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.
In central California, the North Fork Rancheria Of Mono Indians could soon begin construction of a new casino in Madera County after having the latest edition of its gaming compact approved by the federal Depar...
The Baha Mar Casino and Hotel was the biggest integrated casino resort to be developed in Nassau, Bahamas at an estimated $3.5 billion. The casino resort was initially scheduled to open in 2014 and generate tho...
Gaming analysts believe that Japan is in a great position to benefit from legalizing the casino industry and Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen recently confirmed that a change in the country’s political envi...
The long-running debate on the future of casinos in the small Indian state of Goa intensified on Thursday as opposition lawmakers exchanged angry words with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar before walking out ...
The economy of Macau may be about to overturn three years of decline and return to growth thanks to a change in focus from casino operators such as Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Wynn Resorts.
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Celebration Jamaica, owned by property developer Robert Trotta, recently bagged a deal worth $40.1 million with the state owned Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and secured Success lands outside of Montego B...
For decades the only area in the state of New Jersey to offer casino gambling was Atlantic City. This could soon change as legislators in the state have been considering adding casinos in the northern region of...
A lawsuit was filed by Rivers Casino in Pittsburg challenging their yearly tax payment based on revenues from slot machine gaming just a few weeks ago and the suit has now been dropped. Late this afternoon, the...
Residents opposed to a plan that would re-zone land on the outskirts of the Ontario city of Peterborough so that operator Great Canadian Gaming Corporation can build a new casino could be set to have their appe...
Plans by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build the $1 billion First Light Resort And Casino in the southeastern Massachusetts city of Taunton could be in jeopardy after a federal judge ruled against the federal ...
International casino operator Wynn Resorts announced in a quarterly report that they only expect to receive official permission to operate 100 gaming tables in the casino at its coming Wynn Palace development i...
Earlier this week, the Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley, announced that a special session was to be held in the state to discuss the possibility of the state lottery. This was surprising news as the lottery h...
A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties was granted a 30-day extension to gather the additional signatures necessary to get the measure on the No...
After calling for an end to the anonymity of Bitcoin users in February, the European Commission has now proposed a directive that has been designed to help prevent the use of the digital currencies to finance c...
Ladbrokes and the Gala Coral Group are merging, but one condition remains, the group still need to sell up to 400 betting shops before the merger will be complete. The Competition Markets Authority has confirme...