DFS Continues to Get Hammered

Maybe the most serious blow to DFS came last week when payment processor Vantiv said it was suspending transactions with DFS sites, possibly cutting off the money stream. Meanwhile,...

Published February 8, 2016

Japan Still Biggest Untapped Market

PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Mark Jordan says Japan is still the most coveted untapped gaming market in the world. Its population of almost 127 million people and Asia’s avid gaming culture...

Published February 8, 2016

AGA-Published Voting Guide Available

A new voting guide published by the American Gaming Association illustrates the importance of, support for, and economic impact of gaming in Nevada and across the nation, and now...

Published February 8, 2016

Gauselmann Buys into Berlin

The Gauselmann Group, which opened its first German casino in 2015 in Saxony-Anhalt, has acquired a 40 percent stake in Gustav-Jaenecke, owner of Spielbank Berlin. Spielbank operates five gaming...

Published February 8, 2016

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jay Snowden, Chief Operating Officer, Penn National Gaming

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Jay Snowden, the COO of Penn National Gaming, on the recent spinoff of much of the company’s realty as well as...

Published February 8, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Short List Shorter for Cyprus Casino License

The short list of bidders for a casino license on the Greek island of Cyprus got shorter last week when Macau’s Melco Crown Entertainment denied it was interested in...

Published February 1, 2016

Christie Proposes Atlantic City Takeover Plan

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (flanked by Senate President Steve Sweeney and AC Mayor Don Guardian) has proposed a compromise plan for a state takeover of Atlantic City, which...

Published February 1, 2016

Re-election of Vietnamese PM Not Good News For Gaming

Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (l.) was re-elected last week, casting a pale on the gaming industry, which hoped that pro-gaming Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung would ascent...

Published February 1, 2016

$4 Billion Resorts World Vegas Site OK’d

Genting Berhad received critical local support for its site plans and now can proceed with full-scale construction after finding a construction manager for its proposed $4 billion Resorts World...

Published February 1, 2016

Super Bowl to Generate $4.2 Billion in Wagers—Most Illegal

The American Gaming Association estimates that $4.2 billion in wagers, with nearly 97 percent of the bets being wagered illegally. The organization is urging the legalization and regulation of...

Published February 1, 2016

Bahamas PM: Baha Mar Deal at Hand

Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (l.) insists that a deal is close that will save the stalled Baha Mar resort project and open it in the hands of a...

Published February 1, 2016

France Keener on Casinos

A sudden increase in revenues at casinos in France has the country reconsidering an expansion of the industry. The boost was the very first in seven years, according to...

Published February 1, 2016

DFS Bills Advance In Several States

Bills that would legalize daily fantasy sports gained ground in several states this week, including in the major market of California where the state’s assembly approved a bill. Bills...

Published February 1, 2016

FANTINI’S FINANCE: A Wynn Win Situation

Wynn Resorts’ deal with Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was celebrated by both sides—the very definition of a good negotiation. Walsh gets to claim victory, and Wynn can move forward...

Published February 1, 2016

GGB PODCAST: Robert Hannum, Professor of Risk Analysis and Gaming, Reiman School of Finance, University of Denver

This week the GGB Podcast hears from Robert Hannum, professor of risk analysis and gaming in the Reiman School of Finance at the University of Denver, on why a...

Published February 1, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Bankruptcy on the Boardwalk

After New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unexpectedly pocket vetoed an Atlantic City rescue plan, the resort is now facing a possible bankruptcy, according to the city’s mayor, Don Guardian...

Published January 25, 2016

Two Jamaica Casinos in the Works

This summer, construction is expected to begin on Jamaica’s first and second integrated resorts, Celebration Jamaica in Montego Bay and Harmony Cove (l.) in Trelawny. Both are billion-dollar projects...

Published January 25, 2016

Georgia Bill Proposes Six Casinos

Georgia legislators will consider House Bill 677 proposing a constitutional amendment to allow six casinos, including two in Atlanta. If passed, lawmakers would enact "enabling" legislation in 2017. Governor...

Published January 25, 2016

Lawmaker: Chances Good for PA iGaming

John Payne (l.), the chairman of the key gaming committee in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, says chances are good for legalization of internet gaming this year.

Published January 25, 2016

Taiwan’s Tsai Doesn’t Bode Well for Gaming

Taiwan’s new president, Tsai Ing-Wen (l.), could put a damper on prospects to bring gaming to the territory. In 2009, the anti-gaming lawmaker urged peers in the Democratic Progressive...

Published January 25, 2016