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.
Caesars Entertainment Corp was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its bad debts skyrocketed and the corporation was no long confident of being able to revive its fleet of casinos from a revenue slum...
A third casino operation has gained approval under the new casino regulations which shut down Nepal casinos last year. Goa Coastal Resorts, owners and operators of the Pride Group of Casinos and Hotels in India...
Update 3-13-15: Straub deal denied
Judge Gloria Burns of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, N.J. refused to approve the sale of Revel Casino Hotel to Glenn Straub's Polo North company saying she didn't have ...
Correction 3-13-15: According to a correction from the Tribe's attorney only 6 of the 19 defendants are current tribal members. It is unclear whether the misreported 13 were part of the 76 tribal memberships t...
The Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack is challenging the New York state board's recommendation for the construction of a casino just 27 miles away. An Article 78 petition has been filed with the Albany County C...
There are a number of mega casinos currently under construction in the Philippines and one of those casinos is being built by Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc which is owned by Kazuo Okada, the Japa...
The brick and mortar casino industry might have gone through a torrid time in 2014 but gambling establishments are not slowing down their efforts to construct more casinos. New York and Massachusetts have appro...
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has fought long and hard in an effort to secure a reservation for the tribe which was officially recognized in 2000. The tribe’s efforts finally paid off when the Bureau of Indian Affa...
The debate taking place in Toronto, Canada is about to start up again and this time, it will be focused on expanding the gaming that is offered at Woodbine Racetrack. Right now, the track offers horse racing an...
After an initial offer to purchase Pinnacle real estate assets in January, Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc., has offered another proposal totaling $4.1 billion. The companies failed to come to terms of eng...
Canadian based Amaya Gaming was relatively unknown until it decided to acquire the Rational Group which is the parent company of PokerStars, the biggest online poker website and Full Tilt Poker, one of the most...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) as per law has to pay only 5% franchise tax from its gaming operations and normal income tax on the operations generated from regular services. The Burea...
Echo Entertainment and James Packer are currently battling it out to see who wins the rights to build a casino in Brisbane, Australia. Echo plans to construct a Destination Brisbane Consortium at Queen's Wharf ...
Macau’s casino industry lost over $100 billion in 2014 and the market is still in decline as the Chinese government continues its anti-corruption campaign. The government has issued an official notice to casino...
Atlantic City casinos were expecting a tax relief plan to be approved before the 1st of April allowing them to benefit from a tax break. The tax relief plan was earlier known as the Casino Property Taxation Sta...