WEEKLY FEATURE: Chinese Gambling Threat to Macau?

The Beijing government has proposed bringing legal gaming to Hainan, an island often referred to as “China’s Hawaii.” Relax Macau: the plan will take years, and is for online...

Published February 12, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Resorts in Damage Control

Wynn Resorts has moved quickly to cooperate with investigations by regulators in Nevada and Massachusetts into allegations that Steve Wynn (l.) has been sexually harassing female employees for decades....

Published February 5, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Angel To Devil For Sports Betting

An attorney for the National Basketball Association testified before the New York State Assembly in favor of legalized sports betting—with 1 percent of wagers to the league. This would...

Published January 29, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars REIT Rejects Acquisition Bid by MGM REIT

Vici Properties, Inc., the newly established real-estate investment trust of Caesars Entertainment, has confirmed that it rejected an acquisition bid from MGM Growth Properties. The plan would have turned...

Published January 22, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Will States Squander Legal Sports Betting?

Anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court to allow sports betting, Indiana state Rep. Alan Morrison (l.) proposed legislation giving national sports leagues a 1 percent "integrity fee" from the state's...

Published January 15, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Ends Losing Streak

Gross gaming revenues generated by Macau’s casino industry were up 19.1 percent for full-year 2017 compared to 2016. The total was MOP265.74 billion (US$33 billion) compared to MOP223.21 billion...

Published January 8, 2018

WEEKLY FEATURE: Fun in Florida?

Developments are popping up in Florida on several gambling fronts. A bill that would require a statewide vote on any gambling expansion progressed. The Seminole tribe sued 25 internet...

Published December 25, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Tribes OK to Compete for Bridgeport

MGM Resorts and the two Connecticut gaming tribes have both indicated that they are ready, willing and able to compete for the right to operate a casino in Bridgeport,...

Published December 18, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Talks Heat Up in GVC/Ladbrokes Coral Deal

GVC Holdings Plc is in advanced talks to acquire U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group Plc for a price approaching $5.2 billion. The move is seen as another step in...

Published December 11, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Bill Would Make PAGCOR ‘Purely Regulatory’

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. will be a solely regulatory body if a new bill sponsored by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (l.) is passed by parliament. PAGCOR currently...

Published December 4, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Stakeholders Align Ahead of Sports Betting Case

The American Gaming Association previews the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the federal ban on sports betting, as suppliers, operators and states jockey for position in anticipation of legal...

Published November 20, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Assesses New Law

Potential stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s expanded gaming industry assess the new gaming law and the opportunities in sectors like iGaming, mini-casinos and VGTs. Several cities were opting out as sites...

Published November 13, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Gaming Expansion Signed Into Law

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill making Pennsylvania the fourth state in the U.S. to have legal online gaming, as well as expanding gaming with satellite casinos and...

Published November 6, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Abe Win Spurs Casino Hopes

Victory at the polls for Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (l.) was good news for casino operators. Hopeful investors worldwide are expected to bid for...

Published October 30, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: A New Day for Caesars

The roots of Caesars Entertainment are proud and resilient. Recent history has been somewhat spotting, and the reformed Caesars Entertainment following the bankruptcy isn’t changing things very much. Richard...

Published October 23, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Aftermath in Vegas

Not surprisingly, it took only days for the casino giant to find itself named a defendant in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that...

Published October 15, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Back in the Game

The casino giant’s largest operating subsidiary is out of bankruptcy, the conglomerate is reorganized, its balance sheet is newly scrubbed, there’s a new board of directors, and investors are...

Published October 8, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Sports Betting Goes Live on Capitol Hill

The AGA and the American Sports Betting Coalition it helped to create held a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the potential benefit of legalized sports betting. A new...

Published October 2, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Scientific Games Buys NYX Gaming

Scientific Games announced it is acquiring NYX Gaming Group and its global digital sports-betting platform, moving into the sports-betting arena as sports betting moves closer to legalization in the...

Published September 25, 2017

WEEKLY FEATURE: Irma Blasts Casinos

Hurricane Irma blew across the Caribbean and Florida last week causing havoc among casinos in its path. In the Bahamas, the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort remained open during Hurricane...

Published September 18, 2017