FANTINI’S FINANCE: Sickening Slump

After 2013’s stellar performance, casino stocks have taken a big hit to start the new year. Regional casinos are off the most, but the slump has impacted all segments...

Published February 3, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rob Goldstein, President, Global Gaming Operations, Las Vegas Sands

This week in a special edition of the GGB Podcast, Rob Goldstein, the president of global gaming operations for Las Vegas Sands sits down to talk about how the...

Published February 3, 2014

iGaming War Picks Up Steam

The war of words between the gaming industry and its largest company, Las Vegas Sands, heated up last week as the company circulated a letter issued by the FBI...

Published January 27, 2014

It’s Las Vegas Sands Versus Caesars at iGaming North America

The disagreements about online gaming between Las Vegas Sands and Caesars Interactive will be front and center at iGaming North America’s 2014 conference, March 19-21 at Planet Hollywood in...

Published January 27, 2014

Virgin Online Casino NJ To Launch; Is Wynn Next?

New Jersey will have another online casino competing for revenue as Gamesys and the Virgin Group began taking real money bets in the state at virgincasino.com. Gamesys is partnered...

Published January 27, 2014

Proposed Catawba Casino Progressing

The Catawba Indian Nation's proposed casino in Cleveland County, North Carolina will provide 4,000 new jobs, said Chief Bill Harris (l.) of the South Carolina-based tribe. The tribe considered...

Published January 27, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Managing Expectations

Earnings season is supposed to be a time when company executives can explain their strategy and how the quarterly results have demonstrated its success. But too often, executives use...

Published January 27, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Hasson, Vice President & General Manager, Graton Casino Resort, California

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Joe Hasson, vice president and general manager of the Graton Casino Resort, in Rohnert Park, California, discussing the opening and...

Published January 27, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Jockeying for Position Begins in Japan

The governor of Osaka Prefecture, Ichiro Matsui (l.), wants his jurisdiction out in front of Japan’s coming casino wave. While lawmakers consider a landmark gaming authorization bill, he’s been...

Published January 27, 2014

Legal Roadblock to Kentucky Casinos?

A conservative group has raised a potential legal roadblock to the expansion of gaming in Kentucky as set out in current legislation, based on a constitutional argument. Governor Steve...

Published January 27, 2014

Trading in Bloomberry Halted After GGAM Stock Sale

An unexpected drop in the price of Bloomberry Resorts, the parent company of the Solaire Casino Hotel in Manila, led to charges against Global Gaming Asset Management and a...

Published January 27, 2014

Supporter, Opponents Align in Florida

Proponents of expanded gambling recently launched an initiative called "Best for Florida," which hopes to educate the public about the benefits of destination casino resorts in South Florida. The...

Published January 27, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Junkets: Who’s Buying Who?

Suncity, reputed to be Macau’s largest junket controlled by Cheng Yu Tung (l.), may be moving onto the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through the back door. A Hong Kong-listed...

Published January 20, 2014

Bermuda Forges Ahead with Casino Plans

The Bermuda government originally planned a gaming referendum, then made the “difficult” decision to make it a legislative vote instead. Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell (l.) says polls showed 70...

Published January 20, 2014

Sheldon Adelson Drafts Federal Bill Outlawing Online Gambling

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson (l.) may not be in Congress, but that hasn’t stopped him from drafting a federal bill to outlaw internet gaming in the U.S. Adelson, CEO of...

Published January 20, 2014

New Megaresort Coming to Vietnam

An investment group back by the Rockefeller family plans to co-develop a $2.5 billion luxury resort on Vietnam’s south-central coast. It’s not known yet if gaming will be part...

Published January 20, 2014

Boston Fights for Casino Rights

New Boston Mayor Martin Walsh (l.) is asking that his city be treated both as a surrounding community and host community by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in relation to...

Published January 20, 2014

Judge Rules for Massachusetts Casino Tribe

A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of the Massachusetts gaming law that gave a special preference to an Indian tribe, the Mashpees, in being licensed for a casino...

Published January 20, 2014

FANTINI’S FINANCE: NJ Numbers Not Inspiring

Analysts missed the mark by a wide margin when the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement posted the first revenue numbers for the state’s nascent iGaming industry. So what’s...

Published January 20, 2014

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Corey Nyman, President, The Nyman Group

This week, the GGB Podcast catches up with Corey Nyman, the president of the Nyman Group, one of the gaming industry’s most influential and successful food-and-beverage consulting groups.

Published January 20, 2014