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Tag Archives: Global Market Advisors

Sports betting the development stimulus Illinois needs

In 1990, Illinois legislature approved the Riverboat Gambling Act which authorised the Illinois Gaming Board to grant up to 10 casino licences. The first, Argosy Casino Alton, opened a year later and the latest, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, opened in 2011. Initially the casinos could operate up to 1,200 EGT positions each but legislation…

Japan – Global Market Advisors lays out timeline for Japan’s gaming laws

The introduction of casino gaming remains on track in Japan following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s landslide election victory. Global Market Advisors believes that the pivotal Responsible Gaming Bill could yet be approved before the end of the year following with the Diet session starting in November being tipped as a potential opportunity for discussion. It…

Japan – Creating a cluster of casinos could see Japan compete with Macau

Creating a Japanese version of the Las Vegas or Cotai Strip would maximise the economic benefits of a tourist magnet that could see Japan take on gaming’s leading lights of Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore. Global Market Advisors said that clustering three casino properties on Osaka’s Yumeshima Island, creating an ‘Osaka Strip’ tourism destination could…

Taiwan – ‘Taiwan ranks with Japan as a potential lucrative gaming jurisdiction’

As Penghu gears up for a casino gaming referendum, Global Market Advisors (GMA) has stated that a future casino market in Taiwan would be up there with Japan in terms of how lucrative it could be. The analytical group has issued a thought-leadership piece entitled, “History and Current Status of Gaming in Taiwan,” authored by…