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.
The B.C. Lottery Corp (BCLC) recently announced that it is considering the possibility of developing two new casinos in South of Fraser and North Shore. The BCLC has called upon Delta, Surrey and the Tsawwassen...
A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties can now begin to gather signatures to include the measure on the November ballot.
On Wednesday, Attorn...
Tax revenue at the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone (PIEZ) is expected by Russian authorities to reach RUB165 million (US$2.5 million) this year, and by 2022, 700 million annually.
Last week Friday, Se...
After opening almost a year ago, Plainridge Park Casino has now implemented the Play Management software program that allows slot machines players to set self-imposed limits on their daily spending.
The Plai...
A challenge by a union attempting to restore the pension and health benefits of upwards of 1,000 workers at the Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal casino was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ending the...
Gambling regulators in Miami, Florida are facing off against the Jacksonville Kennel Club, Inc., fighting over the legality of player-banked card games. The operator of pari-mutuel gaming is blaming the conflic...
MGM Resorts and Boyd Gaming owned a 50 percent stake each in Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa but now MGM Resorts will become the sole owner after Boyd Gaming decided to sell its share to MGM Reso...
On the heels of a story we ran yesterday about the new Moulin Rouge Las Vegas which is expected to open in West Las Vegas by 2019, Moulin Rouge Holdings LLC (MRH) has delivered a press release and supporting do...
Eastern European casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group has announced plans that will see its recently-acquires SIA Garkalns business merge with its Olympic Casino Latvia SIA subsidiary by the end of the y...
Whether or not to restore the pension and health benefits of more than 1,000 casino workers at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is the decision the Supreme Court is being asked to make in the ongoing bankru...
Two months of renovations later, Casino Nova Scotia’s $1 million facelift is nearing completion.
According to Sean Coyle, director of operations for Casino Nova Scotia Sydney, an expanded entertainment space...
Greek lottery and sportsbetting games operator OPAP has released its interim financial results for the first three months of 2016 showing a 26.3% drop year-on-year in net profit due in large part to increased t...
As the Philippine-based City of Dreams Manila benefits from a full year of operations and gaming promotions, Willy Ocier says the venue is expecting significant growth in 2016.
The prospects in 2016 for the ...
The board of directors of Macau casino concessionaire, Sands China Ltd. (HKEx:1928) announced poll results from ordinary resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting held on Friday May 27, 2016. There we...
A casino’s electricity use for lighting accounts for as much as 30 percent of its total usage, the largest single item, according to sustainablebusinesstoolkit.com. That’s an awful lot of lights considering all...