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.
Gambling mogul and casino billionaire, Sheldon Adelson has been called out for his claims about the dangers of online gambling. Tim James has posted a teaser for episode 1 of his new TheTimJamesShow.com featuri...
Tinian Mayor JP San Nicolas announced in a press release today that Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino was closing its casino operations temporarily commencing Friday afternoon past. The release noted that the c...
A judge in Wisconsin has upheld the state's ban on poker play outside of Indian casinos. The case was brought by professional poker player Mark Kroon and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) state director, Steve V...
David Baazov's Nasdaq listed Amaya went from an odd little Canadian company making seemingly senseless strategic decisions in an uncertain market to the champion of leveraged buy-outs and a potential savior of ...
The revenue of Atlantic City’s eight surviving casinos rose by 8.1% in July, compared with the same month last year. This information was released by New Jersey regulators and it revealed that NJ casinos earned...
The lottery in the state of New Jersey could have a new feature if Governor Chris Christie decides to sign off on a bill that just gained Senate approval. The bill would require the Lottery Commission to author...
The £13 million (US21.1198 million) South West Wales Aspers Swansea Casino is considering reopening after closing its doors in 2012.
A decision to close the Wind Street casino was made when it was deemed to ...
A Pittsburgh Rivers Casino cocktail waitress was awarded more than $1 million by a federal jury when it found the casino liable for violating its own zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy.
After Wednesday’...
The online gambling market has significantly expanded across the globe during the last 5 years and millions of dollars get traded via these online gambling sites on a regular basis. These online casino websites...
Those seeking to stop the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) from turning an unfinished community center into a Class II tribal gambling facility on Martha’s Vineyard will have to wait for a ruling...
Who would have ever thought sports and technology would be intertwined? Well hold on to your hats fantasy football fans because tech giant “big blue,” (IBM) together with Kickstarter’s new kid on the block, Edg...
As Macau casinos are showing continuous drop of revenue, Australian and Cambodian casinos don’t seem to have the same problem. The latest casino operator to reveal an impressive growth of net profit is NagaCorp...
Macau casino operator SJM Holdings reported huge losses of more than 50% year-on-year in the first half of 2015. The profit the company made in the first six months, up to 30th of June, was around HKD1.79 billi...
Crown Resorts Limited, Australia, has announced that billionaire James Packer, Crown’s largest shareholder, has stepped down as Chairman. Mr. Packer will assume a more global, hands-on roll as senior executive ...
At Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s urging, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) indefinitely shelved a bill that would legalize casinos in the country.
Instead the LDP will focus on getting national security b...