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.
Ard van der Steur, the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice raised concerns over the Curaçao online gambling industry in June 2016, during a meeting of the four justice ministers in the Dutch Kingdom. The min...
The state of Alabama has been struggling to raise sufficient funds to take care of basic services and for over a decade has had to borrow heavily and make use of one time funds to pay for these services. Govern...
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has reversed a judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corporation that could have seen the American casino operator forced to pay upwards of $100 million to Hong Kong businessman Richard S...
Las Vegas Sands this week reported that at its Marina Bay Sands resort VIP volume for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 29 percent, but a 0.7 point increase in VIP along with a 6 percent rise in slots han...
It seems that the tables have turned for William Hill and 888. Namely, if more than a year ago the popular bookmaker tried to take over 888 for £744 million, now the gaming group alongside Rank Group wants to a...
Increasing its gaming footprint, a leave and license agreement has been signed by Delta Corp Ltd (NSE: DELTACORP), the largest gaming company in India, to operate a casino inside the Denzong Regency Hotel in Ga...
Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group has launched an initial public offering in hopes of raising approximately $18.6 million to help fund future projects including its under-construction Tiger Palace Res...
Macau’s casino industry has been in a slump for the last 25 months, but stocks rallied across the board this week. Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson recently announced that their Chinese...
Goa’s floating casinos have been under constant pressure to relocate from the Mandovi river and were given time till March 31, 2016 to relocate. The floating casinos were unable to find a proper relocation site...
MGM Resorts International is being sued by Maryland Live Casino over lists of high-rollers, which were allegedly provided to MGM by several former employees of the Maryland casino, according to The Daily Record...
In California, the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe Of Enterprise Rancheria has suspended construction on its new 140,000 sq ft Fire Mountain Casino as it awaits two federal decisions that will determine what type of g...
At a meeting held on July 25, Portugal’s gambling regulator, Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (Gambling Inspection and Regulation Service) (SRIJ) issued an online games of chance license, which includes...
Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson recently held a conference call with analysts to discuss his company’s second quarter results for 2016. During the conference call, Adelson informed analysts its subsidi...
The Supreme Court (SC) in India had commissioned the Lodha Committee headed by R.M. Lodha, the retired Chief Justice of India to look into the 2013 match-fixing scandals surrounding the Indian Premier League (...
Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment, the parent company of the Canberra Casino had given Clubs ACT, Canberra Raiders and Richard Farmer, the clubs lobbyist until July 20 to withdraw statements the group are ca...