Hyper Segmentation for Player Development

VizExplorer’s Mick Ingersoll (l.) explains why database marketing can be a blessing and a curse. But when it is used correctly it can be a powerful tool for your...

Published January 16, 2017

First Sochi Casino Debuts

The first casino resort has opened in Russia’s special gaming zone in Sochi. The Sochi Casino and Resort, located in Gorky Gorod, has been described as a “unique concept...

Published January 16, 2017

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Trump Factor

Now that a former casino owner is president of the United States, what does it mean for the gaming industry? Will Donald Trump understand the realities of today’s industry...

Published January 16, 2017

Okada Manila Opens in Entertainment City

Pachinko king Kazuo Okada’s self-named resort (l.) has opened in Manila. Officials say the $2.4 billion Okada Manila, the third of four casino resorts planned for Entertainment City, could...

Published January 9, 2017

Macau Maintains Its Crown

Macau, the world’s top gaming destination as measured by gross gaming revenue, is back in business after a historic downturn that endured for more than two years. December numbers...

Published January 9, 2017

New Jersey Cites State’s Rights to Supreme Court on Sports Betting Case

New Jersey has filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in its challenge of a federal sports betting ban saying that Congress violated the Constitution since it is barred...

Published January 9, 2017

Florida House, Senate Seek Slots Compromise

A lucrative compact with the Seminole Tribe hangs in the balance as Florida legislators address slots expansion where county voters approved the games. House Commerce Committee Chairman Jose Felix...

Published January 9, 2017

iGaming Back on Table in Pennsylvania

Despite the retirement of the Senate champion for online gaming in Pennsylvania, a bill was introduced by state Senator Jay Costa (l.) last week that would legalize, regulate and...

Published January 9, 2017

Vietnam Loosens Locals Ban

The government Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (l.) is partially lifting a longstanding prohibition on its citizens gambling in casinos ahead of a new gaming law that is...

Published January 9, 2017

Konami Names Sutherland CEO in Leadership Shuffle

Konami Gaming last week named Steve Sutherland (l.) to succeed Satoshi Sakamoto as president and chief executive officer of Konami Gaming, Inc., as Sakamoto takes the position of senior...

Published January 9, 2017

Ireland Implementing Gambling Legislation

The Gambling Control Bill passed the Irish legislature in 2013 but has languished since then. Now the Department of Justice and Junior Justice Minister David Stanton (l.) will review...

Published January 9, 2017

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Michael Silberling, Chief Executive Officer, Affinity Gaming

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Michael Silberling, the CEO of Affinity Gaming, on how his company has responded since he took over two years ago.

Published January 9, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Trump & Gaming Perfect Together?

AGA President and CEO Geoff Freeman says having a former casino owner as president (Donald Trump shown at the opening of Trump Taj Mahal in 1990) will be a...

Published December 26, 2016

Duterte Cracks Down

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) has ordered his government to seize all the gaming assets of Jack Lam, who fled the country last month after an alleged illegal online...

Published December 26, 2016

Brazil Gaming Bill Takes a Step Back

Brazil gaming legislation, which has been in the pipeline in some form for 25 years, has been sent back from the Senate to the lower house for further debate,...

Published December 26, 2016

Judge Rejects Florida’s Request

The state of Florida recently requested that U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle reconsider his November 9 ruling allowing the Seminole Tribe to continue to offer blackjack (l.) at its...

Published December 26, 2016

ASF Moves Into Queensland

The Chinese-owned ASF Consortia and director, Louis Chien (l.), has unveiled plans to build a $3 billion integrated casino resort at the Southwest Split in Queensland, Australia. The casino...

Published December 26, 2016

Baazov Ends Amaya Bid

Amaya Inc.’s founder David Baazov (l.) announced he has ended talks on his $4.1 billion bid to take Amaya private saying some shareholders in the company were seeking too...

Published December 26, 2016

Indiana Gaming in Turmoil

Indiana's casino industry is bracing for the impact of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians' Four Winds Casino in South Bend, opening in 2018. A recent report showed in...

Published December 26, 2016

Virtual Reality, a Looming Game Changer

Forget eSports, social casinos or skill games, virtual reality and augmented reality could be the future of the gaming industry. Already the darling of millennials, VR/AR should liven up...

Published December 26, 2016