WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Malaise

Revenues in the Chinese casino hub continue to suffer from a government crackdown on corruption, and the impacts now are being felt in the mass market. Win was down...

Published November 10, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Taj Tussle

Officials for Atlantic City’s bankrupt Trump Taj Mahal casino say the property could close as early as December 1 if New Jersey does not agree to a state aide...

Published November 3, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Judge Quashes Sports Gambling in New Jersey

Professional sports leagues and the NCAA successfully sued last week to block New Jersey from permitting sports betting, which had been scheduled to begin at one state racetrack as...

Published October 27 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Proxy Poker

A group of investors led by former Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Dan Lee (l.) wants to overthrow the current board and management of Full House Resorts Inc., based in Las...

Published October 20, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Gunplay at California Casino

The National Indian Gaming Commission has threatened to close Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Northern California by October 27 unless the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indian produces missing...

Published October 13, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: G2E Duet

Gaming moguls Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson (shown with their wives Andrea and Miriam) sang from the same songbook during their G2E addresses last week. Both praised the other...

Published October 6, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Singing Different Tune in Boston

Just a week after he won the license for the Boston area, Steve Wynn is backing down from his harsh position against big payments to the city of Boston....

Published September 29, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Apples and Oranges

The proximity of Orange County, New York to the Big Apple has become one of the biggest debates in the competition for four new casino licenses in New York...

Published September 22, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Birds of a Feather?

Payment processor Global Cash Access Holdings has agreed to acquire slot company Multimedia Games for $1.2 billion in cash, a 31 percent premium on the September 5 closing price...

Published September 15, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Controversial Arizona Casino Breaks Ground

After 14 lawsuits over five years and fierce opposition from Glendale, Arizona officials and leaders of other tribes, the Tohono O'odham Nation recently broke ground at its $400 million...

Published September 8, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: More Threats to Atlantic City Unveiled

The Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce has unveiled a $1.17 billion plan to build two hotels with casinos and conference facilities at the Meadowlands Sports Complex (l.) in northern New...

Published August 25, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Domestic Tranquility in Vietnam

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has drafted new gaming regulations for consideration that include a provision for allowing the country’s citizens to patronize casinos for the first time. The market...

Published August 18, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: PokerStars Clean?

Amaya Gaming last week announced it has completed its acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt. The announcement came shortly after Amaya stockholders approved the $4.9 billion deal. With the...

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WEEKLY FEATURE: Glendale Grab

A combination of action by the Department of the Interior and fewer declared enemies may be moving the stars into the right place for Arizona’s Tohono O’odham tribe and...

Published August 4, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Can Atlantic City Be Saved?

As Atlantic City faces a continuing decline in casino revenue and the threat of three of its 11 casinos closing by the end of the summer, state and local...

Published July 28, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: No Stinkin’ Compact: California Tribe Launches Online Poker Site

The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Indians has launched a real-money online poker site despite no state regulations in California for online gambling being in place. The tribe has...

Published July 21, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Aristocrat Steps Up

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. wraps up a month of acquisitions and partnership deals aimed at keeping up with powerful competition with the purchase of VGT, a leading Class II manufacturer....

Published July 14, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Vegas Hotels Rebrand

David Siegel, a leading developer of timeshare properties, has been confirmed as the new owner of the LVH Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (l.), the former Las Vegas Hilton,...

Published July 7, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Sports Betting Blow

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear New Jersey’s appeal of a lower court ruling that the state’s sports betting law violates a federal ban. But that may not...

Published June 30, 2014

WEEKLY FEATURE: Back in the USA

The sale of PokerStars to Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion could open the door for the poker giant’s entry into the fledgling U.S. online market. Amaya and its chairman,...

Published June 23, 2014