Once I finished my business in the hustle and bustle of New York, or to be more exact, Queens and the Bronx, the city’s boroughs that are bracing themselves to become casino hubs, it was time to head up north. On the... more
On April 9, HG Vora Capital Management attended a hearing in its honor at the offices of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Parag Vora testified on behalf of HG Vora, which owns Penn Entertainment stock and has nominated... more
The gaming supplier industry—spanning land‑based gaming machines, online casino platforms, sports betting technology, and content studios—is in the middle of a major shift. Competitive pressure, regulatory complexity,... more
Every newly regulated gambling market has the same first year. The established operators form a committee. The committee books a meeting. The meeting gets rescheduled, because three of the seven stakeholders are at a... more
James Maida started Gaming Laboratories International in a loft above his bedroom in Marlton, New Jersey as a side hustle to raise money during law school. The world’s leading independent gaming laboratory began with a... more
The race for New York City’s casinos is no longer theoretical; it’s happening right now. If you need to see it for yourself, there’s no better place to go than Queens. So I went to check out New York’s largest borough,... more
Andrew Tottenham — Managing Director, Tottenham & Co
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Online gambling regulators are in an invidious position, and I say that with some sympathy. Given my usual scepticism about the regulatory impulse, that should tell you something. Their primary obligation is to protect... more
With just over a year left for those sculpting Finland’s nascent liberalised market to refine the regime for success, questions are being asked about how effective the system may be for encouraging competition and... more
The advertising of sports betting is sometimes its own worst enemy. The betting ads attract would-be bettors, but also would-be litigators and legislators. FanDuel and DraftKings have maintained a very high profile with... more
As someone who has lived and breathed the game for the best part of 20 years, the gradual but undeniable decline of poker in Macau has been hard to watch. By IAG’s count, the current number of operational poker tables... more
