GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, Chief Executive Officer, International, IGT

This week, the GGB Podcast stops in London for a discussion with Walter Bugno, the CEO for the International market at IGT, to talk about the opportunities available for...

Published March 6, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: iGaming at Top of List in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lawmakers are facing multiple challenges in putting together omnibus gaming legislation that would legalize online gaming and daily fantasy sports and expand other gaming. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...

Published February 27, 2017

New California Online Poker Bill Introduced

For the ninth year in a row a California lawmaker, this time Rep. Reginald Jones-Sawyer (l.), who was responsible for last year’s effort, has introduced a bill that would...

Published February 27, 2017

MGM Commits to Responsible Gaming Program

GameSense, a responsible gaming program developed by the British Columbia Lottery Corp. will get $1 million from MGM Resorts in a gaming research partnership with the BCLC and the...

Published February 27, 2017

Melco-HR Scouts Cyprus Sites

Melco International of Hong Kong and U.S.-based Hard Rock International continue to look for satellite casino sites on the Greek-controlled Republic of Cyprus. The partners won a gaming license...

Published February 27, 2017

Bermuda Senate Passes Gaming Bill

The Bermuda Senate has passed legislation setting tax rates and a fee structure for casino gaming resorts, as a prominent lawmaker complains the rates are too high. MP Shawn...

Published February 27, 2017

Is Macau Up or Down?

There seems to be little consensus on the pace of Macau’s recovery. The International Monetary Fund says the economy will grow 2.8 percent in 2017. Other reports say investors...

Published February 27, 2017

Caesars Merger Moves Ahead

The end of the gaming giant’s long bankruptcy saga got a boost from an agreement on key terms of a planned merger between parent Caesars Entertainment and its Caesars...

Published February 27, 2017

Tribes Ready For Location Reveal for Third Connecticut Casino

Promising they are “days away” from revealing the location and design of Connecticut’s third casino, Mohegan Tribal Chairman Kevin Brown said the legislature needs to pass a bill immediately....

Published February 27, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Japanese Contenders

Even without a set of laws, regulations, taxes and fees, sites or joint ventures, there is already a clamor a bout who will win casino licenses in Japan. The...

Published February 27, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Rittvo, Chairman Emeritus, The Innovation Group

This week the GGB Podcast features an interview with Steve Rittvo, the chairman emeritus of the Innovation Group, reflecting on his history with the gaming industry while building up...

Published February 27, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Smoking Lounges Stay in Macau Casinos

Macau’s Health Bureau has announced a proposal that would keep smoking lounges in the city’s casinos. It’s an abrupt about-face from the government’s former pledge to ban all smoking...

Published February 20, 2017

Cambodia to Set Low Gaming Tax

The tax rate for Cambodia casinos will be set in the “single digits” in a bid to attract more investment, according to reports. The news would be welcome for...

Published February 20, 2017

Online Poker on ‘Front Burner,’ N.Y. Senator Says

A bill to legalize online poker in the Empire State has quickly passed one Senate committee and is moving on to another. The wild card is the Assembly, which...

Published February 20, 2017

Domingo: I Wasn’t Bribed

Andrea Domingo, head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., denies she was offered a bribe by gaming tycoon Jack Lam or his minions. Domingo made the assertion during...

Published February 20, 2017

Foxwoods to Celebrate 25th Anniversary This Month

Foxwoods Resort Casino, which went from modest beginnings to one of the largest casinos in the world, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The first of what will be a...

Published February 20, 2017

Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Gaming Expansion Bill

Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed an omnibus gaming bill that would legalize and regulate online gaming and daily fantasy sports, create tablet gaming at airports and install a new host-community...

Published February 20, 2017

Scientific Games Names Tjon President, COO

Scientific Games has named Karin-Joyce Tjon president and chief operating officer, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Kevin Sheehan.

Published February 20, 2017

April Debut for New S. Africa Casino

Sun International is readying a spring unveiling for its new US$328 million Times Square resort (l.) in Pretoria. The casino will feature 2,000 slots and 60 table games in...

Published February 20, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Caesars’ Comeback

The long hard road back to solvency for Caesars Entertainment is almost over. So what can investors expect of the new operating company and the REIT that will emerge...

Published February 20, 2017