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 - The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced that the new Point of Consumption licensing system is to be delayed until November because of a legal challenge by the Gibr...
iGaming Business - The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a ruling that confirms the differentiated Danish tax regime for online gambling in the country.
Applicants had challenged a dec...
iGaming Business - Bookmaker Ladbrokes has confirmed it is to withdraw from the regulated Canadian market due to concerns surrounding a regulatory clampdown on gambling in the North American country.
In an e...
iGaming Business - The Latvian Lotteries and Gambling Supervision Inspection (IAUI) has expanded its blacklist of gambling websites once again with the addition of 21 more domains.
Websites that feature on t...
iGaming Business - Greek gambling company OPAP has been awarded the country’s sole horseracing betting licence by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) national privatisation company.
Yesterda...
Live Dealers at Full Tilt; Self Regulation in UK
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World Casino Directory - This week's top gambling industry stories include a self regulation effort among the top bookmakers in th...
iGaming Business - South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has announced that the country’s National Gambling Board is to be suspended immediately pending the outcome of a forensic investigation.
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Far too often, casino opponents make false claims against gaming. During an interview this week on NPR, American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman countered these claims. Armed with decades of ...
iGaming Business - The UK Gambling Commission has revoked BetButler’s remote operating licence following a review of the online sports betting broker.
The regulatory body listed four reasons for its decision...
iGaming Business - The German gambling market has been dealt a blow after the Wiesbaden Administrative Court in Hesse suspended the state’s sports betting licensing process.
The court moved to halt proceedin...
iGaming Business - Payment services provider SafeCharge has announced that its SafeCharge Limited subsidiary been authorised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) and granted a European EMI licence.
The a...
The chief executives of Britain's leading gambling companies have today joined forces to act on public concerns on gambling.
The companies – William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power – are committing to...
iGaming Business - Online gaming operator Betclic and betting company Gala Coral are amongst the latest names to have been added to a blacklist of gambling websites published by the Latvian Lotteries and Gambli...
iGaming Business - Pinnacle Sports has become the latest online gaming operator to confirm that it will withdraw from the UK market ahead of the introduction of the new Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act....
iGaming Business - Figures published by France’s igaming regulator ARJEL show that the French igaming sector recorded operating losses of €35m in 2013, a major drop on the 2012 losses of €85m caused in the main...