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A multi-billion merger of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral is imminent, according to reports with former HBOS chief Andy Hornby set to be named COO of the new Ladbrokes Coral...
Merati: SB445 Opens Nevada Books to International Markets
A sports betting bill that allows financiers to invest in the sports betting business will provide liquidity to make sports betting a truly viable business in the state of...
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Seeking CEOs
The conditions that face every CEO is different, particularly in the gaming industry. Those conditions usually determine the success of the CEO’s strategy. Pinnacle’s Anthony Sanfilippo (l.) has made...
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Valandra, Chairman and CEO, Great Luck Gaming
This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Joe Valandra, the chairman and CEO of Great Luck Gaming on the progress being made to allow tribes to offer...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Close to Restructuring Deal
The second-largest shareholder of Caesars Entertainment is reportedly in talks to salvage the bankruptcy restructuring plan of the company’s largest operating unit. A company controlled by billionaire John Paulson...
888 Set to Win bwin.party Tussle
Even with a lower offer than rival GVC Holdings, 888 Holdings last week achieved the agreement of the board of director of bwin.party entertainment to buy the once-dominant iGaming...
Boston: Wynn Knew Of Mob Ties
In a court fight that’s turned downright nasty, new materials released by the city of Boston in its bid to block Wynn Resorts from opening a casino in the...
Brisbane Poised to Award License
It’s Crown versus Echo for a gaming license in the Queen’s Wharf section of Brisbane (Echo’s design at left). The license could be awarded any time now that the...
Cyprus Casino Approved
The Cyprus parliament has passed legislation approving the Mediterranean island’s first casino resort. Lawmakers voted 29-22 in favor of the law, which they hope will stoke the regional economy....
Online Poker in California—Maybe in 2016
Another legislative session and another disappointment for backers of online poker in California after Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (l.) threw in the towel. There is still no bill everyone can...
Aristocrat Hires Ramsey
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. has named former Multimedia Games CEO Patrick Ramsey to the position of chief digital officer, effective January 1, 2016.
FANTINI’S FINANCE: Turning Tide in Macau?
Is the yearlong nightmare that has engulfed Macau over? The share value of gaming companies located there have jumped in the past couple of weeks and good news is...
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Griffin, Chief Executive Officer, Trump Taj Mahal
This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Bob Griffin, the CEO of Trump Taj Mahal on the state of his property, its sale to Carl Icahn, and the...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Rocky Road for Massachusetts Commission
A judge of the Superior Court last week refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the city of Boston against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (l.). The commission asked that...
MGM Makes Moves in Reno
Eldorado Resorts has bought MGM Resorts International’s two properties in Reno, the Circus Circus Reno, and MGM’s 50 percent stack in the Silver Legacy (l.). The purchase will cost...
Up in Smoke in Macau
A full smoking ban is expected to take yet another bite out of Macau’s struggling casino industry. But more relaxed visa rules will make it easier for players to...
GVC, Amaya Bid £900 million on Bwin
The bidding war for bwin.party got a little more heated when reports surfaced that GVC Holding with partner Amaya gaming have bid £900 million for the online betting service....
Crown Casino a Go in NSW
The government of New South Wales has approved a plan by James Packer’s Crown Ltd. to develop a casino at Barangaroo in the city of Sydney, the second casino...
Hopes of Online Poker in California Dimming for This Year
As the summer progresses, various stakeholders in the push to legalize iPoker in California seem just as far apart as they were at the beginning of the legislative session....
GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tristan Sjöberg, Executive Chairman, TCSJohnHuxley
This week, the GGB Podcast features a discuss with Tristan Sjöberg, the executive chairman of TCSJohnHuxley, on the important issues confronting the industry and his company within the next...