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.
Casinos in Nepal, including the illustrious Casino Anna, have opened and nearly immediately been shut down again since they were all declared illegal by the Nepalese Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviat...
San Jose, Costa Rica – January 9, 2015 – Getting money onto an online poker account has now officially become more convenient. Leading US online poker site Americas Cardroom today announced a groundbreaking mov...
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to stop the Wynn Casino development approved in September unless Boston residents get a binding vote on the project's...
Citing reasons of cost and utility, Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is planning to delist its shares from the Hong Kong stock exchange where it experienced a 35% pummeling in 2014 while the benc...
It took a little bit of political maneuvering and a goodly sum of cash, but on November 4, 2013 New York voters approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for up to 7 Las Vegas style casinos and a couple of slots parlor...
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Only a few minutes after the New York Gaming Facility Location Board Meeting began their meeting, the...
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board will convene a meeting at 2pm Eastern Time today to decide which casinos may apply for up to four private licenses in three regions of Upstate New York. Four project...
The year 2014 saw a variety of changes in the gambling world from three and potentially four casino closures in the former mecca of Atlantic City, to furthered Downtown revitalization in Las Vegas, plummeting p...
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has confirmed that online gaming revenue generated by operators in the US state during November was the lowest monthly amou...
According to news reports, the powers that be in the capital of Austria decided in November to ban all slot machines not on casino floors. Today they can be found in petrol stations and other unregulated enviro...
When voters in Massachusetts passed an expanded gambling bill in 2011 (which recently survived a referendum to abolish it) part of the law mandated that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) minimize any n...
In 2011 an expanded gaming law was enacted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. After much debate between supporters and opponents alike, it has been decided by the people of this state that this law should st...
The governor of New Jersey has been hard at work this year (and last year), trying to overturn gambling laws to give residents of the Garden State access to all kinds of betting games. New Jersey may be home to...
The UK’s Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 came into force on November 1. For most online gamblers in the UK, this act means little in and of itself. But if you bet at offshore or remote casinos, th...
Australian Gambling - James Packer’s bid to open a luxury casino resort in Sri lanka faces a new set of challenges, following threats from the country’s president that new gaming taxes will be introduced should...