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.
As is often the case after competing entities invest millions of dollars in casino proposals, and all but one have no hope of recouping their gamble, Kansas Crossing Casino - who won the bid for a state-owned c...
Governor Chris Chistie of New Jersey has not yet said whether he will veto or sign into a law important legislation that would help struggling casinos in Atlantic City. New Jersey law dictates that the governor...
Stockton University announced Friday that their sale of the former Showboat Casino to Philadelphia developer, Bart Blatstein which was expected to wrap up Monday, will be delayed until mid January. The news was...
Finalization for a 115-acre East Taunton land deal between six property owners and the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe took place this week. On Thursday the deal worth $34.5 million was filed via a quitclaim dee...
From competing tribes to the state legislature and even the US House and Senate, the Tohono O’odham Nation has faced strong headwinds in trying to get a casino opened on the edge of the Phoenix, Arizona suburb ...
Four Winds Casino Resort reported on October 2nd that a financial institution had experienced issues with payment cards where the bank detected a pattern of charges on the cards that were unauthorized. The card...
The purchase of Circus Circus Reno and the remaining half of the Silver Legacy from MGM Resorts International by Eldorado Resorts drew praise from Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday. The move by Eldorado Reso...
The never-ending construction of the nearly completed Fontainebleau casino-hotel high-rise is being covered up to improve the view on the Las Vegas Strip.
A relatively routine request for a time extension fo...
The Chukchansi Tribe has been divided for years, with different factors among the tribe fighting on a consistent basis, going so far that the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino was shut down in October 2014 du...
Online gaming is one of the fastest growing segments of the gambling industry. And the Isle of Man, one of eGaming’s most respected locales, will play host to an invitation only gathering of gaming professional...
In the long running saga of jobs and free enterprise versus mandated morality and the protection of the less fortunate (aka "State vs VictoryLand Casino") Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive or...
On Thursday, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California broke ground on its new casino in South Gardnerville, Nevada in Douglass County.
The casino will be adjacent to the tribe’s new $11.78 million Wa She Sh...
On Wednesday, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment CEO Tony Santo announced that the Palace Casino on the north side of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be rebranded and redeveloped as th...
Efforts to decouple live racing from casino-style gambling at Florida pari-mutuel facilities are being rallied against by horseman’s groups.
Groups that oppose dog racing and Greyhound tracks have pushed for...
New York state’s casino location board’s selection of the Lago Casino & Resort project is criticized in the latest TV ad from the Oneida Indian Nation, saying the planned casino “undermines” what Governor A...