Insight

Most companies, even if unintentionally, do a lot of stupid stuff. All I have to do is say “New Coke” and “Bud Light” and you’ll immediately know what I mean.... Read more... more

I never imagined I’d say this, but I now believe that live craps is in serious danger of becoming obsolete. Crap dealers, I’m sorry. Before you accuse me of not... Read more... more

A great number of profitable casino-development opportunities still remain. And depending on the country, market, funding, leadership expertise, and strategic plan, many of them could make sense for the right... Read... more

Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. We have a stacked newsletter this week: Standard General bids again for Bally’s Corp As North Carolina launches sports betting, parlays... Read more... more

If one thing is readily apparent after looking at Alberta Budget 2024, tabled Feb. 29, it’s that an Ontario-style, open, regulated, igaming market is a question of when for the... Read more... more

The majority of legislatures were back in regular session during February with 35 states (70%) active during the month of February 2024. A total number of 208 gambling-related bills went... Read more... more

At the end of last month, the European Parliament approved plans to introduce a standardised electronic European Digital Identity (e-ID) to verify citizens’ identities when using online services. It will... Read... more

A few weeks ago, Eilers & Krejcik published a report that investigated the impact of online gambling on the land-based industry. It found no cannibalisation of land-based gaming revenues. Brian... Read more... more

Word broke early Tuesday that federal agents in the expanding investigation surrounding the network of illegal bookmaker Wayne Nix were in Las Vegas asking questions, according to a reliable source... Read more... more

Nationally, the gross gaming revenues (GGR) in January were up 4.5 percent to $5.7 billion. It was the smallest increase in the post-pandemic era. Nine states reported a decrease in... Read more... more