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.
GeoComply received two awards the week of April 20, 2015. It was also the week of the first iGaming Awards Ceremony. GeoComply was given the "Best Innovation in North American iGaming" and "Best Geolocation Sup...
MARKSVILLE, La., April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Paragon Casino Resort is hiring, in a big way.
The resort is looking to fill more than 200 positions in nearly every area of its operations, from entry level t...
Publicly revealed on April 23, 2015, was Attorney Joe Brown's resignation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. He announced his resignation in a meeting held by the five member gaming commission Thursday citin...
In the midst of ongoing lawsuits, litigation and warnings from the state of Arizona, the Tohono O'odham Nation will not stop construction of their off-reservation Glendale casino project. Tribal Chairman Ned No...
Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive for Las Vegas Sands Corp, spoke with media Wednesday April 22, 2015 regarding a proposal to implement visitor limits to Macau. During the conference call he said th...
The Connecticut state Planning and Development Committee endorsed Senate Bill 1090 by a vote of 18 to 9 Monday. A "Joint Favorable Report" was entered into the public record on April 22nd. Before arriving at t...
A job fair was held at The Chelsea in Atlantic City yesterday. The boutique hotel (which has been mentioned as a contender for a new form of casino license being discussed) was offering up to 100 jobs, most of ...
In attempt to fight back against the cancellation of the casino union at one Atlantic City casino, the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union sent letters to customers of the Trump Entertainment Resorts Taj Mahal, ur...
Underage gambling has become a problem in the state of Maryland, with individuals under the age of 21 gaining access to the gaming floor at four of the state’s gambling facilities. Both the Maryland Live casino...
Tuesday April 21, 2015 marked a new era for New Orleans in terms of smoking. Starting at midnight on Tuesday casinos, bars, hotels, and other public places like private clubs and stores no longer permit smokin...
Newport Grand Casino in Rhode Island has tried to get permission to add table games to their casino, to no avail. With new casinos being built in Massachusetts the Twin River Management Group who recently purch...
A New Hampshire committee that has historically tabled or killed gambling legislation in the Granite State advanced Senate Bill 113 Tuesday by a margin of 11-10. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the ...
Minister George Lakkotrypis of the department of Energy, Commerce and Tourism in the Republic of Cyprus said Tuesday in an address to the House Commerce Committee that documents are ready and a casino bill wil...
In an attempt to earn higher wages and tighter restrictions for the imported labor of the gaming sector, certain casino labor groups in Macau are planning to hold protests on the 1st of May. Groups from at leas...
Professor Zeng Zhonglu, of the Gaming Education and Research Center at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau, believes junket operations are the biggest reason behind Macau’s lost revenue. In a report published on...