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.
All eyes are on Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, the regulators who will decide the number of tables to be allowed at Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd’s Studio City Macau when it opens later this...
The legal battle between poker pro Phil Ivey and Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel & Casino continues to take place and get a lot of social media attention. The casino filed suit against Ivey stating that he us...
Criminal inquiries into DraftKings Inc., the Boston-based fantasy sports website won’t be pursued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, according to a statement the AG made during a Political Happy Ho...
The stalled project of the Baha Mar Resort may soon begin again as several groups met yesterday to begin negotiations to complete the construction of the facility. Meeting at the capital, the negotiations inclu...
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review two Indian gaming cases petitioned by the states of Oklahoma and Wisconsin.
One of the issues at hand was whether to accept the Kialegee Tribal Town’s prop...
In reaction to allegations that their employees were benefiting from what has been likened to insider trading by using information that is not generally available to the public, daily fantasy sports giants FanD...
Based on a recent filing with the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, Iao Kun, a junket company operating in Macau, has seen a decline in the year-on-year rolling chip turnover for September. Reports show that the operator ...
Over a time frame of two years, four men were able to take down over $1 million from the craps tables at the Bellagio Casino, defeating major odds of 452 billion to one. According to Zachary Levine, a statistic...
Entrepreneur and founder, chairman and CEO of SBE Entertainment Group, Sam Nazarian is selling his minority stake in the money-losing SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The company is also...
In what will no doubt be considered a watershed moment for the unregulated online multibillion-dollar daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry, employees from DraftKings and FanDuel have been barred from entering DF...
On Monday Wynn Resorts Ltd. filed suit against an unidentified entity for libel in Suffolk Superior Court. The lawsuit contends that someone leaked subpoenas to the media that were related to the City of Boston...
MGM Resorts International may have plans to create a casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, however, the company is still showing interest in creating a Connecticut casino. MGM believes that there are several po...
Cyprus Weekly is reporting that there has been a keen interest from casino operators from all over the world in obtaining the sole casino license to be issued in Cyprus. So far six big companies from the United...
After having received the second and final full scale casino license for Philadelphia from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on November 18, 2014, the Philadelphia Planning Commission today approved the pro...
Lotte Tour Development Co. Ltd is said to have approval to build the second largest casino hotel complex on Jeju Island off the coast of South Korea through affiliate Donghwa Investment and Development Co. Ltd....