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.
The first-ever World Series of Trading (WSOT) took place last month, the largest cryptocurrency trading event in the world. The series finished up on August 31 and saw several teams competing to be the very fir...
NetEnt has expanded operations of its Malta studio, adding a trio of new standard blackjack tables while also expanding its existing partnership with EveryMatrix.
Under the terms of the deal, the Sweden-base...
In the Czech Republic and the city council for Prague has reportedly passed a contentious measure that is set to ban local premises from operating new electronic gaming machines including slots from the first d...
Announced this weekend, on Monday night ESPN debuted the first episode of Bet, a 30-minute program that will reportedly stream three nights a week across the sports channel's digital platforms. The show origin...
In Macau and an entity controlled by local businessman Chan Weng Lin (pictured) has reportedly paid approximately $173 million in order to purchase a 20.65% stake in Asian casino operator Macau Legend Developme...
In the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly signed a piece of legislation into law that has been designed to more than double the amount of tax collected from domestic holders of ...
In Michigan, two of Detroit's three downtown casinos are reportedly planning to reopen their shuttered poker rooms, with one possibly set to do so this week, unbeknownst to the Michigan Gaming Contol Board (MGC...
Spanish online casino platform provider Tecnalis has announced the signing of an agreement that is destined to see its Alira innovation integrate a range of virtual sports games from Maltese developer GoldenRac...
In California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reportedly ruled against a group that has long been seeking to reverse the protective federal status earlier awarded to the Jamul I...
Minority shareholders in Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad are reportedly unlikely to be pleased with the company’s recent decision to pump another $150 million into its loss-making Empire Resorts I...
In the United Kingdom and Barclays has announced the impending launch of a new 72-hour blocking tool that has been designed to give customers ‘additional control over their spending on gambling sites.'
The L...
American billionaire businessman Ronald Perelman (pictured) has reportedly agreed a deal that will see him offload his entire 39% stake in gaming machines behemoth Scientific Games Corporation to Australian inv...
UK-based online casino software developer Realistic Games has modified one of its all-time popular titles, releasing Super Graphics Game Changer to the delight of fans everywhere.
Maintaining its top-ranking...
Play'n GO has released its second new September slot, taking us deep into the waters of the Pacific with Octopus Treasure. Packed with features, the game comes on the back of a hugely successful week for the sl...
After launching its Egyptian Sun video slot a little over seven weeks ago, Ukrainian online casino games developer RubyPlay has now returned to announce the debut of its new five-reel and 50-payline Shake Shake...