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.

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PointsBet Expands with the IMG Arena’s Golf Event Centre

IMG ARENA’s Golf Event Centre will be integrated into PointsBet’s app. It will help the companies to deliver a fantastic golf betting experience to their users.   The future of golf betting:   IMG ARENA’S...

Australia’s Crown Resorts lost $642 million in revenue in FY22

In the past year to June 30th, 2022, Crown Resorts Limited, Australia's largest gaming and entertainment group, saw its revenue decreased by AU 1 billion dollars, which is approximately 679 million US dollars. ...

Macau gaming revenue falls to $374 million in November, three times lower than Nevada levels

Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) informed that the region's casino industry generated gross gaming revenues of MOP$3.0 (US$374 million) in November to mark the industry's 55.6% lower...
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Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino to Be Built Pending city of Reno Decision

Reno may be getting a ground-up hotel-casino. This is significant because it would be the first one to be built here in decades.    A real estate and entertainment company from California, Elevation Entertai...
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Gaming Innovation Group and Starcasino Group Sign Deal for Spanish Market

The Spanish iGaming market continues to attract many leading companies in the industry. That’s why it isn’t a surprise that Starcasino Group decided to expand to this rapidly-growing market.   That expansion...

Star Casino charged by Australian regulator for breaching anti-money laundering laws

Star Casino, a subsidiary of Star Entertainment based in Pyrmont, Sydney, will face hefty fines from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), known as Australian anti-money laundering r...

Nevada gaming win exceeds $1 billion in October, dowtown Las Vegas hits $90.5 million record

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that the state gaming industry revenue exceeded $1 billion in October, with downtown Las Vegas hitting a $90.5 million record. The 20th consecutive month with re...

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake files lawsuit against Ontario government over iGaming

On November 28th, 2022, the Quebec-based Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) filed a lawsuit against iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario for unilateral changes to the way online gaming is conducte...

Multiple DraftKings user accounts hacked for $300,000

DraftKings, prominent daily fantasy sports operator, confirmed Monday that many of its customer accounts were compromised by irregular activity on third-party internet sites. The online hacking activity resulte...

GGPoker’s $150 million early Christmas present at WSOP Winter Circuit

The WSOP is coming back to GGPoker! With Christmas just around the corner, GGPoker, the Isle of Man-based leading provider of popular poker games around the world, wants to give its players a whopping $150 m...