Gaming Industry an Election Player

Gaming, which used to be the industry that dare not speak its name, at least in public, in the halls of Congress, is now about as respectable as it...

Published October 3, 2016

Aussie Anti-Gamer Launches ‘Pokie-Leaks’

Australian senator and anti-gaming activist Nick Xenophon (l.) is at the helm of a whistleblower campaign dubbed “Pokie-Leaks,” which is asking insiders to help make industry secrets public.

Published October 3, 2016

Play or Pay, Says Caesars

The booze is pouring a little less freely in Las Vegas these days, or at least it is at Caesars’ casinos, including the sports book bar at Caesars Palace...

Published October 3, 2016

Gambling Combats Dementia?

A commissioner from Changhua County in Taiwan says gambling should be legalized for people 65 and older as one way to ward off Alzheimer’s disease.

Published October 3, 2016

MGM Gadfly Returns

Even though MGM Resorts did what shareholder Land and Buildings Investment Management wanted when it split into a REIT, the corporate criticizer is back again, asking that senior management,...

Published September 26, 2016

Dylan’s Gate

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (l.) will produce, not a song, but an iron gate as his contribution to the new MGM National Harbor in Maryland. Who knew that this...

Published September 19, 2016

Bye Bye Free Drinks

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is just one casino in Las Vegas that is cutting back on free drinks at the bars when you’re playing video poker. Now players...

Published September 19, 2016

India: Try Gaming to Win Olympics

India should allow betting on sporting events as a way of raising cash to help support future Olympic efforts. That’s the argument being made by the recently created All...

Published September 19, 2016

Solar Farm Provides Casino Electricity

The largest solar farm in Minnesota Power's Duluth utility service area recently was opened by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The 1-megawatt solar array will...

Published September 19, 2016

eSports Wagering, Our New BFF?

The casino industry is grasping for attractions that will draw millennials to their properties. Is eSports the answer? Are younger gamblers attracted to this eclectic sport? Bruce Merati (l.)...

Published September 5, 2016

Millennials Say More Skill Games Mean More Players

A new survey of millennials reinforces what many in the industry suspect about the spending preferences of this most populous and prized of casino demographics. Among the key findings:...

Published September 5, 2016

Adelson: Stadium More Important Than Convention Center Expansion

Sheldon Adelson, the head of Las Vegas Sands, says it’s more important to Las Vegas to build a stadium (l.) to house the NFL’s Raiders rather than expand the...

Published August 29, 2016

Casinos, Games Appealing To Millennials

Although millennials account for just 7 percent of most casinos' profits, they're driving changes in casino design and gaming technology. Some new trends include smaller boutique casinos, mixing gambling...

Published August 29, 2016

Gaming 2.0: Facing A Voyage On Stormy Seas Or Smooth Sailing To A New Normal?

There’s no time for self-congratulatory happy talk, our industry needs to start facing its tough new challenges head on. Veteran casino executive and current gaming analyst Howard Jay Klein...

Published August 22, 2016

Murren: I’m Voting for Hillary

MGM Resorts’ chairman and CEO Jim Murren took to the national stage last week, writing in USA Today that he will cross party lines to vote for Hillary Clinton...

Published August 22, 2016

Larry Flynt: A Remarkable Career

Larry Flynt has gone from being a near pornographer with an unsavory reputation to a successful card room operator in Gardena, whose casinos are among the top in Southern...

Published August 22, 2016

Campaign Impacting Trump Properties

A Foursquare report indicated foot traffic to Donald J. Trump's branded casinos, hotels and golf courses has dropped 17 percent in August 2015 compared to August 2014. And at...

Published August 15, 2016

GOP’s Mike Pence: a Pragmatist on Gaming Issues

As governor of Indiana, Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick Mike Pence was anything but pro-casino. But he wasn’t a categorical foe either. And he didn’t shy from taking industry...

Published August 8, 2016

Delusions of Grandeur in Goa

A congressional legislator in the Indian state of Goa says the jurisdiction, with 200 slot machines and 400 gaming tables, is the third-largest casino destination in the world, just...

Published August 8, 2016

An Interesting Eight Months in California

Former California Gaming Commission member Richard Schuetz (l.) has observed the last few months since his departure (he’s now the executive director of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission) and...

Published July 25, 2016