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.
The 2016 Game Developers Conference has concluded and during the conference, Microsoft made several big announcements. The company plans on evolving their Xbox product to coincide with the ever-growing eSports ...
The state of Louisiana has a no smoking law in place that prevents smoking in public venues and employment sites and has left it to the local authorities to enforce any gaps in the enforcement of these rules.
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On Monday, Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 1076) reported a net loss of HKD84.37 million (US$10.87 million) for the entire 2015, compared to 2014’s loss of HKD...
Switzerland’s casinos say they haven’t been profitable since 2007 and to help stop the continued loss, want to add sports betting and lottery options.
The Swiss Federation of Casinos (SFC) released its annua...
Today, the State Senate of New Hampshire will meet to discuss close to 30 bills, one of which covers the topic of gambling. The bill would bring casino gambling to the state and has already been introduced in t...
Just yesterday, Maryland Live! Casino revealed a new social casino gaming application, provided by GAN, the GameAccount Network. The new and improved application is titled Live! Social Casino and can be enjoyed...
Most countries in the European Union have strict legislature that bans smoking in public and harsh penalties for those that violate this law. Romania just recently became that 18th country in the European Union...
It is likely the ordinance that outlines preference rules for tribally owned businesses will be changed in the near future. The rules affect contract bids for construction projects to office supplies on the Qua...
Protesting outside of the Palms Casino Resort is expected to take place this week in an attempt by Nevada’s largest labor group to unionize workers.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which represents 57,000 ...
The long awaited report from former Watergate prosecutor, Richard J. Davis on whether Caesars (CEC) TPG LP, and Apollo Global Management hurt their now bankrupt operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating ...
In a Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village (JIV) Proposed Gaming Management Agreement, released on the Federal Register Monday by the Nation...
It was announced on Monday that the Little Creek Casino Resort of Washington has partnered with International Game Technology for a replacement casino management system. The resort will be replacing their entir...
Agilysys, a top provider of next-generational hospitality software solutions, has partnered with the Grand Casino properties of Minnesota to provide their suite of software services for the locations in the eas...
The proposed $1.7 billion Wynn Everett casino has brought Wynn Resorts a lot of opposition and legal tussles that have stalled the process of the casino project repeatedly. However, Steve Wynn, the chairman of...
Casinos, petrified that millennials aren’t taking to traditional methods of gambling, are bringing live entertainment to the gambling floors to keep younger customers interested.
A New England casino is empt...