All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Gaming & Casinos

Sports betting is once again being discussed as a savior for Atlantic City.  The problem is the city's casinos do not need a savior, they need to stop panicking and focus on the situation at hand.

All along our thinking has been that $90 is the price where this could get done.   The question is with a 12-18 month process of licensing and approvals, how many are going to wait around?

Sweeten the bid - just what the doctor ordered. Harrah's Entertainment will be in meetings today (12/13/2006) to try and make heads or tails out the offers they have received regarding taking their company private. It could certainly happen, however, don't overlook the possibility of them...

Analysts, investors and the media seem to be ignoring a primary reason why the Fertitta family wants to take Station Casinos private.Look at it this way.   For the next few years the local Las Vegas casino market will be facing some digestion problems after years of extreme growth.  ...

This acquisition will make it possible for the Seminole Tribe to do legitimate business off tribal lands. The move may also allow them to take part in Casino activities anywhere gaming is allowed under the guise of their New Brand Ownership. Make no mistake, it will set them apart from other tribes...

For more than a year we have been hearing about the threat of Pennsylvania slot parlors to the growth of Atlantic City.  For more than a year, I have been warning that the threat is from within, not from Pennsylvania slot parlors.First it was the Governor shutting down the casinos for a week in...

Given the small operating costs in this market, the future of on-line betting in Europe (and other potential markets, such as Asia) is very bright. It only needs for growing that some regulatory uncertainties disappear. Spain’s prospects seem especially good.

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What this is showing you is that Eighth Wonder is pulling out all stops to try to win this bid.  A recent poll showed Eighth Wonder so far behind Genting/Universal Studios and Kerzner/CapitaLand in polls that they are trying everything to win this bid.

Trump Entertainment reported what was probably their best quarter in the history of the company but instead of being praised for operating so well in an environment that included a lost month of July due to the state of NJ closing the casinos in Atlantic City for nearly a week and then months of destructive...