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.
McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC, a specialized lobbyist firm had been hired by Des Plaines to block gaming expansion proposals in Illinois and also by Rockford, which is pushing for an expansion in gambling. The c...
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have given the NCAA and four major professional sports leagues until September 29 to formally respond in a case regarding New Jersey’s ongoing legal battle over bringing La...
On September 15 Sun International announced that the sole remaining opposition to relocating their Morula Sun Hotel and Casino license to Time Square Casino at Menlyn Maine Pretoria had been withdrawn.
An i...
Whether or not there will be casino gambling in the state of Georgia may soon be up to voters to decide.
Proponents of para-mutual betting and casinos say there is sufficient drive now to give Georgia voters...
Billionaire and real estate tycoon Jeffrey Gural is pretty keen on constructing a casino in New York. Gural had applied for a casino license back in 2014 after he submitted a proposal to convert his Tioga Count...
Resident of New Jersey has decided to sue the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada after claiming the off-Strip resort stole casino chips and detained him illegally. Thom-Matthew Kho was reportedly...
According to the recently published statistics of the Atlantic City Division of Gaming Enforcement, the total gaming revenue of the state’s casinos for the month of August 2015 was $258.6 million, which is a 5 ...
A lawsuit costing the local governments of two communities approximately $1,000 a day, has proponents of the temporarily suspended Crawford County casino project urging residents of neighboring Cherokee County ...
In a last minute deal on Thursday, a $3 million bid from the Kalispel Tribe to purchase the members-only Spokane Country Club, which would combine the club’s amenities, including the golf course, with its Airwa...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) finds free bet bonuses with wagering restrictions related to online gambling deceptive at least at some gambling operators. In particular, after having ...
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Wednesday that the selection process for an integrated casino resort in Cyprus would begin this week.
In an attempt to boost tourism of the third largest is...
With an estimated 57 million people participating in fantasy sports this year, the leagues and now daily fantasy sports (DFS) have taken sports betting into the stratosphere, and leading the industry in daily’s...
Five men believed to be part of a criminal network involving international drug trafficking and money laundering were arrested in the U.S. and Australia this week following a four-year joint criminal investigat...
Slot parlors are growing out of control in Panama, especially in lower income neighborhoods so consultation has begun in the government to draft a law to restructure the Gaming Control Board to address the issu...
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) will act as advisors to the Chinese Equestrian Association to help develop the sport of horse racing in China. An historic agreement was announced between the two organizations ...