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Brendan Bussmann quoted in GGB News

For Macau, Light at the End of the Tunnel

by James Rutherford

The months of battering that Macau casinos have suffered during the coronavirus pandemic may be coming to an end with announcements out of China that it will again issue visas for mainland citizens to visit the gaming hub.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal

Hotel-casino investors limp to end of 2nd-quarter earnings season

by Richard N. Velotta

Mercifully, the second-quarter earnings season has come to an end for publicly traded companies and operate casinos in Southern Nevada.

And investors are breathing a sigh of relief.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal

William Hill poised to purchase Nevada CG Technology sportsbooks

by Richard N. Velotta

Nevada’s largest sportsbook operator will get even bigger by the end of the month if the Nevada Gaming Commission approves a Wednesday recommendation from the State Gaming Control Board.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal

Grand Sierra Resort gets regulatory complaint on coronavirus safety

by Richard N. Velotta

Grand Sierra Resort, the 2,000-room Reno hotel that is a sister property to Sahara Las Vegas, has received a regulatory complaint from the state Gaming Control Board for failure to comply with coronavirus safety protocols.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted on SportsHandle.com

Biggest Hits: Sports Betting States With Most College Football Postponements

by Jill R. Dorson

Two of college football’s biggest conferences took a knee on Tuesday, bowing to the power of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In unprecedented moves, the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced the postponement of all fall sports, including their biggest cash cow – college football.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted on MassLive.com

Massachusetts jobs bill likely to progress without sports betting, but legalization push isn’t dead yet, with proponents saying jobs, revenue are on the line

by Steph Solis

After the Massachusetts Senate passed an economic development bill without a sports betting provision, lawmakers in support of legalization are looking to revision the issue in the fall, according to people familiar with Beacon Hill negotiations.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted on MassLive.com

Massachusetts Senate’s economic development bill moves forward without proposal to legalize sports betting

by Steph Solis

Proponents of sports betting held out hope this month that Massachusetts lawmakers would pass legislation to legalize sports betting, possible as part of a multi-million-dollar economic development bill.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted in the Las Vegas Review Journal

Red Rock Resorts CEO unsure if Palms, Texas Station and others will reopen

by Bailey Schulz

It’s unclear when, or if, Station Casinos’ remaining closed properties will reopen.

Red Rock Resorts, the parent company of Station Casinos, had shuttered its 20 Nevada properties for nearly 80 days under state orders to help curb the spread of COVID-19.  The Palms, Texas Station, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho have yet to open.

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Article by Clay Peister published in Inside Asian Gaming

Using strategic marketing to thrive after COVID

by Clay Peister

During a balmy Sunday afternoon last August, Zhang Wei, a paunchy middle-aged punter from Guangzhou, traveled to Macau for his monthly afternoon of baccarat and dim sum.  Within 40 minutes of crossing the border he had boarded a shuttle bus to his favorite property, redeemed an offer for HK$1,000 in free-play and settled in front of a table with a promising trend – a ritual which is both mindless and filled with excitement.

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Brendan Bussmann quoted at PlayUSA.com

Analysts: Nevada Can Learn From Other States, But Remains Sports Betting Capital

Nevada became the blueprint and the benchmark for every state considering legalizing sports betting when the Supreme Court made it a possibility with the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in May of 2018.

Las Vegas was the sports betting capital of the world.  It was a tourist mecca.  Its regulatory structure represented what regulators in states with aspirations of creating legal sports betting economies considered the standard.

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