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.

Positive forecast for MGM Resorts International’s planned Osaka casino resort

The $8 billion integrated casino resort MGM Resorts International is looking to bring to the Japanese city of Osaka could reportedly become the most profitable facility of its kind across the whole of Asia. ...

Gambling Commission fines SpreadEx Limited to the tune of £1.36 million

In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that iGaming operator SpreadEx Limited is to pay a fine of £1.36 million ($1.61 million) for numerous social responsibility and anti-mon...

Portugal launches Casino Estoril and Casino Figueira license tenders

In Portugal and the Servicos de Regulacao e Inspecao de Jogos (SRIJ) gaming regulator has reportedly announced the official launch of an international tendering process for the licenses to operate two of the co...

Kambi Group signs Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort online sportsbetting deal

Maltese online wagering technologies innovator Kambi Group has announced that it will be entering the emerging online sportsbetting market of Arkansas after inking a deal with the southern American state’s Oakl...

Regulatory green light for MGM Resorts International’s proposed LeoVegas AB takeover

American land-based casino giant MGM Resorts International has announced the receipt of the ‘necessary governmental clearances’ concerning its $607 million plan to purchase prominent iGaming operator LeoVegas A...

Queensland license review for The Star Entertainment Group Limited hears damning allegations

In Australia and the official Queensland investigation into whether The Star Entertainment Group Limited is fit to hold a casino license has reportedly heard how the operator ‘actively encouraged’ high-risk gam...

California Republicans join Democrats in opposition to online sportsbetting

Members of the Republican political party in the western American state of California have reportedly followed their Democratic counterparts in coming out against an upcoming local constitutional referendum tha...