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.

Indian casino and Hard Rock resort in Mettler win federal approval

The Tejon Indian Tribe has received final approval to proceed with its Mettler casino project. The casino project is expected to be the backbone of the associated $600 million hotel project of the tribe's p...

Belgian National Lottery stops sports betting advertising throughout World Cup

To protect players from gambling-related harm, the Belgian National Lottery has officially halted all forms of sports betting advertising throughout the occurring 2022 FIFA World Cup. A policy to halt sports...

Australian regulator shuts down additional unlicensed offshore gambling websites

Following the shutdown of Cloudbet and Las Atlantis, better known as two offshore gambling websites, Australian Communications and Media (ACMA) is taking the fight against illegal gaming in Australia a step fur...
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The NICC Fails to Support The Star Sydney’s Independent Monitor

New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC) didn't approve the hiring of an independent monitor for The Star Entertainment Group's Star Sydney Casino property.    The loss of the license:   An ap...

Pragmatic Play grows global presence with new Peruvian and Dutch partnerships

Leading content provider to the iGaming industry, Pragmatic Play, has entered a partnership with Peruvian operator Tinbet for a great collection of selected products of the provider's leading slots, live ca...

Swedish regulator issues warning and fine to Kindred; Spooniker manifest Improvement

Kindred Group, an innovative, globally recognized online gambling provider, has officially received a warning and a fine of $998k, which is approximately SEK 10.9 million, for failing to improve its work in the...

Philippines casino industry projected to achieve $10 billion in GGR by 2027

With the opening of new casinos, the Philippines casino industry will achieve GGR of 10 billion dollars by 2027, doubling its revenues in just 5 years, according to analysts from GCG Gaming Advisory Services, a...
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New York Yankees Bid for Coney Island Casino

The competition is about to start – and all the interested sides are determined to win.    New casino in New York:   New York City is about to get one more casino, and many are interested in betting for t...

SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator debuts worldwide campaign for Unislots and Megaslot.com

The SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator, an innovative jackpot solution that introduces the Jackpot as a service (JaaS), has officially launched an international campaign for 2 self-developing online casinos: Unislots...
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SSU Stops Funding of the Russian Federation through Illegal Online Casino

An unprecedented special operation has been conducted in Ukraine. SSU’s cyber specialists caught the group of criminals that transferred the funds from the gambling site to Russia. According to SSU, the crimina...

Megaworld Arranges $261 million Financing of new Winford casino project: Metro Manila

One of the biggest property developers in the Philippines, Megaworld Corporation, part of Aliance Global Group Inc., has signed a 261 mllion dollar (PHP 15 billion) investment agreement with Winford Resort for ...