Crown Melbourne Implements Time, Loss Limits for All Machines

Moving forward, all patrons who play EGMs at Crown Melbourne will be required to set time and loss limits before playing, as part of sweeping anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism...

Published December 25, 2023

Mohegan Inspire Casino to Open by February

The casino at the Mohegan Tribe’s new Inspire Entertainment Resort should open just in time for the Lunar New Year holiday, starting February 9. The resort opened earlier this...

Published December 25, 2023

Culinary Reaches New Deals with Mirage, Tropicana

The Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 unions have agreed to terms with the Mirage and the Tropicana on new five-year labor agreements covering about 2,000 workers...

Published December 25, 2023

Polistina will Introduce Compromise to NJ Smoking Ban

New Jersey state Senator Vince Polistina (l.) says he will introduce a compromise bill to ban smoking on casino floors in Atlantic City, with accommodations for slot players to...

Published December 25, 2023

WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Bans Junket-Issued Credit

The Macau government has ordered the city’s junkets to stop offering credit to gamblers. Earlier this month, casino concessionaires reportedly began closing their junket operations.

Published December 25, 2023

Chile Lawmakers Adopt Online Gaming Bill

Chile has moved one step closer to debuting a regulated online gaming market following the Chamber of Deputies’ passage of a bill outlining a potential regulatory framework.

Published December 25, 2023

Winnipeg Close to Getting First Nations Casino

After more than a decade, First Nations might finally be seeing a casino in Winnipeg after the government announced it was receptive to the idea.

Published December 18, 2023

The New Phenomenon of Hybrid Gaming

The complicated web of the U.S. gaming industry makes it difficult to usher in new innovations on a consistent basis. However, industry veteran Bruce Merati (l.) argues that the...

Published December 18, 2023

GGB Magazine Announces its 25 People to Watch for 2024

GGB’s annual list of movers and shakers is one of the gaming industry’s highest honors. This year’s edition features high flyers from every facet of the industry, including Fontainebleau’s...

Published December 18, 2023

Saipan Casino Operator Must Pay License Fees or Face Revocation

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International has been given until the end of December to remit more than $60 million in past-due license fees. IPI has filed a lawsuit,...

Published December 18, 2023

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jim Rafferty, President, Rafferty & Associates

Jim Rafferty (l.) is the father of gaming in New Hampshire. The longtime casino executive took his family to the state almost 20 years ago and established what is...

Published December 18, 2023

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Put ‘Er There

Moving into 2024, the overall temperature of the economy is mixed yet mostly optimistic. In the meantime, some companies would appear to be trading at somewhat bargain prices, and...

Published December 18, 2023

Entain CEO Resigns After Huge Court Settlement

Jette Nygaard-Andersen (l.), who led U.K.-based Entain as CEO during investigations of bribery of a former subsidiary in Turkey, has resigned. Shareholders were unhappy with a $732.4 million settlement...

Published December 18, 2023

Seminoles To Resume Florida Payments

Along with the launch of new casino games and sports betting, the Seminole Tribe said it plans to resume payments to Florida under the 30-year compact signed in 2021....

Published December 18, 2023

Top Sportsbook Tried to Convince NY Body to Change Rules

The Guardian obtained records from the New York State Gaming Commission that shows FanDuel tried to get the regulators to create more favorable rules. Ohio is also getting tough...

Published December 18, 2023

Irish Parliamentarians Amend Gambling Legislation

Irish politicians are listening to the racing sector that claims it could be irreparably harmed by the Gambling Regulation Bill. They propose amendments to induce Racing TV and Sky...

Published December 18, 2023

Brazil’s Senate Adopts Sportsbook Regulations

It is possible that Brazil may pass a bill on sportsbook regulations by the end of the year. The Senate just passed Bill 3.626/2023, which the government says could...

Published December 18, 2023

Okada Manila Operator Steps in to Finish Philippine Resort

Philippine developer PH Resorts has announced that Tiger Resort Leisure & Entertainment will invest in its stalled integrated resort in Cebu (l.). The company operates Okada Manila in the...

Published December 18, 2023

Ground Broken At Shuttered Louisiana Casino Site

The Cordish Companies’ $270 million land-based casino will replace the former Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana, which has been shuttered since 2020. The venue, set to open...

Published December 18, 2023

New Jersey Smoking Ban Pushed to Next Year

The main sponsor of a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos has shelved the bill in a Senate committee that had planned to vote on it.

Published December 18, 2023