. The 300-page analysis indicated Germany rated last versus other countries in the percentage...

Published June 12, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Boom in Gaming Stocks

With almost half of 2017 in the books, gaming stocks have experienced a great year so far, with some stocks up more than 50 percent. But all stocks have...

Published June 12, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Walther, Senior Director, Marketing & Product Management, Konami Gaming

This week the GGB Podcast sits down the Steve Walther, the senior director of product management and marketing for Konami Gaming on the changing world in slot manufacturing.

Published June 12, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: PAGCOR Pushed to Exit Casino Business

The Philippines’ state-run gaming regulator may be getting out of the casino business once and for all. A Senate bill submitted in May would end PAGCOR’s dual role as...

Published June 12, 2017

Adelson Takes Aim at Pennsylvania Expansion

Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson has launched a $1 million advertising campaign with the aim of torpedoing a package of gaming expansion legislation in Pennsylvania. He particularly opposes...

Published June 12, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Crunch Time for Connecticut Casino Legislation

June 7 is the deadline to pass legislation in the Connecticut Assembly. That deadline is coming up fast for supporters of a bill that would allow the state’s two...

Published June 5, 2017

MGM, Caesars Talk Partnership in Atlantic City

After a meeting with Governor Chris Christie, MGM Chairman and CEO Jim Murren and Caesars CEO Mark Frissora announced that they were ready to invest in Atlantic City in...

Published June 5, 2017

PASPA Repeal Introduced in U.S. House

New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone (l.) has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal the 1992 federal ban on sports betting. The Gaming Accountability...

Published June 5, 2017

Illinois Senate Passes iGaming Bill

A measure legalizing and regulating daily fantasy sports in Illinois passed the Senate and now awaits the Assembly’s return from recess. The bill also would legalize online poker and...

Published June 5, 2017

Ho: Osaka’s the Choice for Japan IR

Lawrence Ho (l.), head of Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., says Osaka is the best choice for one of Japan’s first integrated resorts. The son of Macau legend Stanley...

Published June 5, 2017

Pennsylvania House Tackles Expansion Measure

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives faces divisions and disagreements over measures included and planned for inclusion in a Senate-passed gaming expansion package. But efforts to permit slots at bars...

Published June 5, 2017

Caesars Removal Part of Skill-Based Learning Curve

Blaine Graboyes (l.), the head of a pioneering skill-based game supplier, says Caesars Entertainment’s removal of skill-based games introduced last November is part of the general learning curve on...

Published June 5, 2017

Casino Owner Looking at Crimea Zone

Russian casino operator Maxim Smolentsev (l.), who runs two casinos in the Azov region, says he may open a gaming hall in the new Crimea gaming zone if the...

Published June 5, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Persson, General Manager, Aruze Americas

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Eric Persson, the general manager of Aruze Americas, on how his former life as a slot operator will help him...

Published June 5, 2017