Macau Intros ATM Facial Recognition

The government of Macau will soon require facial recognition and ID card checks at ATMs before Chinese UnionPay cardholders can withdraw cash. It’s the casino hub’s latest salvo in...

Published May 15, 2017

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Add More Gaming Proposals

As lawmakers grapple with contentious taxation issues surrounding online gaming, new proposals from the state Senate and House could add satellite casinos and ban smoking in casinos, introduced by...

Published May 15, 2017

Cordish Reapplies in Spain

The government of Madrid recently rejected plans by U.S.-based Cordish Companies to build a $2.2 billion resort complex outside Spain’s capital city. Now the Baltimore developer has come back...

Published May 15, 2017

Adelson, Laxalt, Burnett ― the Plot Thickens

When Nevada Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Adam Laxalt (l.) went to bat with Gaming Control Board A.G. Burnett for his biggest campaign contributor, Sheldon Adelson, Burnett secretly taped...

Published May 15, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Alan P. Meister Principal Economist, Nathan & Associates

This week the GGB Podcast sits down with Alan Meister, the principal economist for Nathan & Associates just days after he released his annual report on gaming revenues in...

Published May 15, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Goes Online in Jersey

MGM Resorts—which owns the Borgata casino in Atlantic City—announced plans to launch its own online casino brand in New Jersey. MGM announced it will team with GVC Holdings for...

Published May 8, 2017

Eldorado Purchases Isle For $1.7 Billion

The purchase of Isle of Capri Casinos by Reno-based Eldorado Resorts for $1.7 billion recently was completed, doubling the size of Eldorado with 12 additional casino resorts. The new...

Published May 8, 2017

Oregon Tribe Wants to Challenge iLani Casino

An Oregon tribe is proposing an “inter-tribal” casino to combine the efforts of that state’s tribes to combat the $500 million ilani Casino Resort , which just opened in...

Published May 8, 2017

New Proposals Muddy PA Gaming Debate

Proposals by lawmakers including high online gaming taxes and a proposal to have the lottery run iGaming join a new push for VLTs in bars in complicating efforts to...

Published May 8, 2017

Will Slots Rule in Japan?

When Japan launches its legal casino market, the emphasis could be on slot machines, not table games, according to a new report from Global Market Advisors LLC. The study...

Published May 8, 2017

Bermuda Appoints Problem Gaming Council

Judith Hall Bean (l.) has been named chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission's new Problem Gaming Council, along with four other appointees, said Commission Executive Director Richard Schuetz....

Published May 8, 2017

Pro-iPoker California Tribe Drops PokerStars

One of the tribes that formed a consortium with PokerStars to press for legalizing iPoker has dropped out. Does the departure of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians...

Published May 8, 2017

MGM Cotai to Open in Q4

Jim Murren, chairman of MGM China Holdings Ltd., says MGM Cotai is likely to open in the fourth quarter of 2017, “probably right after Golden Week” in October.

Published May 8, 2017

Pinnacle Board Elects Sanfilippo Chairman

At Pinnacle Entertainment, Chief Executive Officer Anthony Sanfilippo recently was elected chairman of the board of directors. Charles Atwood was appointed to the newly created position of lead independent...

Published May 8, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric H. Persson, General Manager, Aruze Gaming America

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Eric Persson, the general manager of Aruze Gaming America, on his recent appointment to lead the slot manufacturer after years...

Published May 8, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: AGA Gets Serious About Sports Betting

The ongoing campaign by the American Gaming Association to change attitudes about sports betting has apparently borne some fruit. The group released a survey last week demonstrating that fans...

Published May 1, 2017

California iPoker Bill Dead for 2017

For 10 years California legislators have tried to pass a bill that would legalize online poker in the Golden State. For 10 years, including this one, they have failed...

Published May 1, 2017

Florida House, Senate Approaching Agreement

A Florida House-Senate conference committee is negotiating landmark gambling legislation ahead of the May 5 session deadline, according the state Senator Bill Galvano (l.). At stake is the Seminole...

Published May 1, 2017

Thai Ban on Cambodian Casinos

Citizens of Thailand may not gamble in neighboring Cambodia, according to a mandate just handed down by the Thai government. Cambodia has set several casinos along the border to...

Published May 1, 2017

Minister Accused in Baha Mar Shakedown Bid

Baha Mar is finally open, but not without yet another controversy. Reports from the Bahamas say that Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald (l.) once lobbied the original developer for contracts...

Published May 1, 2017