Eldorado Resorts is on the Move AgainBy Ken Adams, CDC Gaming Reports • April 25, 2018In one day in April, Eldorado Resorts Inc added eight casinos to its portfolio; seven came from buying Carl Icahn’s Tropicana Company and the other, a casino in Illinois purchased from Caesars. Those purchases are the latest move in the… [continue reading]
Knights’ ‘crazy’ entertainment works — especially when winningBy John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal • April 25, 2018On Tuesday morning I went to a Golden Knights practice and a Vegas variety show broke out. Luxor prop master Carrot Top, members of Cirque du Soleil productions (I believe I spied a Spermato from “Mystere”), drumming legend Vinnie Paul… [continue reading]
Gambling provides income, but what about Native Americans’ health?By Nick Sortal, CDC Gaming Reports • April 25, 2018“I auditioned for that TV show ‘Survivor,’ but they rejected me,” comic Larry Omaha began. “When I told them I grew up on an Indian reservation, they said I had too much experience.” For many, casino revenues have ended a… [continue reading]
‘The Gambler’ reminds us Kerkorian was a one-of-a-kind casino kingBy John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports • April 23, 2018A few pages into William C. Rempel’s informative and entertaining new biography of the late casino king Kirk Kerkorian, you might find yourself wondering if such a success story would even be possible in today’s gaming industry. In a business… [continue reading]
Is Eldorado Resorts Expanding Too Fast?By Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool • April 23, 2018Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is all but exiting the casino industry, selling his stake in Tropicana Entertainment for $1.85 billion. But maybe Eldorado Resorts — which will operate the properties bought by real estate investment trust Gaming & Leisure Properties … [continue reading]
Industry, Academics and Advocates Unite to Launch Responsible Gaming CollaborativeBy Geoff Freeman, President, American Gaming Association • April 23, 2018The American Gaming Association (AGA) recently convened leading gaming industry organizations, academic professionals and advocacy groups to chart a new course on the complex issue of responsible gaming. The Responsible Gaming Collaborative will identify the programs and policies that best… [continue reading]
Steve Wynn isn’t out of the woods with gaming regulatorsBy Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal • April 22, 2018Just because Steve Wynn has stepped down from his leadership positions at Wynn Resorts Ltd., has sold all the shares he owned in the company and settled legal differences with his ex-wife, Elaine, don’t think for a minute that gaming… [continue reading]
NBA, MLB actually had the ‘balls’ to ask New Jersey for sports betting taxBy Brett Smiley, SportsHandle.com • April 21, 2018This is one so rich with irony I’m having a difficult time staying seated. Proving that they are beyond shame when it comes to sports betting, the NBA and MLB engaged New Jersey officials in recent months to discuss how… [continue reading]
Gaming is ahead of the economy, but with plenty of uncertaintiesBy Nick Sortal, CDC Gaming Reports • April 18, 2018Casino gambling in the U.S. outpaced the general economy in 2017, according to information from RubinBrown, an accounting and business-consulting firm. Total commercial gaming revenues in 2017 were $39.9 billion, a 4.1 percent over 2016, while Native American casinos collected… [continue reading]
VizExplorer: Making the most of disparate informationBy Nick Sortal, CDC Gaming Reports • April 18, 2018VizExplorer is in the information business, and the easiest illustration of what it can do is visible at a blackjack table. The company, in partnership with ARB LABS, has created a solution to an eternal problem: How to track how… [continue reading]
Stronger TogetherBy Geoff Freeman, President, American Gaming Association • April 17, 2018Five years ago, the American Gaming Association (AGA) membership was largely comprised of large commercial casino operators. Those entities founded the organization in 1994, and defending their interests in Washington – or better yet, keeping Washington out of their business… [continue reading]
CDC Gaming Reports sends their best to the 2018 Indian Gaming TradeshowBy CDC Gaming Reports • April 17, 2018Fortune was kind this year, and the planets lined up for CDC Gaming Reports and NIGA 2018, the annual National Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention. This is the first time the show has come to Las Vegas, and the first… [continue reading]
Shuffle up and deal: Controversy, conspiracy and card shufflersBy John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports • April 16, 2018Few gadgets are as ubiquitous on the casino floor as the card shuffler. The rectangular box looks simple enough, but its low table profile belies an inner core that’s been patented and has the potential of not only shuffling, but… [continue reading]
Trip to the Kentucky Derby becomes the role of lifetimeBy Bernard Kroviak, Special to CDC Gaming Reports • April 15, 2018The Kentucky humorist Irvin S. Cobb once said, “Until you go to Kentucky and with your own eyes behold the Derby, you ain’t never been nowheres and you ain’t seen nothin.” Cobb may not have specifically intended that statement to… [continue reading]
Ocean Resort joining Hyatt is a huge positive for Atlantic CityBy Press of Atlantic City • April 15, 2018Ten days ago Hyatt Hotels Corp. and AC Ocean Walk announced that the redeveloped Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City would be part of Hyatt’s Unbound Collection of international hotels. That might turn out to be the year’s biggest Atlantic… [continue reading]
Let ‘Chief Wahoo’ do some goodBy Muhammad Cohen, CDC Gaming Reports • April 14, 2018Major League Baseball has convinced the Cleveland Indians to remove their Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms. That may be a victory over racism or a cynical gesture, but it’s a missed opportunity for baseball and tribal casino communities, one that’s… [continue reading]
Five effective ways media strategies can work for youBy John Dalrymple, The Geary Company • April 14, 2018Any business, whether it’s a start-up or has been around for decades, needs to communicate to its target audiences in order to be profitable. One thing that is top of mind for most gaming executives is how to utilize their… [continue reading]
Think before you legislate!By Andrew Tottenham, Managing Director, Tottenham & Co • April 13, 2018With the impending Supreme Court of the United States opinion regarding whether the States have the right to offer sport betting, and whether Congress overstepped its powers with PAPSA in 1992 in limiting the number of States that can do… [continue reading]
UK Gambling Self-Exclusion Systems RoundupBy Luke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports • April 13, 2018There have been several leaks from the UK’s current self-exclusion systems exposed recently, be they the Multi Operator Self Exclusions Scheme (MOSES) used by many existing high street bookmakers across the land or the unique self-exclusion arrangements set up by… [continue reading]
Niagara Falls Closes the Door after the Horses EscapedBy Ken Adams, CDC Gaming Reports • April 11, 2018In these days of political polarization, very few voters trust any government official. Actually it is a long-term trend; Forbes has been doing a poll for 16 years on the most and least trusted professions in the country. Nurses, military… [continue reading]
Mutual benefit: GiGse, Juegos Miami team up in MiamiBy Nick Sortal, CDC Gaming Reports • April 10, 2018The international gambling management fraternity gets together at ICE London. U.S. commercial and Native American casino operators frequent G2E in Las Vegas. And now, for operators south of the United States and elsewhere, there’s a new option: Juegos Miami and… [continue reading]
New Swedish iGaming Bill PublishedBy Luke Haward, CDC Gaming Reports • April 10, 2018The Swedish Gambling Authority Lotteriinspektionen has just published in full the new regulations which will go into force on 1st January 2019, and they certainly make for an interesting read. Key changes include the introduction of a new licensing system,… [continue reading]
Energy Choice Initiative: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!By John L. Smith, CDC Gaming Reports • April 9, 2018“Let’s get ready to rumble!” — Boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer Nevada is known for its big fights. Whether it was the epic 42-round lightweight championship in 1906 in Goldfield between Joe Gans and Oscar “Battling Nelson,” the heavyweight “Fight… [continue reading]
Editorial: Sports gambling window in Kansas doesn’t need to be opened yetBy Topeka Capital-Journal • April 8, 2018The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on lifting a federal ban on legalized sports betting. Such a ruling is expected later this year. If the court favors broadening the availability of legalized sports wagering, as expected, the decision… [continue reading]
Adam Silver Once Again Undermines League’s Sports Betting Talking PointsBy Brett Smiley, Sports Handle • April 5, 2018The NBA, MLB and now the PGA Tour have engaged in a sprint since January, lobbying for sports betting legislation favorable to their collective financial interests. This multi-pronged effort in over a dozen states eyeing legal sports betting has involved… [continue reading]
