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.
British online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly announced that it is to reconsider its options in Kenya after a local appeals court ruled against a government policy that had instituted a 20% tax on...
After recently inking lease-back deals for a pair of its properties and American casino operator MGM Resorts International is now reportedly trying to similarly offload its MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay ...
UK-based mobile-first game development studio, 4ThePlayer, has launched its very first game, 100 Bit Dice, a crypto-style game that is sure to add an exciting twist to table gaming.
Established in 2018, the ...
In Illinois and Rivers Casino Des Plains will reportedly be expanding the size of its gaming operations by around 10% as part of a scheme that is to see the riverboat facility move part of its casino floor onto...
In Macau and a senior executive with the local subsidiary of American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly declared that she is ‘not worried at all’ by a recent decline in business from the cit...
Malta-based casino games provider, Relax Gaming, has signed UK-based studio 4ThePlayer.com to its Silver Bullet partnership program, with October 15 marking the groundbreaking initiative's 12-month anniversary....
The California Gaming Association has published the results of a specially-commissioned study showing that the state’s cardrooms are responsible for some 32,425 direct and indirect jobs that annually pay out ap...
In New Jersey and eSports aficionados were reportedly given a special opportunity over the weekend after the eastern state’s sportsbooks were told that they could temporarily accept wagers on the 24 teams compe...
One of Africa's leading bookmakers, Parimatch Africa, has reportedly become the latest operator to make the move to the real-time customer engagement platform, FAST TRACK CRM (FT CRM).
Operating in partnersh...
Online and land-based sportsbooks in Indiana reportedly had a very successful October thanks to a 161% increase month-on-month in aggregated handle to $91.7 million alongside a 34% rise in combined adjusted gro...
The communications watchdog for Australia will reportedly soon have new capabilities that will allow it to crack down on unscrupulous online gambling websites via the implementation of local banning orders.
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Fans of online casino software developer extraordinaire, Microgaming, will be pleased to hear about its latest release that brings back one of its most popular characters.
Developed exclusively by Stormcraft...
Just a short time after Hacksaw Gaming received licensing approval by the Gambling Commission in the UK, the company has now announced a partnership deal with White Hat Gaming. The deal marks another strong pla...
In Macau, the Sands China Limited subsidiary of American casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly launched a new initiative that has been designed to help local professionals to better develop an...
After premiering its Treasure Temple video slot early last month, online casino games developer Pariplay Limited has now returned to premiere its new five-reel and 40-payline The Good, The Bad and The Wild inno...