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 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...
iGaming Business - Leading bookmakers Ladbrokes, William Hill, Gala Coral and Paddy Power have announced the establishment of a new voluntary self-regulation scheme as part of a commitment to ensure more respon...
iGaming Business - The UK Gambling Commission has issued a reminder to offshore operators that wish to continue providing gambling service to consumers in Britain that the deadline to apply for a licence is mid...
Australian Gambling - New minimum bet legislation that protects punters has come into effect in New South Wales this month.
Under the new laws, enforced by NSW Racing, bookies have to comply with new bet lim...
World Casino Directory - There are several noteworthy stories making headlines from the state of New Jersey this week.
First, even more land based casino closures are taking place in the state, even as new l...
World Casino Directory - This weeks gaming industry video news update finds new software companies breaking into markets while established software companies expand.
Big news from 888 Holdings as they get re...
iGaming Business - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organisation, are to increase their efforts in a joint bid to protect sports from corruption such as ...
iGaming Business - Singapore has begun the process of regulating remote gambling in the sovereign city-state after a new bill was tabled in parliament yesterday (Monday).
Aimed at clamping down on the unregu...
iGaming Business - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will reportedly allow casinos and racetracks in the US state to start to offer legal sports wagering pools, with the provision that bets are placed on event...