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.
Issuing New York casino licenses seems to be more complicated than anyone expected. According to the most recent update the regulators released on March 25, the downstate licenses won’t be granted until late 20...
BetMGM Poker, an online platform of the of the gaming, leisure and entertainment giant MGM Resorts, will be an exclusive host of the online poker qualifiers for the upcoming Borgata Spring Poker Open to be held...
Big Time Gaming (BTG) lights up the sky in its newest release Fireworks Megaways. Sparkling wins and fantastic features make this slot unforgettable, and great gameplay keeps the players on the edge of their se...
888 Holdings, the London-listed firm, revealed that it intends to rebrand itself as Evoke plc and shift its attention to key European markets including Denmark, Spain, Italy and the UK, in addition to cost-savi...
Following the 2022 US market entry, the Taiwanese gaming and investment company XSGames is working to expand its slot machine developments to European market. As reported, the online gaming content and slot mac...
One of the most popular digital entertainment suppliers in the iGaming industry, Playson, has bolstered its presence in Portugal through a deal with Solverde.pt, a renowned casino and hotel owner and online cas...
Although Bitcoin has been around for over a decade now, the phenomenon that is cryptocurrency is still relatively new. Its introduction into the mainstream economy has been gradual, but we are now seeing a high...
Almost simultaneously with the illegal gambling scandal with the Japanese interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Shohei Ohtani, lawmakers Paul Tonko and Richard Blumenthal introduced their separate ...
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), Victoria's gambling regulatory body, has regarded Crown Resort Ltd., Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group, eligible to maintain its ga...
One of the leading software providers in the iGaming industry, Swintt, releases a new captivating slot game, Olympus Wilds, which will see players rise to the Mountain of Gods and try to conquer the gods and ea...
Casinos are designed to entice and influence visitor's behavior and there is no better example of that than slot machines. Along with layout and other key elements that go into the strategic planning of gamblin...
A repeat occurrence of greyhound racing incidents with fatal consequences at New Zealand's racetracks earlier this month reportedly triggered the temporary closure of the Manukau Stadium in Auckland. As reporte...
Yggdrasil, a globally recognized iGaming provider, must pay a fine of SEK300,000, which is approximately €26,218, to Spelinspektionen, the Swedish gambling regulator, for supposedly providing gaming software to...
Recently, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has warned every social media influencer and endorser to abstain from advertising and promoting offshore gambling and online wagering platforms a...
Renowned investment bank JP Morgan reveals that the Macau gaming industry generated $77.9 million in daily gross gaming revenues last week. As reported by Inside Asian Gaming (IAG), the bank's analysts consider...