GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Aron Ezra, President and CEO, OfferCraft

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Aron Ezra, the president and CEO of OfferCraft on how his company develops unique methods to mine your existing database...

Published May 16, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: NFL Wavers on Sports Betting

A comment by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (l.) that he has “evolved” on gambling drew renewed calls from the American Gaming Association for legalized sports betting. Goodell’s insistence on...

Published May 9, 2016

Still No Help for Atlantic City

A planned vote in the New Jersey Assembly on an aid package for Atlantic City was cancelled leaving the resort no closer to solving its financial crisis as a...

Published May 9, 2016

Putin Says Azov-City Will Shut Down in 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that will close the Azov-City gaming zone in the Krasnodar Territory by January 2019, including the Oracle casino (l.). The shutdown...

Published May 9, 2016

Red Rock Resorts IPO Nets $531 Million

Red Rock Resorts netted $531.4 million on the first day of its initial public offering, making it the nation’s largest single-day IPO total so far this year. Most of...

Published May 9, 2016

Mashpee Tribe is Last One Standing in Mass Southeast

With the elimination of a possible casino in Brockton by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission last week, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has nothing but a pesky federal lawsuit standing in...

Published May 9, 2016

Michigan Holds Hearing on Online Gambling Bill

The Michigan Regulatory Reform Committee held a hearing to discuss two online gambling bills introduced to the state Senate, but no action was taken. State Senator Mike Kowall (l.)...

Published May 9, 2016

AGA Holds Detroit Roundtable

The American Gaming Association President & CEO Geoff Freeman (l.) held a roundtable discussion in Detroit, where MGM Grand Casino, MotorCity and Greektown together provide $174.3 million, or 16...

Published May 9, 2016

Bookmakers Slammed by Leicester City Win

Bookmakers in Britain are re-examining their policy on longshots after Leicester City, a 5,000-to-1 long shot at the start of the season, won the Premier League title.

Published May 9, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Grant Eve, Partner, Joseph Eve and Associates

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Grant Eve, a partner with Joseph Eve and Associates, on the increasing importance of audits, AML and KYC programs in the...

Published May 9, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: iPoker Progress

Online poker in California has now advanced in the legislature further than ever before in the 10-year history of trying to pass such a bill. Last week a key...

Published May 2, 2016

Massachusetts Deep Sixes Brockton Casino

The attempt to site a casino resort on the Brockton Fairgrounds was ended by a 4-1 vote of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission last week. Now the Mashpee Wampanoag’s First...

Published May 2, 2016

No Imminent Recovery in Macau

First-quarter revenues were down more than 13 percent year-on-year in the world’s premier gaming destination, but Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen (l.) was heartened by the third consecutive quarter,...

Published May 2, 2016

Wynn Casino Land Defendants Not Guilty

Charles Lightbody (l.) and two other Massachusetts men accused of trying to defraud Wynn Resorts and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission were found not guilty as a trial against them...

Published May 2, 2016

FOBT Fight Wages On

The battle continues between local UK councilors and high street betting shops. A new survey indicates more than 70 percent of MPs agree tighter regulations are needed for fixed-odds...

Published May 2, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Boyd Strategy

Slow and steady usually wins the race, but Boyd Gaming’s stunning moves over the past two weeks immediately puts the company into a dominant position in the Las Vegas...

Published May 2, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Bertolone, President & CEO, DEQ

This week the GGB Podcast sits down with : Joe Bertolone, president and CEO of DEQ, on how he and his team has revived the fortunes of a little...

Published May 2, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Drama Launches Wynn Massachusetts Land Trial

The devil is in the details for a trial of three Massachusetts men who are accused of trying to defraud the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and casino mogul Steve Wynn...

Published April 25, 2016

Boyd Attacks Vegas Locals Market

Boyd Gaming Corp. last week made a significant purchase in the Las Vegas locals market by buying Aliante casino hotel (l.) in North Las Vegas, a casino originally built...

Published April 25, 2016

Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Michigan

Michigan state Senator Mike Kowall (l.) has introduced a bill to legalize online gambling in the state. The bill would allow for Michigan-located commercial and tribal casinos to apply...

Published April 25, 2016