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.
iGaming Business - New Jersey has been forced to delay the launch of a new legalised sports betting offering in the US state after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order.
According to various s...
iGaming Business - New Jersey has claimed that a legal challenge from four major North American professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over new sports betting legisl...
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today launched "Poker Jokers", a new advocacy effort highlighting state and federal l...
The suspension of the Poker Room Licence held by VIP Poker Enterprises ("VIP"), imposed by the Commission on June 12, 2014, has been lifted.
Effective October 1, 2014, VIP's Poker Room Licence has been reins...
iGaming Business - The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) is to launch a second legal challenge against the UK Gambling Commission over its introduction of the new Gambling (Licensing and Advertisi...
iGaming Business - Four major North American professional sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have filed a motion against New Jersey’s decision to legalise sports betting in t...
iGaming Business - New Jersey governor Chris Christie has signed a new bill to partially repeal the US state’s prohibition on sports betting.
The bill was last week was approved by the Assembly by a vote of ...
iGaming Business - The European Commission has initiated legal action against Sweden after ruling that the country has failed to change rules on online betting and poker games that the organisation claims breac...
PPA Commends Pennsylvania Resolution Opposing Federal Restrictions to Online Gaming and Urges Quick Legislative Action
Pennsylvania (October 15, 2014) Â The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker gr...
iGaming Business - Lawmakers in New Jersey have passed a new bill that will allow casinos and racetracks in the US state to offer sports betting services.
The bill, which is yet to be approved by the Assembl...
iGaming Business - A new online betting tax that has been introduced in the Republic of Ireland is set to raise an additional €25 million ($31.6 million) per year for the country.
According to the Irish Exam...
iGaming Business - Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit has imposed fines on a number of companies connected to two unlicensed online gaming websites that have been targeting consumers in the Netherlands...
PRNewswire - Tradagames (Isle of Man) Limited has just re-launched TradaCasino.com. The well-respected European online Casino was originally awarded its Isle of Man online gaming licence in 2011 and has recentl...
World Casino Directory - This week's video headlines include the growing opposition to New Jersey Sports Betting from professional sports leagues, the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Points of discu...
Today Mr Justice Green handed down his judgment in the UK judicial review proceedings and found that the new UK licensing regime was not in breach of EU law.
GBGA comment:
“Naturally we are disappointed w...