WEEKLY FEATURE: Family Affair at Studio City

Batman and other comic-book superheroes have been recruited to draw families to Melco Crown’s new casino in Macau. The company has teamed with Time Warner to open a kid-friendly...

Published January 19, 2015

Macau Cuts Costs to Save Cash

Macau casino operators are looking for ways to trim expenses to account for the historic decline in gaming revenues accompanied by rising employment costs. In 2014, operators raised employee...

Published January 19, 2015

Four Bidders May Seek Bay State’s Final Casino License

As many as four commercial bidders could be vying for the remaining casino license to be granted by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which has set a January 30 deadline...

Published January 19, 2015

Tracy Steps Down at Sands China

Ed Tracy, the president of Sands China, has decided to retire. Tracy was hired by Las Vegas Sands in July 2010, following the debacle with previous president, Steve Jacobs....

Published January 19, 2015

SkyCity Convention Center Raises Questions

The operator of the SkyCity Casino Hotel in New Zealand struck a deal to build and operate a convention center for the government in return for keeping more of...

Published January 19, 2015

Alabama Appeals Poarch Band Decision

In its pursuit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' slot machines in the tribe’s Wind Creek (l.) and other casinos, which it considers illegal, the state of Alabama...

Published January 19, 2015

Washington Online Poker Bill Introduced

Playing online poker is a felony in just one U.S. state: Washington. But that could change if lawmakers pass H1114, a bill recently introduced by state Rep. Sherry Appleton...

Published January 19, 2015

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Jumping Up

December gaming revenues in the U.S. weren’t half bad, which is something to say after a year of declining numbers. But will it continue?

Published January 19, 2015

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Willy Allison, President, World Game Protection Inc.

This week, a special video podcast features Willy Allison, the president of World Game Protection, a consulting company with expertise in security and surveillance, in advance of his annual...

Published January 19, 2015

Caesars Creditors Sign Deal; Swaps Go to Arbitration

An arbitration panel will rule on whether Caesars Entertainment will be required to settle $26.9 billion of credit-default swaps prior to a prepackaged bankruptcy, as senior creditors accept the...

Published January 12, 2015

Potential Fourth New York Casino License Filled with Drama

Andrew Cuomo's (l.) letter urging the New York State Gaming Commission to consider a fourth casino in the Southern Tier is being “reviewed.” There is a bit of a...

Published January 12, 2015

American Gaming Association Adds First Tribal Member

Reversing a long-held policy, the American Gaming Association welcomed its first tribal member last week, the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The admission of the tribe continues the AGA drive...

Published January 12, 2015

BIA Rules on Wisconsin’s Potawatomi Compact

The Indian Affairs division of the Interior Department last week ruled that a compact between Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Forest County Potawatomi tribe is illegal. Walker must...

Published January 12, 2015

Election Defeat in Sri Lanka Sinks Casino Plans

The defeat of longtime the longtime president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa (l.), will bring big changes to the island nation in the Indian Ocean, including the cancellation of...

Published January 12, 2015

Make Way for All-New Casino Canberra

Hong Kong businessman Tony Fung, the new owner of Casino Canberra (l.), will transform the outdated property into a Vegas-style resort. Fung bought the casino in December for the...

Published January 12, 2015

New Jersey Reports on One Year of Online Gaming

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released a report on the state’s first year of online gaming and announced it will introduce a new credit card code...

Published January 12, 2015

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lopez, President and CEO, American Gaming Systems (AGS)

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with David Lopez, the president and CEO of American Gaming Systems, on his company’s role in the industry and how consolidation...

Published January 12, 2015

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Faces Down MA Lawsuits

A total of three cities, with Boston being the third, have now filed suit challenging the November decision off the Massachusetts Gaming Commission awarding the license for the Boston...

Published January 12, 2015

No Casinos in Okinawa

The Okinawan government has studied legal gaming for more than eight years, but will not allocate funds for the studies this year, says new Governor Takeshi Onaga (l.). But...

Published January 12, 2015

Macau’s Unprecedented Slide

The crackdown on corruption and money laundering by Chinese President Xi Jinping (l.) has wiped billions in revenue from the world’s most profitable gaming destination. As more than half...

Published January 12, 2015