Writer: Ken Adams
What does saturation look like? Update – 2013
Recently, I posed a question: “Have all the good things been taken?” In that piece I argued that all of the good opportunities for further... more
Online gambling on the Boardwalk and the Strip
For the second time in as many years, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey has vetoed an online gambling bill. On Thursday, February... more
A Junket ride to Macau – sponsored by the Times of London; an update
Several times in the last year, I have written about Macau, about the challenges for any non-Chinese company trying to operate there;... more
Regulating casinos in Massachusetts
The gaming commission in Massachusetts is front and center of all of the activity leading up to the actual start of casino gambling in... more
Fantasy Sports and Online Lotteries – trends to watch
Looking for the trends behind the news is a kind of game for me; it is something I do it with everything that I read or see anywhere. It is... more
2012 was a very good year; a very good year for competition and red ink
As I have written before, the torch has been passed to a new generation of casinos. In 2006, the casinos in Atlantic City were second only... more
A heavy weight fight in Massachusetts
At first glance, the competition for a casino license in Massachusetts may not look like a heavy weight fight, but by the time it is over... more
A changing of the guards – Cleveland tops Atlantic City
The news from Atlantic City has not been good this week; the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released the gaming revenue figures... more
The Pennsylvania lottery: A greedy piggy or a helpful citizen?
The billboard depicts a caricature of a pig in a suit with a Union Jack on its lapel, holding a vacuum cleaner that is sucking dollar... more
Lenin, windjammers and volcanoes: musings on things past
What do Vladimir Lenin, windjammers and volcanoes have in common? Not much you might say, but in the gaming industry they are exactly the... more
