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.

Arkansas regulator finds bias in Pope County casino license vote

In the southern American state of Arkansas and the long-running process to pick the operator for a proposed Pope County casino reportedly took another unexpected turn yesterday after regulators announced that t...

SciPlay Corporation acquires casual games innovator Come2Play Limited

The SciPlay Corporation subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation has announced the completion of a deal that has seen it spend an undisclosed amount of cash in order to purchase mobile casual games developer ...

EveryMatrix Software Limited brings eSports wagering to Optibet

Maltese online casino software developer EveryMatrix Software Limited has announced the signing of a deal that has seen its eSports wagering solution integrated onto the Estonia and Latvia-facing Optibet-brande...

Play’n GO releases Troll Hunters 2 market-wide after exclusivity period with Kindred

Swedish online casino games developer, Play’n GO, has announced the mass-market launch of  Troll Hunters 2, the sequel to the hugely successful 2013 slot game Troll Hunters. The title was originally released in...

Habanero pays homage to Italy’s most popular card game with launch of new Scopa video slot

Leading supplier of gaming software, Habanero, has launched its latest video slot, Scopa, which is named after one of the two national card games in Italy, across its entire operator network. The charming ne...

Dragons of Westeros comes to Zynga’s Game of Thrones Slots Casino

American social games developer Zynga Incorporated has announced that it is celebrating the first birthday of its mobile-friendly Game of Thrones Slots Casino title by incorporating the new Dragons of Westeros ...