Gaming Industry News

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.

Gamesys Operations Ltd. Receives a Sanction Fee From UK Regulator

Gamesys Operations Limited, which manages 16 online gambling websites involving doublebubblebingo.com, ballycasino.co.uk, megawayscasino.com and jackpotjoy.com, must pay a fine of £6 million to the UK Gambling ...

Four Winds Casinos Michigan Gets to Offer Enhanced Player Experience Thanks to the Partnership with Strive Gaming

Strive Gaming, one of the fastest growing platform providers from North America, keeps expanding across multiple US states. The company’s unique point of view and modern solutions will be available to Four Wind...

Macau Gaming Industry Estimated to Reach US$29.2 Billion in 2024

Jeffrey Kiang, an analyst at capital markets and investments group CLSA Ltd, estimates that the Macau gaming industry could generate US$29.2 billion in gross gaming revenues in 2024. As GGRAsia reports, such a ...

MeridianBet Awaits Brazilian License and the Completion of Acquisition by Golden Matrix

Since the 2001 launch, an industry pioneer and a leading Southeast European online casino and sports betting operator MeridianBet Group has expanded operations across Europe, Africa, and Latin America to consta...

Relax Gaming’s New Slot Release Bill & Coin Brings Fantastic Features and Huge Wins

One of the most famous content suppliers and aggregators in the iGaming industry, Relax Gaming, celebrates the beginning of the new year with another captivating slot release with great win potential. The new g...

How To Play Safely, Following Singapore’s and Other High Profile Casino Data Breaches

A major consideration of customers of both land-based casinos and internet gambling sites when deciding where to spend their hard-earned money is whether or not their personal and financial information will be ...

Genting Singapore To Potentially Bid for Thai IR and Casino License, Maybank Says

Genting Singapore, owner of the famous Resorts World Sentosa, would likely bid for an integrated resort and casino license in the Kingdom of Thailand. However, for that to happen, the government of Thailand mus...

SIS Competitive Gaming to Supply Playtech Impressive Portfolio of Esports Events

Sports Information Services (SIS), one of the major suppliers of unique betting services to both the retail and online industry, signed a major agreement with Playtech. The company will grant its new partner ac...

Everygame Poker Awards 30 Additional Free Spins To Slots Players Who Make Deposits With a Mastercard

Although the holidays are over for some, the spirit of giving hasn't ended at Everygame Poker! In this sense, from January 8 to 15, the leading poker room has decided to reward its slot players with free spi...

Millions of Visits to Illegal Sports Betting Sites Deprive US Regulated Markets of Significant Revenues

Although sports betting has been legalized in 37 US states, illegal gambling operations still proliferate in the states that do not allow this type of gambling. As reported by Covers, more than 201 million visi...

Macau’s Syndicate Operated Illegal Cross-Border Gambling to Generate $2.4 Million Profit

The illegal gambling organization run by Alvin Chau, the founder of the Macau-based gambling operator Suncity Group, received more than $42 billion in bets from Chinese gamblers from 2015 to 2019, Asian Gaming ...