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.
American alternative investments firm Apollo Global Management Incorporated has announced that it has completed its previously-disclosed acquisition of land-based casino operator Great Canadian Gaming Corporati...
Considered a "truly promising area" for it to continue to grow in, Habanero Systems has further penetrated Africa's regualted landscape thanks to its recent content agreement with online betting and gaming comp...
Spanish online casino games developer MGA Games has announced that a large selection of some of its most popular titles will be going live in Portugal via the PokerStars.pt domain from prominent iGaming operato...
Station Casinos is facing disciplinary action after it was found that the company’s Red Rock Resort sportsbook took wagers after event outcomes were known. The Nevada Gaming Control Board will be fining the own...
Global supplier of iGaming products, Wazdan, has extended the customization ability of its popular volatility feature for casino managers, by giving them the option of setting a default level for their players....
In Macau and representatives from some of the city’s junket firms reportedly joined casino executives at a meeting on Monday in hopes of getting more details on proposed regulatory changes.
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The government for Norway is reportedly planning to introduce legislation that would compel local Internet service providers to exploit domain name system (DNS) obstruction software in order to block unlicensed...
In what it expects will "quickly grow into one of the most important jurisdictions in Europe," Pariplay Ltd says it is all-in on helping operators and studios "make a major impact" on the Netherlands' regulated...
In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it believes the city’s upcoming tendering process will most probably see successful candidates awarded with new ten-year lic...
American online sportsbook operator DraftKings Incorporated has reportedly tabled a cash-and-stock offer worth $20 billion that would see it purchase London-listed iGaming and sportsbetting behemoth Entain.
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It seems the long-running legal case involving PokerStars and the state of Kentucky is finally over. The owner of the top-rated online poker brand, Flutter Entertainment, has reached an agreement with the state...
In a move that advances its Latin America push, Pragmatic Play has partnered with Peruvian entertainment company, Apuesta Total, taking multiple iGaming verticals live with the Lima-based operator.
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In Belgium and the Constitutional Court has reportedly affirmed an earlier ruling to annul a section of the nation’s Gambling Act of 1999 and prohibit locally-licensed iGaming operators from offering sportsbett...
Asian casino operator Summit Ascent Holdings Limited has reportedly extended the maturity date on a $122.5 million loan it agreed with Filipino associate SunTrust Home Developers Incorporated in February.
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Online gambling software company SOFTSWISS is expanding its already vast game aggregator to the Latin American market courtesy of a new alliance with up-and-coming Brazilian live casino studio, Pipa Games.
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