Blackstone-Crown Deal Receives Approvals from Western Australia, Federal Court

Blackstone’s takeover of Crown Resorts is now complete, following approvals from both the Federal Court of Australia and the Western Australian Gaming and Wagering Commission. Tony Buti (l.), Western...

Published June 20, 2022

Okada Manila Listing Put on Pause Following Takeover

The planned listing of Okada Manila on the NASDAQ has been postponed by three months to September 30, following the takeover of the Entertainment City property by former head...

Published June 20, 2022

AC: Local 54 Votes to Authorize Strike Over Lack of Progress

The contract between Local 54 of Unite Here and Atlantic City casinos expired May 31. Negotiations are not moving the needle, so the union voted to authorize a strike....

Published June 20, 2022

Michigan Governor Rejects Tribal Casino

After a 14-year effort to develop a casino in Muskegon County, Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer (l.) dashed the dreams of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, which had...

Published June 20, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: New Gaming Law Imminent in Macau

Lawmakers in Macau could sign off on the city’s new gaming law as early as June 21. The final draft includes a tax increase of 1 percent, with a...

Published June 20, 2022

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Texas El Tigua Tribe

After decades of legal disputes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the El Paso, Texas-based El Tigua Tribe can legally operate bingo-based games on its reservation at its...

Published June 20, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Burke, Chief Executive Officer, Bluberi

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Andrew Burke, the CEO of Bluberi, an up-and-coming slot manufacturer on how his company is making inroads into North American casinos.

Published June 13, 2022

What Kind of Casino Will New York City Get?

The New York Times did a report on the casino industry as the state moves towards awarding up to three licenses in the greater New York area, and it...

Published June 13, 2022

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Leighton Webb, VP, iGaming and Sports Betting, PayNearMe

This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Leighton Webb, the vice president for iGaming and sports betting for the payment company, PayNearMe, on the diversity of his company’s...

Published June 13, 2022

Japan PM: No iGaming Planned in the Country

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (l.) says iGaming is and will remain illegal in the country, and offshore operators will be banished. Some 2 million Japanese reportedly take part...

Published June 13, 2022

Texans Boost Louisiana Sports Betting

Texans can’t legally place sports bets in their own state, but thousands from Houston and Austin regularly cross the state line into western Louisiana, including Shreveport-Bossier City and Lake...

Published June 13, 2022

CA Tribes Accused of False Attacks Against Sports Betting Measure

Five months before the election, the knives are out in the campaign over whether online sports betting will be legalized in California. The state’s gaming tribes have released ads...

Published June 13, 2022

Cordish Back In The Game In Madrid

The Maryland-based property developer Cordish Companies is reportedly trying again to convince the government of Madrid, Spain to support a mega-casino project (l.). It failed in its first attempt...

Published June 13, 2022

Queensland Announces New Racing Industry Tax Model

The racing industry in Queensland has been overhauled by a new funding model recently put in place by the state government. As part of the new model, taxes will...

Published June 13, 2022

Macau Finance Secretary: Satellite Casino Industry Will Survive

Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong (l.) has reassured the city’s satellite casinos that, though they will have to “adjust their operations” under the new gaming...

Published June 13, 2022

Okada Settling In at Manila IR

The group backing Kazuo Okada’s takeover of the Manila integrated resort (l.) of the same name claimed it would bring the property to “new heights” even while the former...

Published June 13, 2022

AC Casinos Claim That They Are Unfairly Taxed and Want Relief Refuted

The Press of Atlantic City and ProPublica looked at the casinos' claim that they need tax relief. Turns out, the claim might not hold up to scrutiny. Atlantic County...

Published June 13, 2022

Oklahoma Cherokees Buy MGM’s Gold Strike Tunica

Cherokee Nation Businesses announced it was buying Gold Strike Tunica, a 1,100-room casino hotel previously owned by MGM Resorts. The tribe will pay $450 million in cash for the...

Published June 13, 2022

WEEKLY FEATURE: Oaktree Acquires Interblock

Oaktree Capital Management LP, a U.S.-based asset management firm, has acquired Slovenia’s Interblock, one of the pioneers in the electronic table game genre. Interblock will continue to operate as...

Published June 13, 2022

Crown Sydney Gets OK to Open Amid Blackstone Takeover

The ongoing saga surrounding the licensing of Crown Resorts continues to unfold— Blackstone Group, the firm slated to acquire Crown for $6.3 billion, has now been granted approval to...

Published June 13, 2022