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.
It has been 14 months since Blackstone Group LP bought the Cosmopolitan, a 3,000-room resort casino in Las Vegas. To attract more visitors to the property, Blackstone, led by Steve Schwarzman and Bill McBeath, ...
Casinos in South Africa are investing heavily into digital technology to update their gaming and non-gaming offerings in an effort to provide their patrons with an enhanced customer service experience.
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For decades, efforts to expand gambling options have been unsuccessful in the small New England state of New Hampshire. Despite the fact that there are some proponents of Senate Bill 551, which would establish ...
Despite the fact that the number of visitors in Las Vegas increased 2.5 percent last year compared to 2014, the gambling revenue remained almost the same. A whooping total of 42.3 million tourists visited Sin C...
For the 10th year, the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi has been given the Four Diamond Award by the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Keith Crosby, general manager of the polished casino located less tha...
Now that state law permits riverboat casinos in Indiana to create land-based options near their current locations, the owners of the Majestic Star Casino in Gary are going forward with plans to replace its agin...
Since 2007, the state of Kentucky has been one that was supposed to be a major player in the gambling industry. The former Governor, Steve Beshear, promised to bring casinos to Kentucky to help with revenue iss...
Efforts to convince Florida lawmakers the benefits of the compact negotiated by Governor Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe outweigh the downsides were in full swing this weekend as tribal leaders deployed dozen...
OTG is a company that creates top quality airline concessions for airports around the United States. The management team of the company recently filed an IPO to try and expand their business operations to more ...
The legislative session will end in the state of Georgia by March and proponents of casino gambling for the state are hoping a casino gambling bill already introduced will move forward. The bill has yet to gain...
The Cali Group is a gambling junket operator located in Macau that previously had offered four VIP gaming rooms at local casinos. The group is now looking to shift resources to another area, in the Philippines,...
On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as the world’s leading daily fantasy sports platform, DraftKings, announced it...
The Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino is set to be assessed by Coyle, Lynch & Company, a Pennsylvania based company who was hired by Luzerne County to determine the value of the property. A contract was posted by t...
While the recent weekend snowstorm has slowed revenue gains, in January, Maryland’s casinos reported another month of increases, according to a press release by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on...
Ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations, The Star Sydney Casino & Hotel overlooking Darling Harbour in Pyrmont, Sydney has been fully booked.
One of the most important calendar events for the casino ind...