Macau VIP on the Downslide as Revenues Dip for Second Straight Month

IP’s share of Macau gaming revenues declined to 60 percent in the second quarter, its lowest level in almost a decade. Theories abound as to why, but what’s clear...

Published August 4, 2014

Congress Once Again Considers IGRA Reform

It has been many years since Congress looked seriously at reforming the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, but now several factors are at work to possibly make that happen. Minnesota...

Published August 4, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Glendale Grab

A combination of action by the Department of the Interior and fewer declared enemies may be moving the stars into the right place for Arizona’s Tohono O’odham tribe and...

Published August 4, 2014

Packer Eyes Strip Casino

Australian casino magnate James Packer and his Crown Resorts company are reportedly eyeing the former Frontier casino site (l.) across the Las Vegas Strip from Wynn Las Vegas for...

Published August 4, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Can Atlantic City Be Saved?

As Atlantic City faces a continuing decline in casino revenue and the threat of three of its 11 casinos closing by the end of the summer, state and local...

Published July 28, 2014

Japan Moves Closer to Casinos

A special task force is being assembled in Japan to help develop regulations for the country’s nascent casino industry. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (l.) says they will be...

Published July 28, 2014

Putin Signs Crimea Casino Bill

The prospect of casinos in the Crimea and Sochi is moving closer to reality now that Russian President Vladimir Putin (l.) has signed the legalization bill. Both economies are...

Published July 28, 2014

Labor Troubles at Sands China

A group representing Macau dealers and pit staff staged a public protest against what they claim are pay inequities and arbitrary promotion policies at Sands China’s casinos. The company...

Published July 28, 2014

California Card Clubs Support Online Poker

After months where only gaming tribes expressed their opinions about online poker, 25 card rooms, led by the California Grand Casino (l.), have entered the fray with a letter...

Published July 28, 2014

Crown Partners for Brisbane Bid

The battle for a resort casino in Brisbane (l.) is down to rival joint ventures by Crown Resorts and Echo Entertainment. Crown is partnering with China property giant Greenland,...

Published July 28, 2014

SugarHouse Breaks Ground on Expansion

Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino has broken ground on a $164 million expansion that will add an event venue, new restaurants, a 30-table poker room and a parking garage. General Manager...

Published July 28, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Experiential Success

The malaise affecting casinos across the country must have something to do with how they are treated and what they want. Do we want to constantly rely on “less...

Published July 28, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dr. Mark Yoseloff, Director, Gaming Innovation Center, UNLV

This week, Dr. Mark Yoseloff, director of the Gaming Innovation Center at UNLV, joins the GGB Podcast to discuss his efforts to promote creativity in the gaming industry.

Published July 28, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: No Stinkin’ Compact: California Tribe Launches Online Poker Site

The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Indians has launched a real-money online poker site despite no state regulations in California for online gambling being in place. The tribe has...

Published July 21, 2014

Nevada Regulators OK Plan to Expand Online Poker

Online gaming has failed to meet expectations in three U.S. states where it’s legal: Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey. Now Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings has proposed linking poker rooms through...

Published July 21, 2014

Boston Mayor Pulls out of Wynn Arbitration

Mayor Martin J. Walsh (l.) has pulled out of surrounding community arbitration with Steve Wynn for the casino resort he proposes for Everett. Since Walsh has boycotted the process...

Published July 21, 2014

Saipan Awards Casino License

The road to Saipan’s first and only casino has been a bumpy one. There have been allegations of favoritism and shady dealings in connection with the bidding process. But...

Published July 21, 2014

Holland Casino Soon To Be History

The government of the Netherlands is breaking up its casino monopoly and opening the market to competition. Lotteries and online gambling also will be put out for bid.

Published July 21, 2014

New Partner for Ho Tram

Vietnam’s largest casino hotel has a new investor in budget hotel tycoon Chien Lee. The Grand – Ho Tram (l.) has struggled in the absence of domestic play, but...

Published July 21, 2014

Isle of Capri Shakes Up Management

In a move that will reduce annual corporate expenses by $2.5 million, Isle of Capri eliminated the executive chairman of the board, chief strategic officer and other senior corporate...

Published July 21, 2014