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.
In Japan, the Governor for the Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly revealed that he is prepared to go all out in order to win the right to host one of three integrated casino resorts that could open in the islan...
Named to invoke the Place du Casino in Monte Carlo, after more than two decades bearing the name, the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino at South Las Vegas Boulevard has transformed into the Park MGM. With the ligh...
British online casino games software innovator iSoftBet has announced the signing of a deal that will see it integrate the full complement of Japan-themed video slots from developer Ganapati onto its Game Aggre...
Free-to-play sports prediction games innovator SportCaller has announced the signing of a deal that will see it provide Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet with a range of localized titles offering jackpots o...
After in October last year having invested in Foxium, British online gaming investor Velo Partners has announced that it has exercised its option to invest further in the Tallinn-based company and in doing so d...
After last week extending its instants supply partnership with the Kentucky Lottery Corporation by a further eight years, American gaming machine and systems innovator Scientific Games Corporation has now annou...
MGM Resorts International is reportedly not interested in having a marginal stake in any of the three integrated casino resorts that could soon be authorized for Japan with the American casino giant instead pla...
In April, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed H.B. 3375 into law, a bill that will change the state’s gambling landscape. This new law will allow the state's tribal casinos to begin offering ‘ball-and-dice’ ga...
In Germany, the government for the northern state of North Rhine-Westphalia has reportedly decided to offload its loss-making Westdeutsche Spielbanken GmbH concern with local gaming machine giant Gauselmann Gro...
In India, the shuttered Casino Strike in the small state of Goa has reportedly won a Bombay High Court action and will now be able to re-open after down-sizing and paying a $1.48 million annual licensing fee in...
April was a good month for the casinos of Maryland. The six privately owned casinos of the state were able to earn $143,491,191 for the month, which is an increase of 5.7% when compared to the $135,714,016 earn...
Bitcoin-led online casino operator Coingaming Group has announced that players at two of its brands can now make wagers in smaller amounts after it switched their crypto-currency betting denominations from mill...
After narrowly making it through the Connecticut House of Representatives May 4th Session, legislation that could see MGM Resorts International spend upwards of $675 million to develop a casino gaming facility ...
The federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe has reportedly announced that its casino-operating Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment vehicle has inked a deal that will see it become the sole owner of an integrated casino...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly released its financial results for the first quarter of 2018 showing that it experienced a massive 61.6% year-on-year decline in net income f...