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.
In 2015, the state of Michigan and area municipalities received $21.9 million in revenue-sharing payments from the FireKeepers Casino Hotel.
That’s a 7.8 percent increase for the year totaling $16.6 million ...
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) caught billionaire James Packer’s Crown Resorts completely by surprise when it sent across an amended tax bill that hit them with $250 million in back taxes for the period betwee...
The building of a new Town Pump Casino in the Billings Heights has recently been approved by the Billings City Council; a nod that was met with groans online.
More than 1,400 licensed gambling operations, wi...
Five social clubs in the city of Boston have been hit with multiple counts of permitting illegal gambling on their premises.
According to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC), Amer...
January numbers are on the rise at Massachusetts first casino.
Slot machines at Plainridge Park Casino pulled in $12.5 million in gross revenues in January, according to a report (pdf) on Tuesday from the Ma...
During a six month time frame, The Star Casino in Sydney, Australia saw six VIP gamblers earn close to A$80 million, by playing baccarat and beating the house time after time. The high rollers would wager as mu...
Canadian online gaming supplier Amaya Gaming confirmed plans to merge its two well established poker brands Full Tilt and PokerStars into a single platform. There has been speculation that the provider wanted t...
Las Vegas, Nevada officials have been pushing hard to get additional security due to the fact that the state’s multi-billion dollar casino industry could be a soft spot for an organized terrorist attack. The De...
The Estonian Competition Authority recently gave OEG approval to acquire AS MC Kasiinod, an Estonian casino operator. The acquisition is 100% complete, with OEG the full shareholder of the casino operator, whic...
Casinos in Aqaba, the Jordanian port on the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba, as well as other areas of development are being considered to be licensed by Jordan’s Vice Prime Minster Ali Abu al-Ragheb. The casinos would...
Plans for a $400 million casino complex near Rum Village in South Bend, Indiana should not be disrupted by a new federal rule that protects a threatened bat species.
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians pl...
According to Maybank (Malayan Banking Berhad), in return for managing fees and interest income, Genting Massachusetts may help the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe build and manage its $500 million First Light Resort an...
Renato Hamel, the head of the Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC), will resign, and according to local press, the reason could be due to the growing controversy surrounding the awarding of the license for the ne...
Upon completion sometime later this year, the ribbon will be cut by MGM Resorts International on its long-awaited $1.3 billion MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino just four miles from Alexandria, in Prince ...
If the U.S. Supreme Court is asked by a union to review a case over pension and health benefits rescinded from casino workers, plans for the Trump Taj Mahal to rise from the depths of bankruptcy under new owner...