Oklahoma Governor Hires Outside Counsel in Tribal Compact Dispute

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (l.) hired outside legal counsel to represent him in a lawsuit filed by four Native American tribes that claim gaming compacts Stitt signed with four...

Published November 7, 2022

California Ballot Question Big Issue on Election Day

With the mid-term elections slated for November 8 in the U.S., the most important issue to be decided for gaming is whether California will legalize sports betting in any...

Published November 7, 2022

New U.K. Minister Will Oversee Gambling Act Review

After unsuccessful attempts from four previous U.K. undersecretaries for tech and the digital economy, the country may finally have the undersecretary to carry the review of the Gambling Act...

Published November 7, 2022

Chau Trial: Conflicting Testimony on Illegal Bets

In the trial of former Macau junket boss Alvin Chau (l.), a director of the city’s compliance audit division testified that she saw no evidence the junket took part...

Published November 7, 2022

Travel Resumes from China to Macau

Starting November 1, Macau opened travel for individuals and groups from Chinese cities. The move was described by a JP Morgan analyst as a potential “boon” for gaming operators.

Published November 7, 2022

Life Goes On As Alabama Casinos Fear Shutdowns

Officials and casino owners in Lowndes County, Alabama await the state Supreme Court’s response to their request to rehear a case involving electronic bingo games that could lead to...

Published November 7, 2022

Caesars CEO Says Company Won’t Sell Las Vegas Property After All

Caesars Entertainment was rumored to be shopping one of its Las Vegas properties for over a year, but CEO Tom Reeg (l.) recently announced to investors that the company...

Published November 7, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: Brazil’s New President May Allow Gaming

Brazil’s outgoing president, Jair Bolsonaro, had promised to veto any attempt by the legislature to legalize gaming. However, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (l.), nicknamed “Lula '' narrowly defeated...

Published November 7, 2022

Fertitta Becomes 2nd-Largest Wynn Shareholder

Tilman Fertitta (l.) is now one of the largest individual shareholders in Wynn Resorts, having purchased 6.9 million shares, which equates to a 6 percent stake in the company....

Published November 7, 2022

Out With The Old, In With The Questionable?

Las Vegas is changing, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. But it will always be Las Vegas and there will always be something for everyone, according to Ira David...

Published October 31, 2022

Casino Genre Now No. 1 for U.S. Mobile Game Spend

Mobile casino games, especially slots, have had an impressive rise in popularity over the past few years, resulting in record numbers so far in 2022. The industry is expected...

Published October 31, 2022

Genting Could Be a Spoiler in Macau

Genting Malaysia may be a long shot to win an “outright” concession in the Macau gaming license retender, but the company’s bid, which took the incumbents by surprise, has...

Published October 31, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jay Snowden, President & CEO, Penn Entertainment

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Jay Snowden, the president and CEO of Penn Entertainment, on the progress of both the land-based and online gaming side...

Published October 31, 2022

FANTINI’S FINANCE: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

At this point, we’ve seen enough positive 3Q results from gaming companies across all sectors to have faith in its long-term resiliency moving forward, even as the cloud of...

Published October 31, 2022

Nevada, New Jersey Inching Closer to Implementing Esports Betting Regulations

Nevada esports betting regulations may not be far away, now that an advisory committee has finalized and presented a new regulation framework to state regulators, who will consider the...

Published October 31, 2022

North Dakota Charities Oppose Tribes’ Online Gaming Proposal

North Dakota tribes’ plan for monopoly of online gaming would “absolutely devastate our industry,” says North Dakota Gaming Alliance Executive Director Mike Motschenbacher (l.). The tribes claim they need...

Published October 31, 2022

Vermont Sports Betting Committee Leaning to Online-Only Betting

Vermont is debating not only when to implement legalized sports betting in the state, but what form it should be, mobile or retail of both.

Published October 31, 2022

Mississippi Casino Industry Opposes Mobile Sports Betting

Of four Southern states, only Mississippi will fight efforts to oppose online sports betting. Why? Keeping sports betting in-person will keep folks visiting the 26 casinos in the state.

Published October 31, 2022

Gibraltar Delays Action to be Removed From “Gray List”

The government of Gibraltar isn’t falling over itself to correct anti-money laundering failures that caused the Financial Action Task Force to add it to its “gray list.” That list...

Published October 31, 2022

Witnesses Tie Suncity to Alleged Illegal Betting

In the ongoing trial of Alvin Chau, witnesses suggested that Suncity, the now-defunct Asian junket once run by Chau, was associated with other entities that conducted illegal under-the-table bets....

Published October 31, 2022