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.

Genting Singapore Increases Profit By 60% and Invests $5 Billion In the Resorts World Sentosa Expansion

Casino operator Genting Singapore Ltd reports about the sustained recovery in the region as the company generated almost SGD690.0 million (US$507.1 million) in gross gaming revenues in the third quarter of 2023...

REEVO Partners With 1spin4win To Provide Engaging Player Experience

REEVO, a Romania-based online casino game developer whose primary focus is video slots, is excited to reveal that it has officially entered into an alliance with 1spin4win, a rapidly growing gaming supplier fam...

Play’n GO Hits Record Quarter Billion Rounds Played On November 1, 2023

Play'n Go, popular Swedish provider of premier iGaming content, has set a new company record for number of rounds played in a single day. The slot provider reportedly recorded almost a quarter of billion rounds...

Join Glamorous Powerful Vampires in Hacksaw Gaming’s New Slot Release Immortal Desire

The immortal creatures are back, and this time, they look younger and are more powerful than ever. Hacksaw Gaming presents the ever-young group of vampires who are ready to let you in their world in the newest ...

Affinity Interactive To Start Renovation And Rebranding Of Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino

Affinity Interactive, an omni-channel online, media casino and gaming firm based in Paradise, Nevada, is excited to reveal that its Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino, located east of the Las Vegas Strip, will go...

NCAA President Charlie Baker Wants to Ban Prop Bets in College Gaming

Charlie Baker, the former Governor of Massachusetts, became the president of the NCAA a few months ago, and it seems he's already making some huge changes in the industry. He is worried about how the legal gamb...

PointsBet Hit with C$150k Fine from AGCO for Responsible Gaming Failures in Ontario

PointsBet Canada Operations 1 Inc., the popular online gaming operator registered in Canada, will have to pay a penalty of $150.000. The penalty was issued by the Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission ...

Supreme Court Invalidates Lease Agreement for Sands $4 Billion Casino Development In Nassau County

After Las Vegas Sands had officially paid on 27 October 2023 an overall price of $241 million to Nassau County under the 99-year lease agreement to develop a $4 billion casino complex at the Nassau Coliseum sit...

Melco Relaunches Studio City in Q1 2024 Following the Record Casino Performance

Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of the casino operating group Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd announces that the group's Macau complex Studio City will be launched in the first quarter ...

Flutter Cuts Full-Year Revenue Prediction, Shares Fall

Flutter Entertainment, a global gambling and sports wagering firm, is predicting that recent favorable results will help that full-year income reach the bottom of its former prediction range, except for the new...

Stake Acquires Betfair Colombia to Take Advantage of the Market Growth Potential

Stake.com, a fast-growing casino and sports betting operator, acquires Betfair Colombia, an affiliate of the UK-based global sports betting service provider. As reported, the details of the acquisition deal hav...

Tentative Contract Is Slowly Forming With Las Vegas Hospitality Employees Amidst Strike Threat, States MGM’s CEO

After a landmark agreement at dawn on November 8 between the Caesars Entertainment and Las Vegas hotel employees union, a tentative contract is slowly forming for the 20,000 hospitality employees at MGM Resorts...

LiveScore Group Announces Strategic Acquisition of Its Partner Wonderlabz

The renowned global sports media company LiveScore Group, announced the acquisition of Wonderlabz, one of the leading software development companies in South Africa. Sports giant: LiveScore Group has been...