Location: UAE

11/25/23 5:25 PM

United Arab Emirates gaming process still shrouded in mystery

  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent
Jim Murren was on the minds of two casino company CEOs this month. But he was never mentioned by name. Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts... more
11/09/23 8:49 PM

Wynn Resorts doesn’t expect UAE competition for years

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
During Wynn Resorts’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, CEO Craig Billings said that the company’s $3.9 billion resort-casino on Al... more
11/02/23 11:04 AM

Dubai puts casino plans on backburner as Abu Dhabi pushes ahead

  • Shirley Zhao, Ben Bartenstein, Zainab Fattah, and Lisa Fleisher, Bloomberg
The emirates of Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah have emerged as frontrunners to introduce casinos before their neighbor Dubai, after the... more
09/24/23 6:32 PM

Dubai driving to surpass Las Vegas hotel room inventory

  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
While Dubai is on track to surpass the number of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, a Southern Nevada gaming and hospitality industry analyst who... more
09/21/23 4:00 PM

Caesars, MGM talk online and international strategies

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
In meetings last week in Las Vegas with Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas, executives of Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts... more
09/18/23 2:16 PM

Wall Street Bets: Analysts take on MGM cyberattacks, Wynn in UAE, IGT

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
MGM Resorts cyberattack The Sept. 11 cyberattack on MGM Resorts had a ripple effect throughout the gaming industry, with Caesars... more
09/17/23 12:45 PM

Analyst: Wynn’s Arabian venture to be global magnet

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Wynn Resorts’s in-progress mega resort-casino on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, is worth an additional $10 to... more
09/16/23 11:12 AM

As the United Arab Emirates prepares to legalize gambling, MGM confident in position

  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent
Research analysts have yet to weigh in on the potential of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) gaming market that Bloomberg Intelligence predicted... more
09/13/23 3:33 PM

Caesars ending its operations in Dubai

  • Howard Stutz, Nevada Independent
Just as gaming opportunities seem to be heating up in the United Arab Emirates, one Las Vegas-based company is exiting the market. Caesars... more
09/04/23 8:52 PM

Former MGM chief Murren named chairman of new UAE gaming authority

  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent
Former MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren will be chairman of a gaming regulatory authority established by the United... more