On Saturday, Macau awarded “provisional licenses” to the six current casino operators.  These will allow them to continue to operate until they are awarded their official concessions in January. No surprise there.  In fact, the biggest surprise is that another...

Some of the richest, most powerful political players in the world of legal gambling just spent the most money ever on ballot propositions, nearly half a billion dollars, and won... nothing. Well, not exactly nothing.  It’s important to not only see what proponents of...

The extremely rich and politically powerful gaming tribes in California are spending nearly half a billion dollars this year to win the right to have sports betting. Or, I should say, they are throwing away their money on a fatally flawed initiative, which the voters...

Macau’s casino operators were just reminded, dramatically, that China is still a Marxist country. First, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) became the only major nation to seek the complete eradication of Covid.  The PRC has the will and power to do whatever it...

No government has ever asked $1 billion just for the right to build a casino. That still is true.  But that’s how much New York Governor Kathy Hochul had originally wanted for casinos in New York City. Casino executives and lobbyists were able to get the leaders of...

A little-known fact, known by few:  Texas has poker clubs.  These are by no means just a couple of tables in the back of a bar.  The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock outside of Austin has more than 60 tables.   The games -- mostly Texas Hold 'em, naturally -- are played...

Junkets and high-rollers are out. Mass-market is definitely in. The six current concessionaires, including the American companies MGM, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands, are, rightly, mostly concerned about whether they will be allowed to continue to operate casinos. But they...