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 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...
On Monday, Senator Linda Greenstein of New Jersey, along with Senator Bob Smith and Christopher Bateman, introduced amendment SCR173, seeking a casino to be placed in north Jersey as well as central Jersey. Mid...
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation runs its business operations from Ukiah, California and derives most of its revenue from its casino operations. The tribe had plans to set up a massive marijuana farm that would span...
Harrah’s New Orleans Casino experienced a revenue slump based on the recent revenue report released by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. The casino reported a 16% decrease in year on year revenue and brought ...
The Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee submitted a casino proposal to be located on the Cam Ranh peninsula. In May, Banyan Tree Capital also submitted a casino proposal to be located in Thua Thien-Hue prov...
Tower Holdings has already received approval from the Queensland, Australia government to build its $2 billion Great Keppel Island resort but the company has made it clear to the government that construction wo...
Wang Bo is a Chinese national who is allegedly involved in a bribery case involving officials from the Bureau of Immigration. Wang currently sits in a BI detention facility in Taguig City and now the Department...
The republic of Malta is a southern European island that is located in the Mediterranean sea and has a population of around 400,000 people. More than 1.3 million tourists from all over the world travel to Malta...
In efforts to lock down illegal gambling activity in Malaysia, authorities have shut down more than 500 online gambling sites from operating in the country. Based on the language of the Common Gaming Houses Act...
Peru could soon approve online gambling according to local reports citing Manuel San Román Benavente, Director General of the Peruvian Gaming Control Board.
In the current draft legislation for authorizing o...