Robert Faiss, the man some credit as being the father of gaming law, passed away last week at the age of 79 after complications from cancer. Faiss leaves behind...
Melco Crown is partnering with global hospitality giant Hyatt to operate one of the three hotels at Melco’s City of Dreams Manila resort (Hyatt at Macau’s City of Dreams...
Bally Technologies will acquire Dragonplay Ltd., a leading player in the social gaming market with top applications for Android, Facebook and Apple iOS.
What British gamblers want in their online choices and what advertisers are pitching often are two different things, according to a new player survey. One key finding shows that...
This week the GGB Podcast features an interview with Knute Knudson, the vice president of global business development for IGT on the recently completed Indian Gaming trade show and...
It looks as though casino advocates in Japan’s Diet have run out of time to get a legalization bill passed in the current session, even as PM Shinzo Abe...
A bill regulating iGaming at the federal level that would include a carve-out for online poker was floated last week in Washington D.C. Observers say it has the tacit...
The state of Queensland is poised to launch the largest expansion of casino gaming in Australia’s history. The government has given tentative approval to two casino plans for Gold...
New rules for determining when to give Indian tribes federal recognition are generating controversy among state officials who see many more casinos on the horizon. Assistant Secretary for Indian...
Illinois State Rep. Bob Rita (l.) pulled his two proposed expanded gambling bills from the House agenda, saying he lacked the support to pass them. Rita said either amendment...
Rumors that PokerStars, which is determined to enter the U.S. online gambling market, may be up for sale has fueled so much speculation that one rumored buyer—Amaya Gaming—even saw...
Casino legalization figures prominently in Russia’s plans for reviving the troubled economy of the Crimea, with the Black Sea resort of Yalta designated as the likely location. The government...
Most observers have played down the slow start of legal iGaming in the U.S., claiming the sample size is too small and adjustments will be made to the marketing....
This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Matt Wilson, the vice president of marketing for Aristocrat Americas, on the company’s new products and innovations that have recently...
Last week’s G2E Asia turned the attention of the gaming world on Macau. Keynote speaker and MGM China Co-Chairwoman Pansy Ho (l.) took the opportunity to emphasize that Macau...
Riots in several Vietnam cities targeting Chinese nationals and businesses may spell the end of plans to target Mainland VIPs as customers for junket operators, severely impacting the business...
Michael Leven (l.), the president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has announced he will retire at the end of the year, initiating an executive search...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has set June 13 for the first date when it will award a casino license for the Western gaming zone. The only remaining applicant for...
Pro-casino lawmakers in Japan say the window is closing on passage of a legalization bill in the current session of the Diet. The bill must pass by the end...
Bwin.party announced that it had settled its dispute with activist investor Jason Ader, just days after three of its board members, including co-founder Manfred Bodner (l.), stepped down after...