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.
Legislation has been proposed by the government of Switzerland to authorize online gambling services within the country. According to recent reports, legislators are considering allowing the land-based casinos ...
The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission gave their blessing to a change in ownership and license transfer that is a key first step in bringing Lawrence Downs Casino and Racing Resort near New Castle to fruit...
US Congressman Trent Franks has asked for his HR 308 to be placed on the House’s suspension calendar. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (pictured) is trying to stop him. Known as the “Keep the Promise Act” the bill woul...
Armenia’s first-ever gambling industry gaming forum is set to take place in the country’s capital Yerevan on November 19, 2015. Conference topics will encompass all aspects of developing a successful gambling b...
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York who brought the poker industry to its knees and permanently altered the landscape of the online gambling industry in what has now become kno...
Spectrum Gaming released an updated report on October 19th that showed a decline in attendance at one West Virginia greyhound track from 929,000 in 1983 to only 13,000 in 2013. The report was commissioned by t...
Yesterday Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that the public will have a chance to review and comment on infrastructure and traffic improvement programs planned as part of the Mashpee Wam...
Online gambling operators in South Australia may no longer be able to offer unsolicited credits to their customers there.
Regulatory changes proposed by the state’s Independent Gambling Authority (IGA) to th...
Just weeks after defending an MGM Springfield redesign scrapping the marquee 25-story glass-tower hotel and proposing instead a street-accessible 6-story hotel that offers the same number of rooms but at a subs...
In a race to put a third Connecticut casino into operation at least one year before the MGM project in Springfield is scheduled to open, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes are asking for casino proposal...
Gaming legislation that would legalize casinos in Japan this year has been scuttled once again as local sources report that plans for an extraordinary session of parliament have been shelved. It will be the fir...
Melco Crown Entertainment’s Studio City will launch with 250 gaming tables which were granted by the Macau government for its scheduled October 27 opening, in addition to 1,233 gaming machines, according to Lio...
The Mohegan Sun Arena, entertainment arm of the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut has positioned itself to be ranked as one of the top entertainment venue brands, and recently won their ninth award in seven yea...
In the most recent Resorts Casino Hotel management agreement update, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (NJCCC) will allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) to invest in Resort’s online gambling ...
Last week over 8,500 employees at three staff rallies were witness to Melco Crown Entertainment’s unveiling of its Studio City Events Center.
COO Ted Chan along with other senior company executives were in a...