Win Systems Acquires Gold Club

Win Systems has acquired Gold Club, the Slovenia-based company that has been one of the leaders in the electronic table game market in Europe. Dario Zutel (l.), executive chairman...

Published December 26, 2016

Judge Rules Indian Online Bingo Unlawful

Operating an online bingo site at the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel reservation violates the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) a federal judge ruled last week. The tribe...

Published December 26, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Fond Goodbye to 2016

The year is winding to a close, with a bonus for the gaming industry: casino legalization in Japan. Let’s remember what other gifts were delivered for gaming long before...

Published December 26, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Omer Sattar, Sightline Payments and Joe Pappano, Vantiv Entertainment

This week the GGB Podcast features a dual interview with Omer Sattar, the co-founder and executive vice president of strategic initiatives for Sightline Payments and Joe Pappano, the senior...

Published December 26, 2016

Agilysys Names Srinivasan as CEO

Agilysys has named former Bally Technologies CEO and casino systems veteran Ramesh Srinivasan as its new president and chief executive officer. He replaces Jim Dennedy.

Published December 19, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Japan? What Now?

Now that the impossible has happened—Japan legalizing casinos—what happens next and how can investors get involved? The rules have yet to be written, so what shape will the casino...

Published December 19, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe DeSimone, Owner, Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino

This week, the GGB Podcast presents an interview with Joe DeSimone, the owner of Railroad Pass casino in Nevada on what it’s like to be a new casino owner...

Published December 19, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Crown Beats a Retreat

James Packer (l., with Melco Crown Co-Chairman Lawrence Ho) and Crown Resorts have withdrawn from the international casino market, keeping only the casinos in Australia it owns. Crown plans...

Published December 19, 2016

Macau Casino Stocks Fall on ATM News

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson of Sands China was a little lighter in the wallet after news circulated that the Chinese government would limit cash withdrawals in Macau. The move is...

Published December 19, 2016

New Jersey Considers Expanding Online Gaming to Racetracks

A new bill in the New Jersey Legislature would allow for “internet café” gambling at the state’s racetracks, Monmouth Park and the Meadowlands (l.). The bill allows racetracks to...

Published December 19, 2016

Genting, Gulfstream Negotiate Agreement

Genting Malaysia has long hoped for a foothold in the South Florida gambling market. Ever since purchasing the Miami Herald building in 2011, it's waited for the legislature to...

Published December 19, 2016

Chow Tai Fook Buys Baha Mar

It’s official―the Bahamas’ Baha Mar has a new owner, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and the deep-pocketed Hong Kong conglomerate has pledged to get the stalled $3.5 billion megaresort open...

Published December 19, 2016

Okada Manila Opening December 21

Okada Manila, Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada’s self-named casino resort in the Philippines, will begin a preview period Wednesday, December 21. The $2.4 billion resort’s grand opening is set for...

Published December 19, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: All Eyes on Japan, Brazil

Excitement is mounting among global gaming operators as Japan moves closer to a legal casino industry. Enabling legislation was passed December 2. But a second implementation bill could face...

Published December 12, 2016

Lam on the Lam, Fontana Closes

Jack Lam’s Fontana Leisure Park in Pampanga, Philippines has been closed, along with the Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel in Laoag City, pending investigations of “illegal or unlicensed gaming operations.”...

Published December 12, 2016

Tioga Downs: the Little Casino That Could

Two years ago, the New York harness track and racino looked down and out when state authorities initially rejected its bid for a casino. Now the property is in...

Published December 12, 2016

Jason Ader Opposes Baazov Amaya Bid

SpringOwl Asset Management—headed by activist investor Jason Ader (l.)—has sent a letter to Amaya Inc.’s board opposing a bid by former Amaya CEO David Baazov to acquire the company...

Published December 12, 2016

Spring Opening Planned for Baha Mar

Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (l.) says the stalled $3.5 billion megaresort is back on track and will open in April under prospective new owner Chow Tai Fook Enterprises....

Published December 12, 2016

Cordish: ‘Confident’ a Market There for $2.2 Billion Madrid Casino

Noting opportunities for U.S. gaming projects are becoming increasingly rare, Baltimore-based Cordish Companies hope to develop a $2.2 billion casino resort on 300 acres near Madrid. CEO David Cordish...

Published December 12, 2016

Arizona Tribe Rejects Governor’s Offer

As part of its high stakes game of casino litigation with the state of Arizona, the Tohono O’odham Nation, owner of the Desert Diamond Casino West Valley (l.), has...

Published December 12, 2016