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.

Pragmatic Play revisits popular genre in new video slot Book of Vikings

Hot on the heels of its latest live casino deal and Gibraltar-based online casino software provider Pragmatic Play has launched its new hit title, Book of Vikings, a Norse mythology-inspired slot with possi...

Relax Gaming Limited launches new Money Cart 2 Bonus Reels video slot

A month after premiering its Spirit of the Beast video slot,  Maltese online casino games developer Relax Gaming Limited has now returned to announce the debut of its new five-reel Money Cart 2 Bonus Reels inno...

BB Games licenses ReelPlay mechanic for new online slot Martian Miner Infinity Reels released by Yggdrasil

Swedish provider of online gaming solutions, Yggdrasil Gaming, has further enhanced its YG Masters portfolio after launching, Martian Miner Infinity Reels, developed by UK slots developer BB Games Ltd in ...

Evolution boasts launch of “biggest and best equipped” live casino studio in Michigan

Lauding it as "another major landmark" in its U.S. growth, Sweden-based Evolution Gaming Group AB (publ) (EVO.ST) has become the first provider to launch live casino in the Great Lakes State, after receiving re...

Massachusetts gets down to legalized sportsbetting consideration

The American state of Massachusetts may soon become the latest to legalize sportsbetting after legislators announced that they have begun considering a measure that would allow anyone over the age of 21 to plac...

Chicago considering measure to lift city-wide sportsbetting prohibition

In the American city of Chicago and politicians are reportedly considering new legislation that would legalize sportsbetting and subsequently give five area professional sports facilities permission to host lan...

Virginia Lottery Board approves southern state’s inaugural casino regulations

The four-member Virginia Lottery Board has reportedly approved a wide-ranging set of proposed rules that have been designed to regulate how the southern state’s soon-to-premiere collection of five commercial la...

FireKeepers launches online casino and digital sports betting content in Michigan via Scientific Games partnership

FireKeepers Casino Hotel has partnered with Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), in a deal that has seen the gambling products and service provider's online casino and digital sports betting content lau...

DraftKings Incorporated to premiere sports-themed NFT service

American online sportsbetting operator DraftKings Incorporated has announced the pending launch of a new remote marketplace that will allow non-fungible token (NFT) users to buy, sell and trade digital collecti...