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.
Germany’s 16 state ministers have agreed that the number of available sports betting licenses will be doubled but a rewrite of the controversial interstate gambling treaty was rejected.
Leaders of Germany’s ...
The Tasmanian government says it can handle opening two more casinos, potentially bringing the number of casinos in the island state off Australia’s south coast to four.
The deal would be a blow to the Feder...
The first U.S. gaming venue to trial gambling control technology will be Penn National Gaming’s new slots parlor in Massachusetts. The commitment technology was developed to give players more control over their...
Online casinos and bingo rooms licensed in the United Kingdom may need to adjust their budgets and promotions to take into account a 15% general betting duty to be levied on them beginning August 17, 2017. Chan...
An application for a seizure warrant filed recently by a Department of Homeland Security investigator in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia alleges Amazon gift cards were used by the operators of an offsho...
The 2016 Game Developers Conference has concluded and during the conference, Microsoft made several big announcements. The company plans on evolving their Xbox product to coincide with the ever-growing eSports ...
The state of Louisiana has a no smoking law in place that prevents smoking in public venues and employment sites and has left it to the local authorities to enforce any gaps in the enforcement of these rules.
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On Monday, Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 1076) reported a net loss of HKD84.37 million (US$10.87 million) for the entire 2015, compared to 2014’s loss of HKD...
Switzerland’s casinos say they haven’t been profitable since 2007 and to help stop the continued loss, want to add sports betting and lottery options.
The Swiss Federation of Casinos (SFC) released its annua...
Today, the State Senate of New Hampshire will meet to discuss close to 30 bills, one of which covers the topic of gambling. The bill would bring casino gambling to the state and has already been introduced in t...
Just yesterday, Maryland Live! Casino revealed a new social casino gaming application, provided by GAN, the GameAccount Network. The new and improved application is titled Live! Social Casino and can be enjoyed...
Most countries in the European Union have strict legislature that bans smoking in public and harsh penalties for those that violate this law. Romania just recently became that 18th country in the European Union...
It is likely the ordinance that outlines preference rules for tribally owned businesses will be changed in the near future. The rules affect contract bids for construction projects to office supplies on the Qua...
Protesting outside of the Palms Casino Resort is expected to take place this week in an attempt by Nevada’s largest labor group to unionize workers.
Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which represents 57,000 ...
The long awaited report from former Watergate prosecutor, Richard J. Davis on whether Caesars (CEC) TPG LP, and Apollo Global Management hurt their now bankrupt operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating ...