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.
American online gaming platform provider Golden Matrix Group Incorporated has followed many of its competitors in announcing that its ‘white-label’ innovation is now able to accept the Bitcoin crypto-currency a...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released December totals for the state's 12 casinos, with slot machine revenue increasing 1.2% when compared to the same month in 2016. The increase in spite of the fac...
Las Vegas-based developer and supplier of luxury electronic table gaming products, Interblock, recently announced that it had appointed Rob Friedl as Vice President of Sales, Corporate Accounts. Working from Re...
In the southern Asian nation of Myanmar, the chief ministers for the states of Mon, Kayin and Shan have reportedly joined with their counterparts from the large administrative divisions of Tanintharyi and Manda...
The Ohio Casino Control Commission recently released the yearly revenue reports for the state's four operating casinos. Jack Cleveland Casino saw yet another decline in annual revenues while the state's three o...
In Massachusetts, the long-running effort by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to open a Class II electronic bingo hall on the island of Martha’s Vineyard has reportedly been dealt a major boost after ...
Genting Casinos has partnered with SlotGuru, the player education app for slots, and will for the next three months actively promote the app via their slot machine estate in an effort to aid in better educating...
After last month receiving the approval of numerous regulatory authorities, giant gaming machine manufacturer Novomatic AG has announced that last week saw it complete its planned acquisition of a 52% stake in ...
The Global Poker Index is a ranking of live tournament poker players from around the world. GPI poker rankings are updated weekly with player performances based on factors involving their performance in qualify...
Voters in Arkansas may get a chance to decide if a proposal by a group that would allow as many as three casinos to be built in the state in an effort to raise money for its highways ever sees the November 2018...
The rumors regarding the sale of the former Revel Casino Hotel can finally be put to rest as the Atlantic City casino has reportedly been sold to Colorado developer Bruce Deifik's group, ACOWRE LLC, for $200 mi...
The future of the Macau casino industry reportedly remains positive with aggregate gross gaming revenues likely to rise over the course of 2018 despite the sector facing the dual challenges of combating organiz...
Armenia-based sportsbook and casino platform provider, Digitain has inked a deal that will see a full portfolio of first-class virtual slots, sports, and table games integrated from UK-regulated gaming software...
Last year marked the first full year that MGM Resorts International venue National Harbor was in operation. The casino opened in December 2016 and in 2017, dominated Maryland's casino industry. The venue contin...
In Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) announced that it had completed the previously announced acquisition of NYX Gaming Group Limited (TSXV: NYX).
The completed s...