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.

Macau casino market records discouraging January gross gaming revenues

The 41 casinos in Macau reportedly experienced a disappointing start to 2022 after seeing their aggregated gross gaming revenues for January plummet by a surprising 20.9% year-on-year to a little over $790.21 m...

Spinomenal inks 888casino.com video slot integration alliance

Maltese online casino games developer Spinomenal has announced the signing of an agreement with leading iGaming operator 888 Holdings Limited that is to see a selection of its mobile-friendly video slots offere...

PokerStars brand goes live in Greece following receipt of full iGaming license

British and Irish iGaming behemoth Flutter Entertainment has announced that its PokerStars-branded service has just gone live in the online gaming market of Greece offering a range of remote poker, casino and s...

Rush Street Interactive launching into Mexico via Grupo Multimedios alliance

Only a week after launching into the embryonic online sportsbetting market of New York and American iGaming operator Rush Street Interactive has announced the inking of a deal with Mexican media conglomerate Gr...

Yggdrasil releases new pirate-themed video slot from YG Masters partner G.Games: Dead Man’s Fingers

Yggdrasil has released the latest slot title from independent developer and YG Masters partner G.Games, with Dead Man's Fingers ushering players to a Caribbean island in search of secret treasures and a max win...

Tak Chun Group boss arrested on criminal gang charges in Macau

The man behind Asian junket giant Tak Chun Group, Levo Chan Weng Lin (pictured), was reportedly arrested by Macau police on Friday over allegations that he also holds a senior position within a local triad crim...

Ontario planning to open up its online sportsbetting market from April 4

In Canada and the province of Ontario has reportedly announced that it intends to launch an ‘open market’ for single-game online sportsbetting from April 4 and allow an unlimited number of commercial enterprise...

New York online sportsbetting market off to a potentially record-setting start

The inaugural five licensed mobile-friendly online sportsbooks in the eastern American state of New York reportedly chalked up in excess of $1.17 billion in aggregated handle over the course of their first 16 d...

Genesis Global Limited hit with £3.8 million Gambling Commission fine

In the United Kingdom and online casino operator Genesis Global Limited has been fined £3.8 million ($5.1 million) after being found culpable of ‘significant’ shortcomings in its required anti-money laundering ...

Pariplay grows audience in U.S. courtesy of three-state content distribution deal with Golden Nugget Online Gaming

In a deal that boosts its presence in the rapidly growing U.S. iGaming market, Pariplay has inked a multi-state content distribution agreement with Texas-headquartered operator Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc....

Bragg’s newly established Atomic Slot Lab game development studio debuts first title: Egyptian Magic

Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ: BRAG) has launched the first title from its newly established game development studio, Atomic Slot Lab, directed by U.S. industry veteran Doug Fallon. Initially launched in sel...