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.
Friday April 10, 2015 may be the day a group of California based Chukchansi Indians have been waiting for. In October 2014, the Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort was raided by police and shut down due to a disp...
Grant Govertsen, a Union Gaming Advisors analysts, told media that Singapore’s gaming revenue is down due to the Chinese movement to end corruption. For over a year now Beijing has limited travel and sought to ...
Update 4-10-15: Revel owner faces daily fines for code infraction - fire suppression system without power (see below)
Florida Real Estate developer Glenn Straub finally secured ownership of the Revel Casino on...
Rivers Casino owners have been hit with a complaint by the National Labor Relations Board of the Pittsburgh Regional office after managers have been accused of interrogating employees in regard to their status ...
JEFFERSON, Iowa (March 26, 2015) — Wild Rose Jefferson will hold a job fair on Thursday and Friday, April 9 and 10, at its temporary office at 300 Microsoy Drive in Jefferson. The job fair hours will be:
Th...
The Santa Ynez band of Chumash Indians has been sued by Save the Valley, a group of Santa Barbara residents who believe the tribe's planned casino expansion is not legal. Save the Valley states the land is not ...
A casino bill has passed the New Hampshire Senate with a roll call vote of 13 "yea" and 11 "nay" votes and is being discussed by the House Ways and Means Committee. The bill would authorize two casinos in the ...
Two Connecticut casinos are worried about financial losses due to the projected openings of several New England casinos in the coming years. There are at least four new casino resorts that will be opening up in...
With little movement in regards to legalizing online gaming in the United States, Morgan Stanley has reduced the potential for future earnings from the activity within the states. The investment house of Wall S...
On July 31st, the five year gaming compact between the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida and the state, allowing the tribe to offer blackjack and other table games is set to expire. To try and give the tribe tim...
Idaho Governor Butch Otter vetoed legislation banning instant racing machines in Idaho on April 3rd and announced the action on April 6th. The measure had passed both houses by "veto-proof" majorities, but the ...
LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that MGM China Holdings Limited, a 51%-owned subsidiary, has agreed in principle with its lenders to amen...
Institutional Shareholder Services is an independent proxy firm that has offered advice to stockholders preparing to vote for Wynn Resorts board members. The ISS has stated that stockholders need to vote on the...
Cambodian lawmakers are very hopeful that a casino bill will be passed by the end of 2015. The bill is going to regulate the management of casinos according to local paper the Phnom Penh Post. The report indica...
Macau and Beijing are working together to help crackdown on corruption. Macau's anti-graft agency, a part of the the Commission Against Corruption, is going to support China's central government according to ta...