Philippine President Appoints Tengco to Lead PAGCOR

Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has appointed close friend Alejandro Tengco (l.) to replace Andrea Domingo as head of the country’s gaming regulator. Tengco is a building contractor and...

Published August 29, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Oliver Bartlett, Director of Gaming, BetMGM

Today, in a special edition of the GGB Podcast we sit down with Oliver Bartlett, the director of gaming for BetMGM, on the growth of the “live” dealer phenomenon...

Published August 22, 2022

How Ontario Lottery & Gaming Turned Bingo Halls Into Slot Parlors

Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has spent years modernizing bingo halls by adding electronic slot machines. It gets around the illegality of slot machines in the province by dubbing...

Published August 22, 2022

Gaming Execs Go Bald For a Cause

More than 15 senior executives from gaming’s largest operators and suppliers are shaving their heads this month to help to battle childhood cancer. Take some time to read about...

Published August 22, 2022

Mohegans Fund Yale Study to Create Treatment App for Problem Gaming

Imagine being able to get professional treatment for problem gambling anywhere, anytime, on your own schedule. That is the concept being pursued now by the Yale School of Medicine—with...

Published August 22, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Miller, President & CEO, American Gaming Association

This week, the GGB Podcast has a conversation with Bill Miller, the president and CEO of the American Gaming Association on a wide range of topics as we run...

Published August 22, 2022

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Inspired-AGS Would Bring Value for Both Companies

The recent negotiations between Inspired Entertainment and PlayAGS have shown that both companies may actually be undervalued, regardless of a merger. Additionally, the AGA has released its selections for...

Published August 22, 2022

AGA Announces Selections for Gaming Hall of Fame’s Class of ‘22

The American Gaming Association has selected three new inductees for the Gaming Hall of Fame Class of 2022—Gavin Isaacs, Virginia McDowell and Michael Rumbolz (l. to r.). The trio...

Published August 22, 2022

California Teachers Unions, Party Leaderships Oppose Sports Betting Measure; MLB in Favor

California’s teachers unions and some of its senior legislative leaders have all come out against Proposition 27—the sports betting operators’ measure that would legalize online sport betting. The campaign...

Published August 22, 2022

FanDuel Accounts for Half of U.S. Online Sports Betting Market; Enters Nevada Market

Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, has nothing but praise for the bookmaker’s success. FanDuel controls more than 51 percent of the U.S. market for online sports betting....

Published August 22, 2022

Covid Policy, Lagging Consumer Confidence Affect Macau

Analysts predict that travel to Macau will be back to near-normal by year’s end, but depressed consumer confidence in China will continue to affect gaming there. Some U.S. operators...

Published August 22, 2022

Opposition Strong Against a Casino in Manhattan

Plenty of developers envision building a casino in Manhattan, yet plenty of officials want no parts of a casino in a town that never sleeps. They are, however, more...

Published August 22, 2022

Commercial Casinos Set Revenue Record

Commercial casinos in the U.S. set a new quarterly revenue record in the second quarter of 2022, generating $14.81 billion, and the industry overall is on pace for a...

Published August 22, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: Entain Fined £17 Million by UKGC, Could Lose License

Entain has been fined £17 million by the U.K. Gambling Commission. The commission said the company hasn’t done nearly enough to protect consumers from gambling addiction, or properly adhere...

Published August 22, 2022

Penn to Own 100 Percent of Barstool Sports

Penn Entertainment announced in an SEC filing that it is exercising its option to purchase all of the remaining shares of its sportsbook partner, Barstool Sports, for $387 million....

Published August 22, 2022

California NAACP Sues to Remove Quotes From Ballot Material

If you read over ballot literature regarding Prop 26 in California, you would get the impression that the state NAACP branch opposed the measure, based on remarks made by...

Published August 15, 2022

NPR: Slots on Overseas U.S. Military Bases Earn $100 Million Per Year

A recent report from NPR has shed new light on the Department of Defense’s use and operation of slot machines on overseas bases, leading many to question whether service...

Published August 15, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Josh Swissman, Founding Partner, The Strategy Organization

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Josh Swissman, a founding partner with the Strategy Organization, on the near- and long-term future of the gaming industry.

Published August 15, 2022

Will Three be the Charm?

The requirement to list a person’s “scars” in almost every gaming license application is outdated and unnecessary. Longtime gaming observer Richard Schuetz says the stipulation needlessly infringes on the...

Published August 15, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Paul Gordon, Senior Vice President of Sales, Rymax Marketing

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Paul Gordon, the senior vice president of sales for Rymax Marketing on how the current economic uncertainty has changed the way...

Published August 15, 2022