The UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) sprung a surprise in early June when it announced Ciarán Carruthers – a man with no direct experience as a regulator – as its new Chief Executive Officer.... more
Chicago is the country’s third largest city. It has 2.7 million residents. To provide the services that nearly three million people require is expensive. The Windy City budget for 2026 was $16.6 billion. Finding the... more
I periodically write about some of my pet peeves about the casino experience. I’d like to think casino operators appreciate my feedback and insights about things that seem not quite right and are, at least, mildly... more
Another Kalshi ad popped up during my TikTok doomscroll today. Two bros were talking about trading prediction markets into a podcast-mic setup. One had the golden doodle perm and the other looked like he’d just... more
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on June 15 ruled that “skill games” are illegal. The court said a skill game is a slot machine with a different name. The court reversed early lower-court rulings that allowed skill... more
Last week, I made the three-hour trip from New Orleans to Kinder, Louisiana, to visit Coushatta Casino. I hadn’t been there in over a year and was eager to check out all of the recent renovations. The new... more
Today, we are blessed with a wealth of gaming data if you know where to look. The release of the American Gaming Association’s “2026 State of the States” last month is just one example. But it wasn’t always that... more
The grand opening this week of the new Hollywood Casino in the historic “City of Lights,” Aurora, Illinois, approximately 35 miles due west of Chicago, came as a ticket down memory lane for those who recall the dawn of... more
Yeah, yeah, I’m beating a dead horse1 I know it. But here we are again. Some of you remember my long-running disagreement with UNLV professor Dr. Anthony Lucas on whether players can actually feel changes in slot... more
Marketing seems to be developing a bit of a split personality. The things everyone gets excited about tend to fall into one of two categories. They’re either highly visible or highly measurable. Everything else... more
