WEEKLY FEATURE: Melco-HR Gets Go-Ahead in Cyprus

Gaming operators Melco International of Hong Kong and U.S.-based Hard Rock International have gotten the official thumbs-up from Greek Deputy Minister Constantinos Petrides (l.) to develop a casino in...

Published November 14, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Gaming on Tuesday’s Ballot

Several states have gaming issues on the ballot on Election Day, including gaming expansion in New Jersey and Massachusetts. Polling doesn’t bode well for those measures, but other issues...

Published November 7, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Down to the Wire For Atlantic City

Atlantic City officials have released a five-year fiscal plan they hope will stave off a New Jersey takeover of the city’s finances. The plan includes a proposed settlement of...

Published October 31, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Australian Companies to Form Sports Betting Giant

The two largest sports betting companies in Australia will join forces now that Tabcorp Holdings has agreed to be acquired by Tatts Group. The $4.9 billion deal dominates more...

Published October 24, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Nevada Legislature OKs Stadium Plan

Sheldon Adelson’s $1.9 billion domed stadium has taken a giant step closer to reality after the Nevada legislature voted to approve an increase in the local hotel room tax...

Published October 17, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Seminoles Solidify Control of Hard Rock Brand

The gaming-rich Seminole tribe has brought the famed brand’s entire global portfolio under its flagship Hard Rock International―including 27 hotels and 15 casinos, including Hard Rock Sioux City―everything but...

Published October 10, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: G2E Highlights Future of Industry

Global Gaming Expo 2016, the largest gaming trade show and conference in the world, looked to the future with a focus on new opportunities and new technologies including skill-based...

Published October 3, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Getting Revel’s Number

Atlantic City’s Revel will become the Ten, according to owner Glenn Straub, complete with a casino. But the past could inform the future as Straub seeks to get all...

Published September 26, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Vietnam Will Not Lift Locals Ban

Vietnam’s Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung (l.) will not lift the ban keeping Vietnamese from entering the country’s casinos. Proponents of locals gaming argue that residents simply cross the...

Published September 19, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: More M&A—SciGames Buying DEQ

Another supplier is being taken off the table. Scientific Games has snapped up DEQ Systems, adding more proprietary technologies to its Shuffle Master brand and enhancing the positioning of...

Published September 5, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Alabama Lottery Bill Defeated

After hours of contentious debate, the Alabama House of Representatives passed 64-35 a bill that could have made Alabama the 45th state with a lottery. But the changes added...

Published August 29, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Alabama Lottery OK’s Minus Gaming

In a special session the Alabama Senate ended debate on a bill that would have led to a statewide lottery plus electronic gambling machines at racetracks. However, senators then...

Published August 22, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: California Governor Signs 10 Gaming Pacts

New compacts were signed between the state of California and 10 tribes that approach gaming revenue in different ways. In some tribes, that slot fees were altered, in others...

Published August 15, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Table Trouble For Wynn

Wynn Resorts Ltd. says its new Wynn Palace resort (l.), set to open later this month on Macau’s Cotai Strip, may receive only 100 new-to-market live gaming tables from...

Published August 8, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: 888, Rank Group Bid For William Hill

888 Holdings and casino operator Rank Group have come together seeking a merger with British bookmaker William Hill. The move comes quickly after William Hill fired its chief executive...

Published August 1, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: CG Technologies Slammed in Nevada

CG Technologies, the former Cantor Gaming, was fined $1.5 million last month by the Nevada Gaming Control Board and its longtime president, Lee Amaitis (l.), was forced to resign...

Published July 25, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Fertittas Net $4 Billion for UFC

Brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III (l.) will net some $4 billion from the sale of most of their 80 percent interest in UFC to the partnership of William...

Published July 18, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Panic in the Philippines

Within hours of taking office, new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) declared he would put an end to online gambling in the country, tighten anti-money laundering laws, and possibly...

Published July 11, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Vietnam Considers Local Gambling

Will the government of Vietnam at last let locals gamble at a proposed new casino on Phu Quoc Island? Opening the doors to nationals could mean a new gold...

Published July 4, 2016

WEEKLY FEATURE: Maybe Next Year in Macau

Macau, the world’s foremost gaming destination now mired in a two-year decline, won’t bounce back anytime soon. A new financial forecast says GDP in the recession-battered market will contract...

Published June 27, 2016