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 the United Kingdom, sportsbetting giant William Hill has reportedly been hit with a fine of £6.2 million ($8.6 million) after the Gambling Commission determined that it had not been doing enough to protect c...
The Sports Betting & Gaming India Summit 2018 (SGBI), will be held on 27 & 28 February 2018 at the beachfront luxury 5-star Park Hyatt Goa Resort & Spa, India.
We outlined and defined the potenti...
Ahead of their planned premieres in the summer, the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City and the Ocean Resort Casino have reportedly been ‘working closely’ with the New Jersey gaming regulator so as to ...
The online division of Casino Barcelona reportedly has a newly agreed software license agreement with Microgaming-powered software service provider Prima Networks to diversify CasinoBarcelona.es current offerin...
Japanese gaming machine giant Universal Entertainment Corporation has reportedly asserted that a stockholders agreement it signed with Wynn Resorts Limited in 2010 remains valid despite the recent decision by S...
Andel’s by Vienna House Prague will host the Prague Gaming Summit on March 29, with organizers working to create a powerful lineup of speakers. Several topics of interest within the gaming industry will be on t...
Atari, the legendary arcade game developer of old, quietly confirmed earlier this month that it plans to create a digital currency known as Atari Token. The plan was first mentioned in December but the most rec...
In northern Chile, the mayor for the city of La Serena has reportedly revealed that he intends to begin lobbying for a change to existing federal legislation that has prohibited his historic community from host...
In a deal that will further enhance its footprint within the gaming industry, leading slots provider for online and land-based gaming operators, Tom Horn Gaming, will soon see its portfolio of popular video slo...
Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has released its unaudited financial results for 2017 showing that the firm experienced an over 97% increase year-on-year in net annual income to $3...
American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly instituted a new worldwide policy that will see hotel staff carry out room security checks at least once every 24 hours even if guests have...
In late January, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released its statewide gaming win statistics for last year, which reported a 2.8% increase for the state’s nonrestricted locations, from $11.26 billion in 2016 t...
After inking a games supply deal last month with British software provider Iron Dog Studio, the online casino at VideoSlots has now announced that William Ahlberg (pictured) has been promoted to serve as its ne...
Billionaire casino magnate Steve Wynn (pictured) will reportedly not be entitled to a lucrative severance package after resigning as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Wynn Resorts Limited on February...
In Macau, integrated resort developer and operator and subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp, Sands China Limited, reportedly ended 2017 with a 31 percent profit increase, reaching US$1.6 billion, according to the...