WEEKLY FEATURE
The current attacks on daily fantasy sports have been withering. From the moment the Nevada Gaming Control Board declared DFS as “gambling,” other states have launched investigations. But two...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Piling On
The future of daily fantasy sports sites continues to get murky as more probes into the industry and calls for regulation have come to light, including an investigation by...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Nevada Sacks DFS
The Nevada Gaming Control Board last week shut down unlicensed websites that offer daily fantasy sports within the state borders. Chairman AG Burnett (l.) called their services “sports betting.”...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Beijing to the Rescue?
The Mainland Chinese government, whose anticorruption campaign helped kick off an extended decline in Macau’s casino industry, now is pledging to help the beleaguered city’s chief industry. But is...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Gaming Mania
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) concluded last week in Las Vegas bringing to a close one of the most dynamic events in its 14-year history. Highlights included a controversial keynote,...
WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Springfield Springs a Big Surprise
MGM Springfield shocked the state gaming commission by significantly downsizing its plans. Instead of a soaring hotel tower (l.), a smaller six-story hotel will suffice, says the company. Meanwhile,...
WEEKLY FEATURE: HOTLanta
A Georgia legislative study committee heard from members of the gaming industry, including MGM Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, as it considers ways to raise more money for the...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Gets Key Approval In Massachusetts
The $1.7 billion Wynn Everett Casino has overcome another hurdle when Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton (l.) approved the traffic and environmental report developed by Wynn Resorts....
WEEKLY FEATURE: Packer Quits as Crown Chairman
Australian billionaire James Packer (l.) responded to plummeting casino profits in Macau by resigning as chairman of Crown Resorts. Packer will stay on as a board member, and says...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Gambling Tide Rolls in Alabama
Nearly 90 percent of Alabama voters want to vote on gambling and 80 percent favor an education lottery, according to a new Alabama Jobs Foundation poll. State Senate President...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Your Serve
In a sudden counter bid for bwin.party, GVC holdings upped its offer for the online gaming site to about $1.6 billion and reignited the bidding war for bwin. The...
WEEKLY FEATURE: For GLPI, Second Time’s a Charm
The offer Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. made to acquire Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.’s real estate assets has been accepted by Pinnacle. The transaction will be for $4.75 billion in...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Close to Restructuring Deal
The second-largest shareholder of Caesars Entertainment is reportedly in talks to salvage the bankruptcy restructuring plan of the company’s largest operating unit. A company controlled by billionaire John Paulson...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Rocky Road for Massachusetts Commission
A judge of the Superior Court last week refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the city of Boston against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (l.). The commission asked that...
WEEKLY FEATURE: New Federal Rules Streamline Indian Recognition Process
After more than two years of talking about it, the U.S. Interior Department has officially unveiled its new rules for recognizing Indian tribes. Secretary Sally Jewell (l.) said the...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Online Gaming Ban Back in U.S. Senate
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), shown at left with LVS Chairman Sheldon Adelson, has introduced his expected bill to ban online gaming in the U.S. in the Senate. The...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Industry Speaks to IRS
Gaming industry representatives headed by AGA President Geoff Freeman testified at an IRS public hearing in opposition to the agency’s slot reporting proposal. Freeman (l.) told IRS commissioners that...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Gains iGaming Steam
As a fifth online gaming bill has been introduced in the legislature, the push toward legal iGaming in Pennsylvania is gaining momentum. Caesars Interactive official Michael Cohen (l.) told...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Boston Bashes Wynn
Boston has upped the heat of its rhetoric against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and its granting of a license to build a casino in Everett at the same time...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Eastern Action Online
Pennsylvania and New York are considering legalizing iGaming. Pennsylvania is holding hearings on its gambling industry including the possible legalization of online gambling. Officials at the state’s Meadows Racetrack...