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.
Casino workers located in Macau would like to see a salary increase for their efforts. Employees are represented by various associations who have now asked the city government to help persuade operators of casi...
It looks as though Georgia residents who wish to gamble will have to continue to do so outside of their state after lawmakers failed to bring the casino legislation to the House floor for vote by a key deadline...
Canberra Casino is owned by Aquis Entertainment, a company based in Hong Kong, who would like to see the venue begin to offer pokie gaming (slots and video poker). Aquis would like to see the Australian Capital...
There were once over 30,000 legal and illegal casinos operating in Russia, with as many as 4,000 of them being sanctioned. In 2007 special gambling zones were created, mostly away from population centers, and i...
A “proposed committee substitute” to be considered today by Florida's House Finance and Tax Committee would keep most of the proposed Seminole compact intact and expand gambling in more areas of the state. It ...
Another shortlist of operators who may be selected to enter the final round of competition for the sole casino license to be issued in Cyprus later this year has possibly been leaked, this time to the Greek lan...
A bill floated on behalf of West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin would strip funding from the state's horse tracks four years earlier than planned, reaping an estimated $9 million a year for the general reve...
Mohegan Sun's partnership with KCC Corp paid off this week when the consortium was given a green light by the South Korean government to construct their Inspire Integrated Resort on Yeongjong Island. With licen...
A final administrative action on Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino's forfeiture of $2.5 million was announced this week by the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
U.S. Att...
Sun International announced Tuesday that they are seeking a R675 million settlement with Peermont after their bid to merge the two companies under Sun was blocked by South Africa's Competition Commission in Dec...
Feasibility studies conducted in December by the Israeli Finance Ministry and the Tourism Ministry confirm the envisaged casino sector is capable of generating $US336 million in annual revenue. That number thou...
According to information from the Ohio Department of Taxation, (pdf) over the past two years casino revenue for Clark and Champaign counties has remained relatively flat.
However, compared to 2013, revenue i...
Two former top executives at Bwin.party, an online gambling operator, face bribery charges related to a failed application in 2007 for a Turkish sports betting license.
Austrian media outlet Trend reported t...
Friday saw the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City come out of bankruptcy thanks to billionaire investor, Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises LP. The property had been in Chapter 11 and Icahn's buyout of the deb...
On March 1st, North America’s largest resort casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, will launch FoxPerx, an exciting new daily slots bonusing program for members of its Foxwood Rewards. Me...