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10/05/22 5:55 PM

Despite gaming-industry success, it’s a tough year to make predictions

  • John L. Smith
  • Commercial Casinos
  • Igaming
  • Sports Betting
  • Suppliers
  • Tribal Gaming
The second-best thing about this week’s “Gaming Industry Outlook” executive survey is that it is chockful of optimism. Cautious optimism, to be sure, but optimism nonetheless, as CEOs gaze into... Read more... more
10/04/22 8:00 PM

Top 10 things casino players hate

  • Dennis Conrad
  • Commercial Casinos
A few decades ago when I last had a “real job,” our executive team was sitting around the executive table making executive talk (and occasionally making an executive decision) and... Read more... more
10/04/22 10:00 AM

Focus on Asia: Macau’s seventh heaven

  • Ben Blaschke — Managing Editor, IAG
  • Commercial Casinos
If nothing else, the revelation that a seventh bidder has entered the race for a Macau gaming concession under the city’s public tender has added a little spice into what... Read more... more
10/04/22 10:00 AM

Focus on Asia: Remembering Michael Gore — A Legend in Asian gaming

  • Andrew Klebanow — Co-Founder, C3 Gaming
  • Commercial Casinos
In September of 2022, the Asian gaming industry lost one of its true pioneers. Michael Gore, MBA, J.D., passed away. Michael’s impact on the Asian gaming industry was profound. He... Read more... more
10/02/22 12:35 PM

A little flag football anyone?

  • Ken Adams
  • Commercial Casinos
  • Sports Betting
In a world filled with sports announcements, possibly the most shocking of this year came from the National Football League: The league is making a change in the annual end-of-season... Read more... more
10/02/22 8:48 AM

Faces of Gaming: Brian Christopher — From actor, Uber driver, and cater waiter to slot celebrity

  • Tom Osiecki — CDC Gaming Reports and Raving Partner
  • Commercial Casinos
Faces of Gaming is a monthly column from consultant Tom Osiecki about interesting and engaging people in the gaming industry.The thing about Brian Christopher is this: What you see is... Read more... more
09/29/22 2:00 AM

Tottenham Report: The slow march of regulatory change

  • Hannah Gannagé-Stewart
The two themes that stood out most at last week’s SBC Summit Barcelona were player protection and regulatory compliance. While the Player Protection Symposium took up the least physical space,... Read more... more
09/27/22 9:52 PM

Horse sense and common sense

  • Bernard Kroviak
As the summer ends, Epicenter has firmly established himself as the three-year-old of the year, and the four-year-old Flightline just cemented his status as the latest wonder horse (or, if... Read more... more
09/25/22 10:00 PM

Gathering to talk about the issues

  • Ken Adams
Autumn is gaming conference time. As one season ends and another begins, it is a time to pause and reflect on the changing gaming industry in a post-pandemic world. The... Read more... more
09/22/22 2:00 PM

Igaming Focus: How realistic are smaller online sports betting operators’ plans in the U.S.?

  • Jake Pollard
When JMP Securities previewed the new NFL season just before opening weekend, many of the forecasts it included in its update were expected, but its observations about how smaller operators... Read more... more