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.
As expected, officials in Nicosia today announced the final three contenders for a single casino license in Cyprus. The preferred bidders who will enter the final round with a clean slate and equal footing to w...
Atlantic City’s casinos managed to wrangle 14.7 percent more from gamblers in February than they did last year.
The state Gaming Enforcement Division released figures on Monday that show the New Jersey resor...
HVS Capital Corp. has just announced that the Grand Lucayan Resort complex, which includes the Treasure Bay Casino is to be sold in a Sealed Bid Auction. The assets can be purchased in whole or in part and ther...
Gaming promoter, Neptune Group, says that the crisis that has hit the gaming sector hard has rendered the territory’s existing VIP junket model no longer sustainable.
The company said in an interim report fi...
Numbers in the plus column at Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos declined by a combined 5.8 percent in February, as all but one of Louisiana's gambling markets witnessed a decrease in revenues from the year ...
Ever since New Jersey legalized the casino industry in 1976, Atlantic City has had a monopoly on the industry as casinos were not allowed in any other cities. While this model has worked well for New Jersey in ...
A 41 percent increase in consolidated revenue has been reported by Pan-Asia focused Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. for the 2015 fiscal year, at $31.5 million. The company attributes the rise to increases in gam...
During a meeting on Friday afternoon in Macau between the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tak, legislator José Coutinho, and Stephen Lan, issues were discussed revolving around the retirement...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will meet with state gambling regulators to update them on their plans to build a casino south of Boston. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the tribe will meet on Tuesday after...
Top social casino developer, Ruby Seven Studios, was recently acquired by Delaware North, a food service and hospitality company known worldwide for their services. Delaware North is also an operator of regiona...
It was just a few days ago that the Maine Secretary of State decided to declare over 55,000 signatures of the Horseracing Jobs Fairness petition led by Shawn Scott, a Las Vegas casino businessman, and his siste...
Casinos in Gauteng, South Africa have been subjected to paying the government just 9 percent in gaming taxes for close to a decade. They were informed last week that their tax rates could be significantly highe...
On Friday, Colorado Springs, Colorado-based gaming company, Century Casinos Inc., reported that its 2015 profits increased by more than nine times compared with 2014. The company attributes the hike in part to ...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will attempt to fix loopholes in the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) on Tuesday when is conducts a public hearing on the alleged $81 million cross-border money-laundering and e...
Another step has been taken by Brazil towards launching a regulated online gambling market, after proposed comprehensive gambling legislation was amended and approved by a House of Representatives committee.
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