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 - Online gambling operator Bet365 said that its internet gambling operations in China are breaking no laws despite the country having outlawed betting in all but a number of controlled scenario...
iGaming Business - Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the country is to introduce new restrictions for online and phone gambling from next year after a new Remote Gambling Bill was passed i...
iGaming Business - The Latvian Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection (IAUI) has expanded its blacklist of gambling websites again with the addition of a number of new domains.
Websites that are inclu...
Empire Resorts, Inc. (NasdaqGM:NYNY) (together with its subsidiaries, “Empire”) announced today that it will no longer permit individuals under the age of 18 years of age to enter Monticello Casino & Racewa...
iGaming Business - US District Judge Michael Shipp has delayed a decision over whether to allow legal sports betting in the US state of New Jersey in order to give both sides additional time to file more briefs...
World Casino Directory - The new Point of Consumption system in the United Kingdom faces delays until at least November as Gibraltar presses a legal challenge.
Bet365 has made a strategic move to relocate th...
iGaming Business - The US Department of Justice has reportedly joined the country’s major sports leagues in opposing an effort by New Jersey to allow sports betting in the state’s casinos and racetracks despite...
iGaming Business - Online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt have reportedly withdrawn their services from a number of national markets following a review of commercial opportunity and business risks.
In ...
iGaming Business - The European Commission has extended its investigation into whether the corporate tax regime of Gibraltar favours certain companies, breaching European Union state aid rules.
According to ...
iGaming Business - The Belgian Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie) has called for a new blacklist to be introduced in order to restrict access to free gambling mobile applications.
According to reports in ...
iGaming Business - Spanish regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has reported a drop in online gaming revenue during the second quarter of 2014.
The regulatory body reported gross gaming...
iGaming Business - Online gambling operator Bet365 has announced that it is to relocate its remote gambling operations to Gibraltar.
According to various media reports, Bet365 will become the last major bett...
World Casino Directory - Ladbrokes and Ultimate Gaming Bow Out of Markets
British bookmaker Ladbrokes has announced they will be leaving one of their markets in North America.
Meanwhile, U.S. based Ultimat...
iGaming Business - EUROMAT, the European Gaming and Amusement Federation, has followed up last week’s announcement by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) justifying the tax differential between offline and onl...
iGaming Business - A number of leading European betting companies have collaborated to form the German Sports Betting Association.
The organisation will aim to encourage the implementation of “legally stable...