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Day 1 iGaming seminars at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) provide reason for optimism

LAS VEGAS -- Amid hundreds of gaming industry folks diligently moving boxes, erecting booths and assembling slot machines, Global Gaming Expo 2015 (G2E) came to life on Monday at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.While the trade show floor — featuring nearly 500 exhibitors — doesn’t open for business until Tuesday, more than 30 seminars ranging in topics from iGaming to regulation to tribal gaming to security and surveillance were available to attendees on Day 1 of G2E.Below is a quick sampling of sessions Casino City attended with a concentration on iGaming, where industry regulators and operators alike seem bullish on the long-term opportunities in the U.S.Lessons Learned: Late iGaming Adopters Leg UpModerator: Melissa Blau, Director & Consultant; iGaming CapitalSpeakers: CEO of NYX Gaming Group Matt Davey; Princeton Public Affairs Group Lobbyist Bill Pascrell; 888Poker/888Casino Director of Marketing Chris Capra, Golden Nugget VP of Online Gaming Thomas WinterDay 1 of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas featured multiple industry seminars...read more

Top 10 storylines to follow during WSOP Europe

World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) kicks off next week at Spielbank Berlin, and the 10-bracelet event series promises to add plenty of intrigue to what has already been an exciting 2015 WSOP.The WSOP has run every summer in Las Vegas since 1970, but Caesars Entertainment launched WSOPE in 2007 in an effort to spread the World Series brand further across the globe...read more

Scientific Games to unveil Cirque du Soleil slot machines

Scientific Games Corp., having spent nearly $8 billion to create the casino industry's largest manufacturer, is using the Global Gaming Expo as center-stage to display the combination of several leading slot machine brands under one corporate heading.Cirque du Soleil provides the perfect partner for that effort.Las Vegas-based Scientific Games signed a licensing agreement with the Montreal-based entertainment company to create slot machines based on Cirque's acrobats, characters and music...read more

Smoking bans not a major topic at G2E — but they should be

Not found among the list of discussion topics being covered during the Global Gaming Expo is the idea of a casinowide smoking ban.It's an issue the gaming industry can't avoid. There are more nonsmoking commercial casino states (18) than casino states that allow smoking (six)...read more

Deal Me In: Where's my refill?

Dear Mark: I just wanted to share a story about your column regarding tipping. We were not at a casino, but my mom and I occasionally go to dinner or lunch. She always offers to pay, and I say I'll get it, so she says "I'll leave the tip." Probably the third time we went out we stood up to leave, and I looked down to see a quarter...read more

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission joins AGA board of directors

The American Gaming Association added six new members, including the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, to group's board of directors.The Washington, D.C.-based trade organization also added representatives from the MotorCity Casino and Hotel in Detroit and Rush Street Gaming to the board...read more

Casino Openings & Expansions: Las Vegas welcomes world's largest Hooters at Palms Casino Resort

With more than 400 locations in 42 states and 26 countries, Hooters venues range in size, style and substance. Last week, the iconic restaurant chain, known for its saucy chicken wings and inviting waitresses dressed in bright orange short-shorts and white tank tops, celebrated the grand opening of its largest location in the world at The Palms Casino Resort in – where else? – Sin City.The expansive two-story, 15,200-square-foot space sits steps away from the resort's pool-deck area and seats more than 400 guests...read more

Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 3

Well, that was brutal.If you didn't catch my Week 2 DFS GPP picks column, consider yourself fortunate. I had a bad week.It just goes to show you can't trust the Philadelphia Eagles, my favorite team (I'm having trouble remembering why I root for them, though)...read more

ESPN WSOP Main Event Recap: Episodes III and IV

With Phil Hellmuth now gone from the tournament, the focus of the third and fourth episodes of ESPN's World Series of Poker Main Event coverage turns to Daniel Negreanu and Antonio Esfandiari. While several other players are featured, either Negreanu or Esfandiari is involved in the majority of the hands shown this week...read more

Macau gaming officials seek to 'improve transparency' of junket operations

Macau gaming authorities plan to revise laws that regulate the high-end junket operators, which have come under intense scrutiny by the mainland Chinese government as part of an overall crackdown on corruption.In a statement Tuesday, Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau said it would "seek to improve transparency" in the junket industry and ensure all personnel are suitable.Junket operators have long been part of the Macau gaming structure...read more