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.

Kangwon Land Inc. Receives Fine Of US$2.39 Million For 182 AML Violations

Kangwon Land Inc., the company behind the Kangwon Land Casino, the single resort venue in South Korea where is possible for local citizens to enter and gamble, has been imposed an overall fine of KRW3.23 billio...

London’s Iconic Crockfords Casino Closes After 195 Years For The Lack of High Rollers

Crockfords Casino, the iconic London property owned by the Genting gaming group, closes after 195 years of operations. The legendary home to high rollers closes over the owner's allegations that the city of Lon...

Oklahoma’s Joint Committee Rejects Two Tribal Compacts Over Casino Proliferation Concerns

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request made on 25 October 2023 to approve two gaming compacts with two indigenous nations have been rejected by The Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations as the committee considers that ...

Tabcorp Stakeholders Object Against Immoderate Levels of Executive Pay

Tabcorp, a flagship Australian gambling company/provider of betting and gaming products and services based in Melbourne, has faced its first-ever protest vote since the last came exactly five years ago, in 2018...

Wizard Games Releases Treasures of the Count Title To Offer Enviable Win Opportunities

Wizard Games, a subsidiary of the popular content provider NeoGames, has released a new slot game just a few days ahead of the Halloween Eve to cast another ray of light on the popular theme. Though, some might...

Light & Wonder Reveals Online Debut Of Legendary Hit: WILLY WONKA™: WORLD OF WONKA

After signing an exclusive distribution deal with SPRIBE for the US market, Light & Wonder Inc., formerly Scientific Games Corp, a flagship developer of land-based and digital games based in Las Vegas, Neva...

Stakelogic Live Partners With Starcasino For Belgium Premiere of the Chroma Key Studio Technology

Stakelogic Live, a high-end technology vertical of the leading iGaming content supplier Stakelogic, closes a deal with the operator Starcasino for the supply of the developer's latest innovative live-casino sol...

BETER Launches Ping Pong Point Live Stream to Offer 700 Betting Events Each Month

BETER, the reputable provider of cutting-edge wagering products and data, has included the Ping Pong Point tournament to its constantly growing network of live stream events to offer additional opportunities fo...

Online Casinos Delude Players And Motivate Immoderate Gambling, Consumentenbond Claims

Consumentenbond, the Consumers Association of Netherlands, asserts that leading online casino operators are deceiving players and motivating immoderate gambling. The claims are supported by the inquiry of the a...

Sandy’s Racing and Gaming To Officially Open On October 26th

Eastern Kentucky will officially get its first-ever entertainment and gaming hub called Sandy’s Racing and Gaming, an investment worth $75 million estimated to produce almost 250 new jobs and collect millions o...

AvatarUX Enters Czech Regulated Market After Partnering With Slotegrator

AvatarUX, an online slots developer based in Malta, is pleased to unveil that it has officially entered into one more crucial commercial alliance, aka signed an international distribution agreement, this time w...

Kentucky Hits Nearly $250 Million Sports Betting Handle Since September 7 Launch

Kentucky governor Andy Beshear revealed on 23 October 2023 preliminary data on the sports wagering handle in the state since the September 7 launch. As reported, Beshear announced that almost $250 million has b...

ELK Studios Release Jeff & Scully Slot To Offer 10,000x Win Potential

ELK Studio, an experienced provider of entertaining iGaming content, releases the Jeff &Scully slot game to offer an interesting theme and the state-of-the-art game features. In the latest release of the iG...