WEEKLY FEATURE: AGA Takes Aim at Gray-Market Slots

The American Gaming Association has renewed its commitment to eradicating unregulated, unlicensed gaming machines promoted as “skill games” in several states with a white paper outlining their dangers.

Published April 26, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Arizona Gets Comprehensive Gaming Expansion

Last week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (l.) signed a sports betting bill and expansion of tribal gaming that will be one of the most comprehensive in any state in...

Published April 19, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE : MotorCity Comes to Atlantic City

The Ilitch family, owners of the MotorCity Casino Hotel, the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Red Wings, has Atlantic City on their radar. The family agreed to buy as...

Published April 21, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Casino Workers Lining Up for Covid Vaccines—At Work

In Las Vegas, Atlantic City and elsewhere, casino operators are bringing Covid-19 vaccination centers to jobsites, making it easier for employees to be inoculated and get back to work.

Published April 5, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Field Narrowed in Richmond

The city government of Richmond, Virginia announced three finalists for the casino that will be built somewhere in the city. Bally’s, Cordish and Peninsula Pacific will have their plans...

Published March 29, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Haaland Sworn In as Interior Secretary

On March 19, former New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland (l.) was sworn in as secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. Haaland made history, becoming the first Native American...

Published March 22, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Momentum Builds for New York City Casinos

A request for proposals for three casino licenses for New York City could be announced in April, and reports are that Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and Bally’s will...

Published March 15, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Connecticut Governor, Mohegans Cut Sports Betting Deal

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Mohegan Chairman James Gessner Jr. (l.), reached an agreement on sports betting and iGaming in the state. The deal excludes the Mashantucket Pequot tribe,...

Published March 8, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Sells South Korean Venture for ‘BBQ Pork’

Caesars Entertainment has shed its stake in a South Korean casino project, concentrating solely on its U.S. business. Its former Midan City Resort Complex in Incheon had experienced several...

Published March 1, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Crown Crisis Deepens

Crown Resorts’ problems in New South Wales are causing concern in other Australian states. Western Australia, home of Crown Perth (l.) , is planning its own inquiry into Crown’s...

Published February 22, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: In Macau, The Londoner Unveiled

Sands China offered the first phase of its newest themed resort the Londoner, formerly Cotai Central, to a Macau market still reeling from the Covid crisis. The company, which...

Published February 15, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Japan IR Bidders Line Up

Five development groups will bid on the right to build and operate an integrated resort in Nagasaki. It’s one of four regions that hope to host a Japan IR,...

Published February 8, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Historical Horseracing In Peril In Kentucky

In September, Kentucky’s Supreme Court ruled historical horseracing machines that use a certain system are not parimutuel. In January, the court nixed an appeal, shutting down games at Red...

Published February 1, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Legality of iGaming

A three-judge panel scrapped a 2018 bid by the Trump administration to reinterpret the Wire Act to prohibit internet gaming, including state lotteries. Their decision reaffirms that the act...

Published January 25, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: U.S. Sports Betting: A Legislative Update

In 2021, more U.S. states are looking to jump on the sports-wagering bandwagon, joining 24 that already have a form of legal bets on sporting events. Here’s a list...

Published January 18, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Rebuffed in Bid for Entain

MGM Resorts International's got turned down in its bid to acquire Entain PLC. The U.K.-based company said the offer of more than $11 billion was undervalued. Entain asked MGM...

Published January 11, 2021

WEEKLY FEATURE: Hawaii Considers First Casino

The Hawaiian Homes Commission has voted to support a proposal by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the islands’ first casino in Kapolei (l.). The proposal faces stiff...

Published December 28, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: Crown Sydney Opens Sans Casino

Aussie gaming operator Crown Resorts is facing a class-action lawsuit by investors who say they were damaged by Crown’s alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws. Meanwhile, James Packer’s firm...

Published December 21, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: Connecticut Tribes Shelve Satellite Casino For Now

Connecticut’s Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes, who operate the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, have “temporarily” shelved plans for their Tribal Winds satellite casino project (l.) in East Windsor....

Published December 14, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: A Visionary Remembered

Although he wasn’t a “gaming guy,” all of Las Vegas mourned the passing last week of Tony Hsieh (l.) whose vision and tenacity transformed Downtown Las Vegas. Hsieh died...

Published December 7, 2020