FANTINI’S FINANCE: Mystery in Macau

Las Vegas Sands reported their quarterly earnings last week and it appears that their executives are as confused as the analysts about what is happening in Macau. Is it...

Published October 20, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Meyerhofer, President & CEO, Gamblit Gaming

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Eric Meyerhofer, the president and CEO of Gamblit Gaming, a company that hopes to exploit the current interest in social...

Published October 20, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Gunplay at California Casino

The National Indian Gaming Commission has threatened to close Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Northern California by October 27 unless the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indian produces missing...

Published October 13, 2014

Singapore Outlaws Web Gambling

Lawmakers in Singapore have approved an online gambling ban that carries heavy fines and prison terms for offenders. Provisions call for ISPs to block sites and banks and financial...

Published October 13, 2014

Judge: Ivey’s a Cheater

A London judge has ruled that poker pro Phil Ivey (l.) was essentially cheating when he used edge-sorting to gain an advantage on a Genting casino. Ivey is facing...

Published October 13, 2014

Court Approves Revel Atlantic City Sale

The sale of Atlantic City’s bankrupt Revel casino to Brookfield Properties has been approved by a federal bankruptcy judge. Brookfield bought the $2.4 billion property for just $110 million....

Published October 13, 2014

A New Casino for British Town

The debut of a £6 million Grosvenor Casino in the Palace Hotel (l.) is being greeted warmly in the English resort town of Southend. Located in a historic hotel,...

Published October 13, 2014

Some Gaming Tribes Concerned About GAO Casino Audit

Many gaming tribe officials are apprehensive about what may result from a multi-year study of Indian gaming by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). They fear the report may lead...

Published October 13, 2014

Feds Indict Mobsters in Wynn Massachusetts Land Deal

The Justice Department and the Massachusetts Attorney General have indicted three men who tried to deceive Wynn Resorts Ltd. about the participation of a known mafia figure in the...

Published October 13, 2014

Macau Smoking Ban Takes Hold

Smoking is now prohibited in the public gaming areas of the largest casino market in the world under rules that took effect last week in a much stricter manner...

Published October 13, 2014

Drexel Opens Dennis Gomes Training Lab

Drexel University officials and the family of late gaming legend Dennis Gomes cut the ribbon on the Dennis Gomes Memorial Casino Training Lab (l.).

Published October 13, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: G2E Wrap; Gaming is Back

If the events at G2E two weeks ago are any proof, gaming is healthy and coming back. From a jammed exhibit floor to new companies and renewed enthusiasm says...

Published October 13, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands

This week, a special GGB Podcast features a wide-ranging video interview with Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson by GGB Publisher Roger Gros at the G2E tradeshow...

Published October 13, 2014

Report: $38 Billion in 2013 Gaming Tax

A new report from the American Gaming Association shows the industry paid out $38 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2013. And for the first time, the...

Published October 6, 2014

Ainsworth Breaks Ground on New HQ in Las Vegas

Ainsworth Game Technologies has broken ground for a new 291,000-square-foot headquarters for Ainsworth North America. Congressman Joe Heck and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval were among the dignitaries attending the...

Published October 6, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Wynn, Chairman and CEO, Wynn Resorts

This week, a special GGB Podcast features a speech given by Steve Wynn, the chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, to attendees at last week’s Global Gaming Expo.

Published October 6, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: G2E Duet

Gaming moguls Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson (shown with their wives Andrea and Miriam) sang from the same songbook during their G2E addresses last week. Both praised the other...

Published October 6, 2014

Japan: Closing In on Casino Bill

A leader of the coalition backing casino legalization in Japan’s Diet says he expects it will pass during the current fall session. But Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe (l.) is...

Published October 6, 2014

No Relief for Macau VIP

The Chinese government is reported to be winding down a get-tough campaign targeting abuses within the ruling Communist Party, but at least one gaming analyst warns that the larger...

Published October 6, 2014

Down to the Wire

More than 400 concerned New Yorkers testified for and against new casinos in the state at public hearings held last month. The Lago (l.) casino in Tyre was opposed...

Published October 6, 2014