MGM Resorts, Wynn Keeps Eye On Atlanta

MGM Resorts International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Murren (l.) recently revisited Atlanta to make a pitch for a $1 billion-plus downtown destination casino. The next day Wynn...

Published October 10, 2016

California’s Hollywood Jamul Prepares to Open

San Diego County will host another Indian Casino this month. The $460 million Hollywood Casino Jamul will open on the tiny Jamul Indian Village October 10. Local opposition and...

Published October 10, 2016

Nevada Legislature Weighs Las Vegas Football Stadium

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (l.) called lawmakers into a special session this week to obtain their approval to spend $750 million in public money to help fund a stadium...

Published October 10, 2016

AGA Philadelphia Roundtable Touts Gaming Benefits

State and local lawmakers and community groups joined Philadelphia casino executives at the SugarHouse Casino in a roundtable discussion of the benefits and future of gaming in the Philadelphia...

Published October 10, 2016

Washington State Regulators Warn Valve on Skins Betting

The Washington State Gambling Commission has become the first regulatory agency in the U.S. to step into the controversy over online “skins” betting in video games. Commission Chairman Chris...

Published October 10, 2016

Ontario Moves to Privatize Casinos

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) expects to announce the providers for several “casino bundles” early next year. The OLG is seeking to modernize the provinces casinos.

Published October 10, 2016

Melco-Hard Rock: Go Big or Go Home

The sole bidder for a gaming license in the Republic of Cyprus will not stint on its investment in the jurisdiction. The partnership of Melco International and Hard Rock...

Published October 10, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chris Grove, Partner, Naruscope

This week the GGB Podcast features a discuss about eSports with Chris Grove, who is a partner in Naruscope, which is producing a conference on the subject at the...

Published October 10, 2016

GGB Magazine Releases Its 2017 Class of ‘40 Under 40’

The 2017 class of "40 Under 40" was released last week by GGB Magazine. The list was culled from the nominations for G2E's Emerging Leaders program coordinated by the...

Published October 3, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: G2E Highlights Future of Industry

Global Gaming Expo 2016, the largest gaming trade show and conference in the world, looked to the future with a focus on new opportunities and new technologies including skill-based...

Published October 3, 2016

Arkansas Senator Files Bill Banning Online Gambling

US Senator for Arkansas, Tom Cotton (l.), has filed a bill in the Senate seeking to ban online gambling in the country with little fanfare. The bill would seem...

Published October 3, 2016

Ainsworth Cuts Ribbon on LV Headquarters

Ainsworth Game Technology executives were joined by local, state (Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, center, next to founder 94-year-old Len Ainsworth) and federal dignitaries to officially cut the ribbon to...

Published October 3, 2016

Seminoles Oust Chairman Billie

Citing issues with policies and procedures, the Seminole Tribal Council voted 4-0 to remove James E. Billie as chairman. Billie was first elected chairman in 1979, impeached in 2001...

Published October 3, 2016

Macau on the Upswing

The embattled jurisdiction is heading for a year-on-year bump in gross gaming revenue for the most recent month, say analysts. When the September tally is in, Macau could realize...

Published October 3, 2016

New Owners for Palms, Aliante Casinos in Vegas

Red Rock Resorts and Boyd Gaming have cleared the final regulatory hurdle in their pursuit of two well-equipped off-Strip resorts in Las Vegas. Red Rock is snapping up the...

Published October 3, 2016

Aziz Resigns From Wynn Palace

Gamal Aziz (l.) stepped down as president of Macau’s Wynn Palace last week. Ian Coughlan, the president of Wynn and Encore Macau, will take over as president of Wynn...

Published October 3, 2016

NagaCorp Exits Cyprus

Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd. has bowed out of the race to win the only gaming license up for grabs in the Republic of Cyprus. That leaves one bidder,...

Published October 3, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mike Dreitzer, President of the North America Division, Ainsworth Game Technology

This week, the GGB Podcast talks with Mike Dreitzer, the president of the North America division of Ainsworth Game Technology, on his company’s growth and expansion in North America...

Published October 3, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Getting Revel’s Number

Atlantic City’s Revel will become the Ten, according to owner Glenn Straub, complete with a casino. But the past could inform the future as Straub seeks to get all...

Published September 26, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Growth is Good

Eldorado Resorts jumps to “major player” status with last week’s purchase of Isle of Capri Casinos. Suddenly Eldorado can become a company that can reach $2 billion in annual...

Published September 26, 2016