U.S. Legal Sportsbook Growth Has Not Curtailed Illegal Betting

Legalized sports betting has not eradicated illegal sportsbooks as much as officials and regulators would have hoped. So the Congressional Gaming Caucus wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick...

Published July 25, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Derek Mooberry, CEO, Zitro US

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down the Derek Mooberry, the CEO of Zitro US, on that company’s plans for entering the North American market with its unique and...

Published July 25, 2022

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Two of a Kind or Opposites Attract?

In many ways, Monarch Casino and Las Vegas Sands lie on opposite ends of the spectrum, but the two also have some interesting similarities, which makes for a good...

Published July 25, 2022

U.S. House Approves Bill Expanding Federal Rights for Maine Tribes

The House of Representatives has passed a bill championed by Rep. Jared Golden (l.) that would restore federal rights to Maine’s Indian tribes, after they were relinquished in a...

Published July 25, 2022

Legal Challenge Possible if Both CA Sportsbook Measures Pass

California’s competing sports betting measures, Proposition 26 and Proposition 27, could end up as the subjects of court challenges. If both measures pass the 50 percent mark, it might...

Published July 25, 2022

Florida Sports Betting Years Away

The U.S. Court of Appeals released a schedule for briefs in the Florida tribal compact sports betting case this fall. Oral arguments won’t occur until next year. The bottom...

Published July 25, 2022

U.K. Won’t Ban “Loot Boxes” on Video Games

The U.K. Culture Minister Nadine Dorries (l.) won’t be following the recommendations of the U.K. Gambling Commission to ban loot boxes in non-gambling games when the country’s gambling laws...

Published July 25, 2022

Peru Legalizes iGaming, Sports Betting

Peru’s Congress July 15 voted 91 to 0 to legalize online gaming and sports betting. The law will be enforced by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur)....

Published July 25, 2022

Cambodian Casino Industry on Comeback Trail

Of 143 gaming license applications filed in Cambodia, only 13 have been issued to date this year. Pre-pandemic, the country had about 200 licensed operators. Meanwhile, tourism is on...

Published July 25, 2022

Judge to Rule on New Jersey PILOT Case Within 30 Days

A Superior Court Judge said he would rule in the next 30 days whether the state owes money to Atlantic County over an amendment to the PILOT law. The...

Published July 25, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Reopens, But for How Long?

Last week, the Macau government announced that casinos in the market could reopen for a two-week “consolidation period” starting July 23. It marked the end of the city’s most...

Published July 25, 2022

Genting Singapore to MGM: No Sale

Lim Kok Thay (l.), executive chairman of Genting Singapore, acknowledged last week that he was approached by MGM Resorts International with an “unsolicited” offer for his stake in the...

Published July 25, 2022

Disruption, Making A Difference & Making Strides

Are women getting enough credit for the progress being made in the engineering sector of gaming technology? Maja Maljkovic (l.), vice president of engineering for SB22 believes there...

Published July 18, 2022

The Number of Women Involved in Sports Betting on the Rise

According to a data analysis company, more than 4.6 million women in the U.S. joined sports betting apps in 2021, an increase of 115 percent. BetRivers signed more females...

Published July 18, 2022

Corporate Compassion and Industry Action

The American Gaming Association recently formed a task force aimed at eliminating human trafficking via a comprehensive industry effort. Around the world, human trafficking impacts an estimated 25 million...

Published July 18, 2022

Sharing Data on Problem Gamblers a Problem for Connecticut Operators

Connecticut requires bookmakers and iGaming operators to offer tools to help problem gamblers, but not to share proprietary data. Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (shown...

Published July 18, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Cordish, Chairman & CEO, The Cordish Companies

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with David Cordish, the chairman and CEO of the Cordish Companies, on the 10th anniversary of the opening of Maryland LIVE!...

Published July 18, 2022

FANTINI’S FINANCE: Hard Rain Might Fall, But Gaming is Built to Weather the Storm

The recent boom of the Las Vegas Strip is refreshing, yet likely unsustainable. However, as analysts and investors try to sell off to get ahead of decline, remember the...

Published July 18, 2022

Texas Drops Effort To Shut Down Naskila Gaming

After decades of trying, Texas will no longer try to close the Alabama-Coushatta’s Naskila Gaming electronic bingo hall (l.). A federal appeals court and the U.S. Supreme Court both...

Published July 18, 2022

CA Democrats Oppose Online Sports Betting Measure

So far, over 80 organizations have announced opposition to Proposition 27, the California measure that would authorize online sports betting across the state. One of the latest is the...

Published July 18, 2022