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 and the governing coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly overcame a splintered opposition yesterday to win a clear majority of seats in the nation’s 245-member upper legislative chamber.
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Despite a reported large amount of interest on the part of both lawmakers and aficionados, the western American state of Washington will likely not pass legislation to officially legalize sportsbetting until at...
American banking and insurance giant, Wells Fargo and Company, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against California’s Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians amid allegations that the casino-operating tribe is at...
Asian casino operator, NagaCorp Limited, has reportedly announced that American architectural firm Steelman Partners LLP will be handling the design of the planned $3.52 billion expansion for its NagaWorld comp...
Saddle up and prepare to be blown away by Gold Canyon, the latest dynamite video slot from industry-leading casino content developer, Betsoft Gaming, that is set to be released on July 23.
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On the heels of a new slot launch and a partnership deal, leading iGaming software provider, Wazdan, has announced that its games will go live with Swedish operators after receiving certification from the Swedi...
Now that online casino gaming has arrived in Pennsylvania its only natural that one of the industry's premier software platforms has joined the fray. Founded in 1996, Net Entertainment (NetEnt), probably best k...
In Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has announced that it has appointed experienced American aboriginal casino industry figure John James (pictured) to serve as the President and Chief Exec...
In the Philippines, a firm associated with local casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has reportedly unveiled a plan that is to involve the building of a cruise ship terminal near metropolitan Manila’...
After announcing last week that it had entered into a new partnership agreement with real money gaming platform and solutions specialist, Finnplay Group, Swedish gaming company, Global Gaming 555 (GLOBAL:FN Sto...
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), in Massachusetts, has reportedly agreed to temporarily halt construction on its envisioned Class II electronic bingo hall for the island of Martha’s Vineyard while i...
It’s been a bad week for former Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada (pictured) after GGRAsia reported that the billionaire has lost legal actions in both the Philippines and his home nation concerning his conte...
Gaming regulators in Massachusetts say that a preliminary investigation shows that the newly-opened Encore Boston Harbor is not cheating gamblers out of their winnings as alleged in a class-action suit filed on...
The operator behind the $1.6 billion The 13 hotel, in Macau, has reportedly released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of March showing that its unaudited net loss had risen by in excess of...
The first half of 2019 reportedly saw Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator record an increase of almost 25% year-on-year in the number of casino exclusion requests.
According to a Wedn...