WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Gets First Massachusetts Casino License
MGM Resorts won the first casino license in Massachusetts last week for a proposed casino in Springfield (l.). But voters in the Bay State appear to have radically changed...
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WEEKLY FEATURE: Still a Pulse for Japan Casino Bill
Amid fading hopes that Japan’s parliament will act this year to legalize casinos, a leading advocate for the stalled bill in the Diet says it could come up for...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Death in Japan
It looks as though casino advocates in Japan’s Diet have run out of time to get a legalization bill passed in the current session, even as PM Shinzo Abe...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Asian Influence
Last week’s G2E Asia turned the attention of the gaming world on Macau. Keynote speaker and MGM China Co-Chairwoman Pansy Ho (l.) took the opportunity to emphasize that Macau...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau’s Credit Card Headache
More bad news for jittery Macau investors. The latest is that local authorities have given the casinos until July 1 to oust illegal hand-held card-swipe devices from their properties....
WEEKLY FEATURE: Analysts Say Japan Moving Forward
Despite some unsettling reports to the contrary, investment brokers Union Gaming Research Macau maintain that all is fundamentally well in Japan with the process of legalizing casinos. The firm...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Much More MGM in Vegas
MGM Resorts International announced several developments last week that will cement its position as the largest and most important operators in Las Vegas. After announcing it will build an...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Hopes Fade in Vietnam
Investors looking for a more open market in Vietnam have found disappointment instead. New regulations have been submitted to the National Assembly, which will maintain the current ban on...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Odd Couple
Baltimore-based mega developer the Cordish Companies and the Pennsylvania-based national gaming company Penn National are putting their act together and taking it to Orange County, New York, where they...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Downgrade
A group of Caesars Entertainment Corp. lenders and bondholders is taking a closer look at the company’s recent strategy of creating subsidiaries in an effort to manage its debt....
WEEKLY FEATURE: Okada’s Chiller in Manila
The $2 billion Manila resort planned by Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada (l.) is on the rocks again. His Philippine subsidiary has fired one of the partners it secured last...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Tough Times In Tunica
With business dramatically down, Caesars Entertainment announced it will close its Harrah's casino in Tunica on June 2, laying off up to 1,300 workers. Still, conditions are not so...
WEEKLY FEATURE: ‘Creepy’ Showdown
Las Vegas Sands spokesman Andy Abboud (r. in photo) squared off with Caesars Interactive head Mitch Garber last week at iGaming North America in Las Vegas, moderated by World...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Door A or Door B?
Illinois lawmakers will consider two expanded gambling proposals in bills sponsored by state Rep. Bob Rita (l.). One would create a state-operated, 10,000-position Chicago casino only. The second would...
WEEKLY FEATURE: All in the Family
Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment has announced plans to sell four of its resorts, including the recently re-branded Quad (l.), to a Caesars subsidiary. The shift could enable Caesars to...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Happy Together
Two of the three states offering online gambling in the U.S. have come together and signed a pact to combine online poker sites and increase their player pools. Nevada...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Taking the Long Shot
New Jersey has filed a challenge to a 22-year-old federal law that prevents sports betting in the state with the U.S. Supreme Court. While there is no guarantee the...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Florida Fun
In a surprising turnaround, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford (l.) said he would support an expanded gambling measure—if it included two key provisions. First, voters would have to approve...
WEEKLY FEATURE: First Bay State License Set to Go
Massachusetts’ first gaming license—for a slots parlor—will be issued by the state Gaming Commission on February 28, if things go according to schedule. The owners of Raynham Park believe...
WEEKLY FEATURE: Revelation
Media reports that Caesars Entertainment is preparing an offer for Atlantic City’s troubled Revel casino hotel comes just weeks after reports that Hard Rock International was considering a bid....
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