GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Marco Benvenuti and Patrick Bosworth, Co-Founders, Duetto Research

This week, the GGB Podcast features a dual interview with the principles from Duetto Research, Marco Benvenuti and Patrick Bosworth, who lead a company that focuses on the arcane...

Published July 14, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Vegas Hotels Rebrand

David Siegel, a leading developer of timeshare properties, has been confirmed as the new owner of the LVH Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (l.), the former Las Vegas Hilton,...

Published July 7, 2014

Aristocrat to Acquire Paltronics, In Talks With VGT

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. announced that it will acquire all the assets of Illinois-based system and display manufacturer Paltronics, Inc., and confirmed talks with supplier VGT, ramping up the convergence...

Published July 7, 2014

Isle of Capri On Verge Of Sale?

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., Penn National Gaming's spin-off REIT, is said to be actively pursuing Isle of Capri Casinos (the company’s newest casino in Cape Giradeau, Missouri at...

Published July 7, 2014

BIA Clears Way for Arizona Casino

The Indian Affairs division of the Interior Department last week indicated it would approve the request of the Tohono O’odham Nation to take a plot of land into trust...

Published July 7, 2014

Macau Sees First Revenue Drop in Five Years

A VIP slowdown has been weighing on Macau casino revenues, and last month the World Cup took another bite. Revenue in June was down 3.7 percent year on year,...

Published July 7, 2014

Austria Opens to Competition

Austria’s gaming monopoly is history, brought to a close by a German-Swiss consortium, which has won a license to open a resort in Vienna in the historic Palais Schwarzenberg...

Published July 7, 2014

Federal Court Agrees With Massachusetts Tribe About Jurisdiction

A federal judge agrees with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) that its lawsuit with the state of Massachusetts over its desire to build a Class II casino...

Published July 7, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: James Maida, President and Co-Founder, Gaming Laboratories International (GLI)

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with James Maida, the president and co-founder of Gaming Laboratories International or GLI on the occasion of the company’s 25th anniversary.

Published July 7, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Sports Betting Blow

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear New Jersey’s appeal of a lower court ruling that the state’s sports betting law violates a federal ban. But that may not...

Published June 30, 2014

Abe Throws His Support Behind Casinos

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l.) has come out publicly in support of casino legalization in Japan, saying he considers the industry one of the keys to reviving the economy....

Published June 30, 2014

Showboat Shuttered

Atlantic City’s Showboat casino will become the latest victim of the economic decline of the Boardwalk. Showboat owner Caesars Entertainment last week told its employees that the casino will...

Published June 30, 2014

Echo, Chow Tai Fook Join Forces in Brisbane

Echo Entertainment appears to have outflanked rival Crown Resorts in Brisbane, combining its bid for the Queensland capital’s new casino license with those of Chinese powerhouses Chow Tai Fook...

Published June 30, 2014

Resorts Atlantic City Seeks to Launch PokerStars and Full Tilt Sites in New Jersey

Resorts Atlantic City has reaffirmed its deal with PokerStars to bring the online giant’s brand to New Jersey’s regulated online sites. The casino plans to launch both PokerStars and...

Published June 30, 2014

Nevada Commissioners Shuffle the Deck

The longtime chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission and Control Board has resigned to make way for new blood. Peter Bernhard (l.) will pass the baton to Tony Alamo...

Published June 30, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Unplug and Play

Mobile betting is growing at amazing rates, but a recently developed “in play” wager makes it even more profitable in countries where sports betting is legal.

Published June 30, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Park, Managing Director, KORE Co. Ltd.

This week, the GGB Podcast joins with Steve Park, the managing director of KORE Company, a Korean consulting company focused on the Korean casino industry and its growth potential....

Published June 30, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Back in the USA

The sale of PokerStars to Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion could open the door for the poker giant’s entry into the fledgling U.S. online market. Amaya and its chairman,...

Published June 23, 2014

GTECH Bidding for IGT

Lottery and gaming giant GTECH is among those bidding to acquire leading slot manufacturer International Game Technology, which last week confirmed that its management was considering a sale.

Published June 23, 2014

Pennsylvania Senate Introduces Online Poker Bill

A bill to allow regulated online poker in Pennsylvania has been introduced in the state Senate by Senators Edwin Erickson and Bob Mensch (l.). The bill would also allow...

Published June 23, 2014