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 an effort to move more money to the Maryland casinos, gaming operators of the state have requested a reduced payout to be required for slot machine gaming. If approved, tens of millions in cash would shift f...
The $3.5 billion Baha Mar Caribbean resort and casino in Nassau, Bahamas was originally set to open in December 2014, and has missed various projections including a March 27 soft opening. Conflicts, including a...
MGM Resort International announced Friday June 12, 2015 that it has refinanced the credit agreement for the Macau subsidiary. The agreement is being used to complete a $2.9 billion resort currently under constr...
Delaware lawmakers are taking no pity on three casinos in the state that say they are being cannibalized by out of state competition.
Senate Bill 30 was introduced in January to give Dover Downs, Harrington ...
Official opening ceremonies were held on June 12 for the family entertainment destination at City of Dreams Manila. Attending were Mr. Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and CEO of Melco Crown Entertainment and DreamWork...
On Thursday the North Carolina Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that kept the Onslow County sheriff from enforcing laws banning video poker gaming. The decision was issued a month and a half after ...
The UK Gambling Commission has chosen Susan Harrison to replace Jenny Williams as CEO. Williams will step down from her role in September. According to news sources, the search for a new CEO took longer than ex...
On the heels of Neptune Guangdong Group denying media reports yesterday that they plan to idle as many as 300 workers, the David Group has informed the local Macau Business Daily that they also “ no such plans”...
Atlantic City is struggling to earn enough revenues from casino gambling and legislators have been trying for some time to rebuild the gaming area of New Jersey. On Thursday, the NJ State Assembly gave their ap...
In February of 2014, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury, a known property tycoon, visited the Ritz Club and used a check to cover a £2 million gambling spree. After spending the night gambling at the Ritz, Al Geabury was ...
American Indian tribes have long contended that business conducted on tribal lands is sovereign and not subject to federal labor laws. Last week on June 4th the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seemed to a...
NetEnt will be operating in the United States for the very first time after signing an agreement with bwin.party and Borgata brands of New Jersey. This is the first agreement for the Swedish iGaming solutions p...
Reports here and in several Asian news outlets recently, as well as analysis from Daiwa Securities Group have indicated imminent and actual layoffs by certain Macau junket operators. A report in GGRAsia today s...
When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010, he had no idea of the repercussions that decision would bring. Jacobs took Adelson an...
Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort applied for bankruptcy in 2014 but was bailed out by billionaire Carl Icahn who has a lot of experience working with bankrupt casinos and turning them around. The T...