Kit Szybala recognized in ELG 40 Under 40

Kit Szybala, Partner and Executive Director of Operations at GMA has been appointed to the 2018-2019 Class of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming (ELG) 40 Under 40.

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Cambodia rising

by Andrew Klebanow

Major casino operators have long perceived Cambodia as a tertiary gaming market – a collective mix of border casinos that catered to residents of adjacent countries seeking a convenient place to gamble.  The absence of robust gaming regulations further discouraged larger operators from considering acquisitions or developments in the Kingdom.  That perception is changing.

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Vietnam’s Strip

by Andrew Klebanow

“The Strip” has long been a popular term in the casino industry.  Originally used to describe Las Vegas Boulevard from Sahara Avenue south to Russell Road, the term was adopted to describe clusters of casinos and hotels in other jurisdictions including the Cotai Strip in Macau and, most recently, for a proposed multi-property development called the Osaka Strip in Osaka, Japan.

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Will Asia join the U.S. sports betting gold rush?

by John English

Four months after the U.S. Supreme Court repealed a federal law limiting sports betting to just four states, there has been a mad dash by bookmakers and system providers from all over the world to descend on U.S. soil and plant their flag.

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Floor space measurement to be key factor in Japan IR investments

Exactly which facilities count towards total casino floor space will be the primary factor in determining the level of investment operators are willing to make in a Japanese IR. So says Global Market Advisors’ Brendan D. Bussmann in a column appearing in the September edition of Inside Asian Gaming, to be released next week.

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GLI releases ‘GLI-33 Event Wagering’ technical standard

Upon “GLI-33: Event Wagering Systems” standards release, several regulatory bodies and industry experts immediately adopted and/or endorsed the new standard, including the Choctaw Gaming Commission of Choctaw Mississippi, the West Virginia Lottery, Cherokee Tribal Gaming Commission of North Carolina, and Global Market Advisors.

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Steven M. Sipple: Discussion of national college football injury report largely a waste of time

by Steven M. Sipple

Things I know, and things I think I know:

Some college football ideas strike me as a waste of time.

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Andrew Klebanow: People still like to go to casinos and be entertained

Interview by Stephanie Tower

Land-based casinos continue to face tough competition from online games for several reasons. One is the convenience of gambling at home.  In the past, players had to drive several kilometers to place a wager or play their favorite slot machines.  Now, players can play their favorite casino games whenever they want, wherever they are – thanks to the development of the latest software and gambling applications.

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Macau puts money on smart city push to draw visitors

By Claire Huang

The world’s largest gambling hub plans to draw more visitors by becoming a smart city, linking up with nearby cities and rolling out attractions, from trendy eateries to video gaming competitions.

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Japan Moves Closer To Casinos, But Tantalizing Concept Not In The Cards

by Muhammad Cohen

Legislators in Japan’s lower house passed an integrated resort (IR) implementation bill on Tuesday, then extended the legislative session to July 22 to enable upper house consideration of this final step toward casino legislation.  Casino companies from across the world can scarcely contain their excitement about the world’s last casino frontier beyond the forbidden zone of mainland China.  But Japan won’t consider a concept for creating compelling IRs worthy of the world’s third largest economy, one aiming to double visitor arrivals to 60 million and become a global top five tourist destination.

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