The World Casino Directory's Gaming Industry News covers land-based and online happenings in the industry. Our coverage here will inform readers about everything from employment and job fairs to major moves being anticipated by the big industry players. Reporting on sweeping regulatory changes as well as the oft-times more nuanced fluidity of case law and legal interpretations of existing laws are some of the items we cover in this section.
Industry participants will find pre-show and post-show coverage of some of the most important conferences and tradeshows in the gambling world, whether land-based or iGaming in nature or both. Thought leaders and those looking to increase their knowledge of current trends in the global gaming industry may wish to visit our Calendars of Gaming and iGaming Conferences and Seminars for important details on summits ranging from G2E (Global Gaming Expo) and ICE to roundtables focused on sportsbetting.
We cover important industry events and changes from American tribal gaming and the Caribbean to India and Macau. If it affects the industry, for professionals or players, you'll find the story here. New licenses, casino sales, M&A, and labor relations are just a few of the story leads we chase for you and report on in this section.
Gaming analysts were expecting either California or Pennsylvania to become the fourth state in the U.S to legalize online gambling but that hasn’t happened as of yet. Now, Michigan has decided to push for the l...
While Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York works busily toward getting their facilities ready to open a full scale casino shortly after the state's Gaming Commission hands over a license, a mino...
Online lottery operations in China stopped in March of last year due to evidence suggesting fraud among officials of the lottery administration centers across several provinces. Reports have now emerged that st...
New online casino and poker legislation has been introduced in the Michigan State Senate, almost five years after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) went into effect. The UIGEA prohi...
The ruling handed down by the Alabama Supreme Court on March 31 will not be appealed by VictoryLand’s legal team; instead, they will look to either federal court or to the United States Supreme Court for relief...
The Alabama-Coushatta tribe plans to hold a job fair soon for their new Class II casino, Naskila Entertainment near Livingston, Texas. On Tuesday April 19 Tribal members are invited for either of two sessions t...
Next month, online gambling, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and sports betting will be topics discussed at a Congressional hearing.
ESPN’s David Purdum broke the news on Thursday, that a hearing to consider the...
SkyCity Entertainment Group, a New Zealand and Australia casino operator, says it won’t instigate talks but would consider a takeover by Aussie rival The Star Entertainment Group conditional upon the lead being...
An issue with unpaid taxes in Washoe County has now been resolved, as the county has decided to not hold casinos and gambling venues of Reno responsible for $4.8 million due to under collection of taxes. On Tue...
The decline of Macau’s casino industry over the last two years has made it difficult for junket operators to run a successful operation as these middle agents played a key role in bringing VIP gamblers to Macau...
A proposed amendment to Alabama’s constitution that would once and for all clarify that GreeneTrack in Greene County and VictoryLand in Macon County would be within the law to operate electronic bingo machines,...
Under a new proposal, Atlantic City has 130 days to devise a plan to fix its finances or the state takes over.
Proposed by Democratic State Senate President Steve Sweeney and others on Wednesday, the measure...
After breaking ground on the Project First Light Resort and Casino just last week, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has announced they are now going to be hosting a vendor and job fair next months. Individuals inter...
A couple of years ago it would have been inconceivable to think that visitors to Macau would have to pay for a shuttle ride from the ferry terminal to any one of Macau’s casinos. Casinos were happy to invest in...
Norfolk Island has been stripped of its power to approve gaming licenses as well as renew existing ones by the Australian federal government. The decision comes shortly after it was discovered that an action by...