WEEKLY FEATURE: Odd Couple

Baltimore-based mega developer the Cordish Companies and the Pennsylvania-based national gaming company Penn National are putting their act together and taking it to Orange County, New York, where they...

Published April 21, 2014

IGT Launches Powerbucks

IGT has launched the first interstate wide-area progressive, partnering with Boyd Gaming and Caesars Entertainment to launch Powerbucks slots in New Jersey and South Dakota.

Published April 21, 2014

Osaka Takes Lead in Japan

Osaka has jumped out in front of Tokyo in the race to secure a casino license in Japan’s nascent gaming market. With the national parliament set to debate a...

Published April 21, 2014

Alabama Can’t Prohibit Indian-Land Casinos

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians won a much-watched case when U.S. District Court Judge Keith Watkins recently ruled the state of Alabama does not have the authority to...

Published April 21, 2014

O’Farrell Out as NSW Premier

In New South Wales James Packer had the most powerful friend a gaming developer could want. But the chief executive responsible for making Crown Sydney happen, Premier Barry O’Farrell...

Published April 21, 2014

Iowa Gaming: No To Cedar Rapids , Argosy Sioux City

The verdicts are in: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted 4-1 against the proposed $164 million Cedar Crossing Casino (l.) in Cedar Rapids, claiming it would hurt existing...

Published April 21, 2014

MGM, Hakkasan Launch Global Partnership

MGM Resorts International and the Hakkasan Group have partnered to form MGM Hakkasan Hospitality, which will develop luxury hotels in nations around the world. The two companies worked together...

Published April 21, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Jumping on Japan?

The “next big thing” in the gaming business is the legalization of gaming in Japan. But when will it happen? How big will it be? Who will play there?...

Published April 21, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Mike Mitchell, Vice President of Game Development and Engineering, Bally Technologies

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Mike Mitchell, Bally Technologies’ VP of game development and engineering, about the convergence of games at Bally and SHFL entertainment,...

Published April 21, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Downgrade

A group of Caesars Entertainment Corp. lenders and bondholders is taking a closer look at the company’s recent strategy of creating subsidiaries in an effort to manage its debt....

Published April 14, 2014

Melco in Talks for $5 Billion Tokyo Casino

Melco Crown Entertainment says it will spend $5 billion or more to open a resort casino in Tokyo. The Macau casino giant (Crown Macau at left) envisions a joint...

Published April 14, 2014

New Hampshire House Mulls Two-Casino Plan

The New Hampshire House’s Ways and Means Committee has begun holding hearings on a proposal to allow two casinos in the Granite State, a bill that has already passed...

Published April 14, 2014

Kerzner to Retire

Sol Kerzner (l.) will retire as chairman of South Africa’s Kerzner International Holdings after a 45-year career in the casino hotel industry.

Published April 14, 2014

Mass. Gaming Commission Delays Key Decisions

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has bowed to circumstances and voted to delay two key decisions, the issuance of gaming licenses in the southeastern and Boston metro casino zones. The...

Published April 14, 2014

Aquis Discounts Environmental Concerns

Environmentalists are worried about the fragile ecosystem of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef if Tony Fung’s $4 billion Aquis megaresort goes ahead in northern Queensland as planned. Aquis contends its...

Published April 14, 2014

Unauthorized Offshore Gambling Sites Trying to Poach New Jersey Online Gamblers

The head of bwin.party, which is licensed to provide online gambling in New Jersey, says several unlicensed international online gambling sites (raketherack.com at left) are trying to lure in...

Published April 14, 2014

Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’ Legislation

For five years the Carcieri v. Salazar decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has been an irritant and an outrage to many Indian tribes. Senator Jon Tester (l.), chairman...

Published April 14, 2014

GGB PODCAST: Joe Pappano, Senior Vice President, Director of Merchant Sales and Managing Director, Vantiv Gaming Solutions

This week, the GGB Podcast features a re-broadcast of a discussion with Joe Pappano, the senior vice president, director of merchant sales and managing director for Vantiv Gaming Solutions...

Published April 14, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Okada’s Chiller in Manila

The $2 billion Manila resort planned by Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada (l.) is on the rocks again. His Philippine subsidiary has fired one of the partners it secured last...

Published April 7, 2014

PokerStars Defends Actions in California

PokerStars has issued a statement in response to news reports it is trying to push California to remove any “bad actor” language from proposed legislation to legalize online poker...

Published April 7, 2014