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 Ameristar Casino of East Chicago has been accused to breaking over 20 labor law violations in a federal complaint filed by the National Labor Relation Board. The Chicago Regional Office filed the charges an...
A recent filing by Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd. with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange indicates that the company plans to develop an integrated-entertainment complex in Cambodia with two other parti...
On Thursday, Turning Stone Resort Casino announced a major recruitment effort, which they have dubbed "Get in the Game."
Within the next three months, the Oneida Indian Nation, operators of the resort casino...
The Ohio Supreme Court has given the green light to a Columbiana County man to challenge an Ohio law allowing casino gambling. The lawsuit claims the restrictive nature of who is permitted to operate the facili...
On Thursday, the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians Tribal Council announced that it has filed a lawsuit against California Governor Edmund G. Brown. The suit challenges the legality of the Governor's aff...
In October, 2015, MGM revealed plans of starting a real estate investment trust (REIT) called MGM Growth Properties. Several months later, in its Tuesday Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the company a...
On Wednesday, a bill failed to pass in the Maine House that would have paved the way for a third casino in either York or Cumberland counties.
Proponents argue that the new facility would impact the region t...
On Wednesday morning, legislative committees approved bills geared toward providing two state casinos with a stronger legal shield.
Sponsored by Sen. Billy Beasley, D-Clayton, and Rep. A.J. McCampbell, D-Dem...
Although Trump name is still attached to the Taj Mahal casino, billionaire and presidential hopeful Donald Trump no longer has any affiliation to the casino because Carl Icahn took on the ownership of trying to...
On Monday night, Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian warned that allowing two casinos to be built in North Jersey will do more harm than good.
During a forum at St. Peter’s University about the statewide refere...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission were provided a detailed report by senior representatives of the Wynn Boston Harbor resort casino outlining their plans for the Everett project’s site clean-up and their miti...
Digital gaming supplier, NYX Gaming Group, soft-launched a selection of their slots games on the PokerStars New Jersey site yesterday, and after receiving approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforce...
On October 26 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state of California owes the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians $36.2 million and declined to rehear the suit. Now, California is asking the U.S. Supreme...
Leave the Montecristo at home when you visit the new MGM Casino at National Harbor when it opens in July; it seems there won’t be any indoor cigar-smoking going on after all.
Language that would have permitt...
In the hopes of reinvigorating the state’s economy, Kansas legislators are considering amending state gambling laws to provide greater financial incentive to developers who open gambling facilities featuring do...