Florida Parimutuels Pitch Amendment 3 to Supreme Court

West Flagler and Associates don’t take no for an answer. They hope the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court will support their opposition to the sports betting...

Published January 8, 2024

California Initiative Seeks Enough Signatures for the Ballot

Kasey Thompson, the name behind the effort to put a sports betting measure on the 2024 ballot, has launched a signature drive. The question: will he get enough tribal...

Published January 8, 2024

Dutch Government Proposes Plan to Fight Gambling Addiction

The government of the Netherlands is proposing new, more restrictive measures to protect the vulnerable from problem gaming. Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind said the issue is...

Published January 8, 2024

Report: Australian Gov’t Dragging Feet on Murphy Report

Six months ago, Peta Murphy MP (l.) presented a report to the government outlining the adverse effects of online gambling and its advertising. The report recommended a phased ad...

Published January 8, 2024

Asia-Pac Recovery Continues, Macau Meets GGR Benchmark

Last year was a good one for Asian gaming, as markets bounced back from Covid-19. Macau casinos grossed more than $22 billion for the year, a crucial benchmark that...

Published January 8, 2024

Alabama Legislator Urges Stricter Enforcement

Alabama state Rep. Andy Whitt (l.), a member of a 9-person House committee formed to study gambling legislation, said stricter enforcement and a state gaming commission are required to...

Published January 8, 2024

F1 Propels Nevada to Best November Ever

The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix appears to have delivered on its sky-high expectations, as Nevada recorded a new November record with $1.37 billion in statewide revenue.

Published January 8, 2024

WEEKLY FEATURE: Brazil’s Sports Betting, iGaming Bill Makes it to the Finish Line

After numerous delays and stops and starts, Brazil has finally passed its sports betting and iGaming bill. The legislation was signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (l.)...

Published January 8, 2024

Japan Central Gov’t Nixes Nagasaki IR

At the end of 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that it had rejected an integrated resort proposal from Nagasaki Prefecture, due to qualms...

Published January 8, 2024

Longtime IGSA President Peter DeRaedt Steps Down

Peter DeRaedt (l.), the longtime president of the International Gaming Standards Association, has announced that he has stepped down from his position after more than two decades at the...

Published December 25, 2023

Gaming and Politics: Perfectly Imperfect Together

In the U.S., just about every industry ties back to politics in some form, and gaming is a great example—the impact of its tax revenues make it fairly bipartisan...

Published December 25, 2023

What to Know about NV’s ACES Initiative Regarding Technology Approval

In recent years, the sense around the Nevada gaming industry has been that cumbersome approval processes have hampered innovation—as such, the NGCB recently enacted several changes to the approval...

Published December 25, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Tis the Season for Optimism

Everyone knows that there’s no telling how the future will pan out, but why be a Grinch or Scrooge during this jolly time? Let’s start the new year brimming...

Published December 25, 2023

GGB Podcast: Rick Arpin, Managing Director, Las Vegas, KPMG

As we move into 2024, the business of gaming is evolving like never before, and few figures in the industry have a better understanding of these nuances than Rick...

Published December 25, 2023

GGB Podcast Classic: Michael Silberling

CEO, Metropolitan Gaming

Published December 25, 2023

GGB Podcast Classic: David Lopez and Julia Boguslawski

David Lopez, CEO, and Julia Boguslawski, Chief Marketing Officer of gaming supplier AGS.

Published December 25, 2023

GGB Podcast Classic: E. Sequoyah Simermeyer

Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission

Published December 25, 2023

GGB Podcast Classic: John Payne, President, VICI Properties

President, VICI Properties

Published December 25, 2023

Virginia Attorney General Not Sure Where to Put Pick’em

Like other states, Virginia is grappling with the status of pick’em fantasy sports. The issue: the game pits players against the house instead of players against players. Does that...

Published December 25, 2023

Vermont Picks Operators: DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics

Vermont will debut sports betting on January 11 with three mobile sportsbooks, including FanDuel and DraftKings, ranked one and two. The surprise for third was Fanatics, the new kid...

Published December 25, 2023