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.
Legalized gambling in Alabama is a long shot and a long road, but the first roadblock has been cleared as of August 4, 2015. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted on a proposal for a referendum that ...
SJM Holdings Limited is a gaming operator who is currently in the construction phase of the Cotai Project Lisboa Palace. Thirty construction workers of the local area have been on the project and most recently ...
Cherokee County had earlier filed a temporary injunction as it wanted to stop a casino from being constructed in Crawford County. However, a Kansas city judge denied the county’s request stating that the Kansas...
The horse racing industry in Massachusetts now has plenty of cash from casinos, the problem is, with the exception of Suffolk Downs, there isn’t much need for it in the current landscape.
Due to a provision ...
The Cincinnati Insider reports that a Full House Resorts investment affiliate for Rising Star Casino in Indiana has acquired a four-acre riverfront property in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. The purchase is part of a ...
Almost three years after taking the position as the NSW Liberal Party President, Chris Downy has now resigned. Downy will now be taking a position as a senior executive within the Star, located on Pyrmont in Sy...
RGB International Bhd of Malaysia has announced the plans to enter the Timor-Leste gaming sector have been suspended. The suspension of the plans are due to the delays that took place in regards to license allo...
A federal order closed the central California, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino last October, but with a $35 million deal with creditors close to fruition, the casino could be reopened as soon as Labor Day, ...
On 3rd August 2015, it was reported that the new owner is no hurry to make changes at the Rocky Gap Casino Resort in western Maryland.
Golden Entertainment is taking a slower approach in regards to the runni...
Echo Entertainment edged out James Packer’s Crown Resorts in July 2015 to win a huge contract that would allow the company to build mega-casino resort in Brisbane, Australia. This mega-casino project that will ...
The Associated Press reports that the Massachusetts State Gaming Commission has filed another lawsuit asking a judge to dismiss Boston’s suit which challenge’s the commission’s award of a lucrative casino licen...
The corporation that filed for bankruptcy over six months ago, a major division of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, filed for bankruptcy, and now wants a Chicago bankruptcy court to approve a restructuring pl...
The drama over Wynn Resorts $1.7 billion waterfront project intensifies as Boston’s mayor dishes on Boston Public Radio about an alleged phone conversation with the business mogul.
On Friday, Mayor Martin J....
Arguments were heard on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell from attorneys for three state officials that the Tohono O’odham Nation has no right to sue them in its bid to open a casino near Glend...
South African based Sun International has announced the opening of the newest addition to their growing casino empire – The Sun Nao Casino in Cartagena along the Caribbean coast of northern Columbia. The casino...