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Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence in Full Throttle
It's a new year, and Atlantic City casino operators are hoping for an even better one in 2018. Fresh off the town's second consecutive annual gaming win, invested companies are hopeful that the trend will continue up and down the Boardwalk and...
New Chinese Cash Rules Unlikely to Slow Macau’s Growth
A new limit on the amount of money that can be withdrawn annually from mainland Chinese bank accounts while outside of the country could be seen as a threat to Macau’s casino industry, but experts largely say the impact on the territory...
Pennsylvania Towns’ Satellite Casino Opt-Out Deadline Passes, More Than 900 Just Say ‘No’
Pennsylvania towns have now made their voices heard when it comes to embracing mini-casinos, or not, in their various burghs. One minute before midnight Eastern time on December 31 marked the deadline for local officials to notify the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...
Outlook for Las Vegas Tourism 2018 Remains Positive, Despite Volume Number Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month in November
Las Vegas tourism continues to struggle, as November marked the sixth consecutive month of visitor volume losses in America's gambling capital. Nearly four percent fewer travelers came to Sin City during the Thanksgiving holiday month, which represents a loss of about 125,000...
Casino and Gaming Industry Most Memorable Moments of 2017: What Made Us Cheer, What Made Us Jeer
As we push into the New Year, let's take a final look back at the one just past. 2017 saw some unwelcome changes in the iconic Vegas tourism marketing model, and of course, one of the greatest tragedies of our time, right...
Pennsylvania Joins the US Online Gaming Fray in 2017, as We Look Back on the Highs and Lows of the Internet Push
On October 30, 2017, Pennsylvania became the fourth US state to legalize online gambling and the first since 2013, when New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware took that unprecedented leap. Pennsylvania's push to make internet gambling legal had been in the cards for...
The Day That Changed Las Vegas in 2017: How a Mass Murderer Shook Up Everything We Know About Casino Security
On October 1, 2017, high rolling gambler Stephen Paddock brutally murdered 58 people and injured 546 more when he opened fire on a country music concert on the Las Vegas Strip from his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in...
Fallen Sports Heroes: Which Athletes Lost Their Luster in 2017
The world of sports has the potential to create heroes, which is one of the reasons why we love watching athletes compete. But those same great heroes can also take big falls, either on the field or in the world at large, and...
Cyber Security in 2017: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Freaked Us Out
Globally, 2017 saw cybersecurity become a key issue across all industries, and online gambling was no exception. Internet operators have long been targets for DDoS attacks, which have become more frequent in recent years, as well as more powerful and more creative, and...
Millennials and the Gaming Industry in 2017: New Directions Take Hold
Millennials don't seem to have the penchant for old-school gambling that their parents did, and casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and elsewhere continued to struggle to find the magic formula that would win their business in 2017. The challenge of rebuilding...
