MGM Cotai, Sands Parisian Delayed

MGM Cotai and the Parisian, two resorts under development on Macau’s Cotai Strip, will open later than originally planned. The MGM resort, set to debut in late 2016, has...

Published February 29, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: New Jersey’s Sports Betting Argument Falls Flat

New Jersey was back before an appellate court trying to argue that the state has the right to allow a self-regulated sports betting industry at its casinos and racetracks...

Published February 22, 2016

Everi Changes Leadership

Everi Holdings has ousted President and CEO Ram Chary, and board member Michael D. Rumbolz (l.) has been named interim CEO during an executive search. Gaming analysts and investors...

Published February 22, 2016

Global Gaming Women Stand Alone

Global Gaming Women last week announced it would launch as independent charitable organization to support and develop the next generation of female leaders in gaming. Nearly $1.5 million in...

Published February 22, 2016

Israel Weighs Possible Eilat Casino

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l.) is among many Israeli leaders who support building the nation’s first legal casino in Eilat, in order to improve the city’s sagging economy and...

Published February 22, 2016

Caesars Restructuring On Ropes, Final Deadline Given

Senior creditors of Caesars Entertainment’s bankrupt largest operating unit are threatening to tear up the restructuring plan they negotiated last year. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago gave the...

Published February 22, 2016

Latest California iPoker Bill Includes Something for Racetracks

A bill before the California legislature that would legalize online poker includes a bone for the racetracks: $60 million a year for them not to participate as operators. Steve...

Published February 22, 2016

Hard Rock Presses BCN Project

The planned $6 billion BCN World project in Spain is in a holding pattern, but U.S.-based casino giant Hard Rock International continues to pitch its proposed $2.5 billion holiday...

Published February 22, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jay Sevigny, President, VGT

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Jay Sevigny, the president of VGT, on his company’s purchase by Aristocrat and how the synergies between the two companies...

Published February 22, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Super Record

Nevada’s 194 sports books took in a combined $132.5 million in wagers, which surpassed the prior record Super Bowl betting handle by nearly $17 million. Nevada sports books kept...

Published February 15, 2016

Florida House Committee Approves Compact Ratification

The Florida House Regulatory Affairs Committee approved ratifying the Seminole compact, which gives the tribe exclusive rights to offer blackjack and adds roulette and craps at their casinos, including...

Published February 15, 2016

California Tribes Bid to Combine iPoker and DFS

With a DFS bill racing through the legislature, California’s gaming tribes are hoping to tack on an iPoker provision that would permit both forms of gaming to be legal...

Published February 15, 2016

Marnell Gaming Buys Sparks Nugget

Marnell Gaming announced it paid an undisclosed price to buy the Sparks Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada, from a private investment group. Marnell Gaming owns and operates the...

Published February 15, 2016

Connecticut Tribes Nearer to Choosing Casino Site

MMCT a joint venture of Connecticut’s gaming tribes, the Pequots and the Mohegans, says that it will soon name a site for the third casino that the tribes want...

Published February 15, 2016

Kentucky Tries Again

Despite years of failed attempts, two state senators are again proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling in Kentucky. But it might be a desperate hope since new...

Published February 15, 2016

CNY ‘Stable’ in Macau

The Year of the Monkey started with flat visitation to Macau, according to government data. The figures show a drop in package tours, but the head of the Macau...

Published February 15, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Year of the Regionals

A good surge at the end of 2015 has continued into this year, so regional casino companies seem to be on the rebound. Whether it’s Penn National, Pinnacle or...

Published February 15, 2016

GGB PODCAST: Kenneth Manuel, Assistant CEO in the Pathway Mentorship Program, Gila River Gaming Enterprises

This week the GGB Podcast joins Ken Manuel, the assistant CEO in the Pathway Mentorship Program at Gila River Gaming Enterprises in Arizona about the development of tribal talent...

Published February 15, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Amaya CEO Makes Bid to Buy Company

Amaya, Inc. CEO David Baazov (l.) is offering C$21 a share in a $2 billion bid to take the owner of the world’s largest online poker company private. The...

Published February 8, 2016

Experts Urge Caution in New Jersey Casino Expansion

Several gaming analysts said expanding casinos outside of Atlantic City to northern New Jersey could leave those casinos impacted by the same competition that devastated Atlantic City. Meanwhile, the...

Published February 8, 2016