GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gambling Research, UNLV

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with David Schwartz, the director of UNLV’s Center for Gambling Research, on his recently released book on his hometown of Atlantic City,...

Published March 14, 2016

Who’s Who in Cyprus?

Speculation continues about the operators who are first in line for a Cyprus casino license. To date, the bidders have not been identified, but reports say the short list...

Published March 7, 2016

No Japanese Casino Legislation This Year

Japan’s long-delayed casino bill, which some industry observers thought was on track for passage in late 2016, seems to have stalled again. In January, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...

Published March 7, 2016

NIGC Accused of Not Fighting Per Capita Abuses, Disenrollment

A tribal attorney, Gabe Galanda (l.), has accused the National Indian Gaming Commission of not doing its job to discourage tribes from disenrolling members just to increase their per...

Published March 7, 2016

Israel Casino: To Be or Not to Be?

As the government of Israel considers casinos for the resort town of Eilat, as proposed by Tourism Minister Yariv Levin (l.), some news outlets are reporting the project is...

Published March 7, 2016

California’s PokerStars Coalition Adds a Tribe

Shifting alliances in the political battle over whether to legalize online poker in California has caused the United Auburn Indian Community to change sides and join the coalition that...

Published March 7, 2016

Lucky ‘13’ in Macau

The luxury Louis XIII Hotel, slated to open this year in Macau, has chosen a seemingly counterintuitive name: Louis XIII Co-Chairman Stephen Hung has announced the hotel will be...

Published March 7, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, CEO, International, IGT

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Walter Bugno, the CEO of the international division of IGT, discussing the recently completed buyout by GTECH and how IGT...

Published March 7, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Thailand Moving Toward Legal Gaming?

Casinos in Thailand could be worth more than US$2.8 billion in annual taxes, according to a new study from Rangsit University’s College of Social Innovation. The study also shows...

Published January 11, 2016

Report: MGM Selling Shops at Crystals for $1.13B

The Simon Property partnership agreed to pay MGM Resorts International $1.13 billion for the 500,000-square-foot the Shops at Crystals at the CityCenter in Las Vegas, the Real Estate Trust...

Published March 7, 2016

Ruffin, Trump Might Build Casino

The Trump Hotel Las Vegas might have a $100 million casino project get underway sometime in the next year, as Treasure Island casino owner Phil Ruffin, also a close...

Published March 7, 2016

Novomatic to Control Ainsworth

Ainsworth Game Technology founder Len Ainsworth (l.), a legend in the gaming industry, will sell his majority share in the slot manufacturer to Austria’s Novomatic Group. Ainsworth has been...

Published February 29, 2016

PokerStars to Launch in New Jersey March 21

Amaya Inc. owned PokerStars announced it will launch an online poker site in New Jersey on March 21. It marks the company’s return to the U.S. market after being...

Published February 29, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: DFS Disaster

The promise of daily fantasy sports has turned into a nightmare. By failing to develop a business plan that actually worked and being blind, deaf and dumb to regulatory...

Published February 29, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Madis Jääger, CEO, Olympic Entertainment Group

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Madis Jääger, the CEO of Olympic Entertainment Group, on the impressive growth of his company is central and eastern Europe....

Published February 29, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: You Don’t Know Jack

As part of a $40 million rebranding effort, Detroit-Based Rock Gaming is now Jack Entertainment, and the company's Horseshoe casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Greektown Casino in Detroit and...

Published February 29, 2016

California Card Rooms Issued Legal Blow

The California Bureau of Gambling Control (CBGC) last week sent a letter to California’s card rooms (the recently expanded Bicycle Club casino at left) saying it would no longer...

Published February 29, 2016

Trump Taj Mahal Now Owned by Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn (l.), the owner of Tropicana Entertainment, last week closed his deal to take over the bankrupt Trump Taj Mahal. Icahn has been bankrolling the Taj since it...

Published February 29, 2016

Wynn Delayed Again in Massachusetts

Just as an agreement with Boston was reached that seemed to pave the way to completion, yet another town was heard from. Somerville has challenged the project for similar...

Published February 29, 2016

Israel Weighs Pros, Cons of Casinos

The government of Israel is simultaneously making a case for and against casinos in the resort town of Eilat. According to a new report from the Finance Ministry, the...

Published February 29, 2016