Gambling and Risk Management In the Age of Trump & Twitter

Having a political opinion is usually accepted and condoned in the United States no matter what your perspective. But what happens if your political opinion may conflict with your...

Published December 12, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dallas Orchard, Senior Vice President, Global Premium Products, IGT

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Dallas Orchard, the senior vice president of global premium products for IGT, talking about the plan to return to dominance...

Published December 12, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Pokagons To Open First Indiana Tribal Casino

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, owners of three Four Winds Casinos in Michigan, recently was granted land-into-trust status for 166 acres in South Bend, Indiana from the Bureau...

Published December 5, 2016

New Casino Debuts at N.Y.’s Tioga Downs

The first of four new casino resorts in New York opened its doors on December 2. The Tioga Downs racino is now a full-scale casino with 33 live table...

Published December 5, 2016

Cordish Bids For Madrid Integrated Resort

The Cordish Companies last week submitted a bid to the Madrid Regional Autonomous Government to develop Spain’s first integrated entertainment resort destination. The world-class $2.2 billion project in Madrid’s...

Published December 5, 2016

Strip Parking Pile On

Las Vegas is hot again, racking up visitor numbers it hasn’t seen since before the Great Recession. What that’s meant for consumers, of course, is higher prices. And now...

Published December 5, 2016

It’s Official: Chow Tai Fook Wants Baha Mar

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate has formally submitted a bid to purchase the Bahamas’ stalled $3.5 billion megaresort, Baha Mar (l.). The government of the island nation says it’s vetting...

Published December 5, 2016

Morpheus Rising

Global gaming operator Melco Crown has introduced a new hotel brand that will see its first location in Macau. The Morpheus hotel was designed by late architect Zaha Hadid....

Published December 5, 2016

Ladbrokes Coral Considering £2 billion bid for Tabcorp Australia

Ladbrokes Coral is reportedly considering a £2 billion takeover of Australian gambling operator Tabcorp Holdings. The recently merged company has reportedly appointed advisers for a possible takeover bid. A...

Published December 5, 2016

Conflicting Reports on Trump RAWA Position

A blog on an offshore gaming website cites an anonymous source close to President-elect Donald Trump (shown at Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal in 1990) in saying the new president...

Published December 5, 2016

Gaming’s AML Efforts Recognized by International Group

Casinos were a bright spot in key report issued last week. grading U.S. anti-money laundering measures. The Financial Action Task Force says the U.S. gaming industry goes beyond legal...

Published December 5, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Whit Askew, Vice President of Government Relations, American Gaming Association

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Whit Askew, the vice president of government relations for the American Gaming Association, on the AGA’s role in representing the...

Published December 5, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: New Hope for Sports Betting Under President Trump, Says AGA

Sara Rayme (l.), a top executive with the American Gaming Association, says the casino industry will renew its push for legalized sports betting with a former casino owner as...

Published November 28, 2016

Brazil Senate to Consider Gaming Legislation

A bill that would legalize gaming in Brazil will be addressed December 7 following the approval of final amendments. The Senate Special Committee on National Development has already accepted...

Published November 28, 2016

Florida’s Negron To Seek Seminole Compact

Florida Senate President Joe Negron (l.) said he wants to negotiate a new compact with the Seminole Tribe that also considers parimutuels. House Speaker Richard Corcoran warned any gambling...

Published November 28, 2016

First Massachusetts Casino Falling Short in Local Jobs

The Plainridge Park Casino (l.), the first of the Bay State’s planned four casinos, is “falling far short,” per a state audit, in providing local jobs, as it is...

Published November 28, 2016

Bermuda Passes Casino Gambling Amendment

Bermuda casinos are inching forward with the recent passage of the Casino Gaming Amendment Act of 2016, following intense debate. Among its provisions are clauses banning public officers from...

Published November 28, 2016

Baazov Confirms Dubai Firm Not Involved with Amaya Bid

Amaya founder and former CEO David Baazov has confirmed that a Dubai company he said was backing his bid to buy Amaya and take the company private is not...

Published November 28, 2016

Wynn Palace Goes Mass

The Wynn Palace on Macau’s Cotai Strip will redesign its gaming floor in an attempt to draw mass-market players. Initially, the $4.2 billion property was targeted at high rollers.

Published November 28, 2016

One Is The Loneliest Number

The mystical power of the number one in the gaming industry is only surmounted by the impossibility of the number zero. Yet for many gaming companies, there are only...

Published November 28, 2016