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.
A bill that would bring sports gambling to Arizona and give exclusive rights to Native American tribes has been put on the back burner.
On Jan. 23, 2019, three Arizona lawmakers including, Republican Sen. So...
The global rise in the use of advanced smartphones is reportedly set to push annual revenues from mobile gaming well beyond the $100 billion milestone by 2021 and lead to the vertical accounting for approximate...
Asian casino operator, MGM China Holdings Limited, has released its financial results for 2018 showing that it had experienced a 33% increase year-on-year in group-wide revenues to $2.44 billion alongside an as...
The number of tourists that visited Singapore in 2018 reportedly increased by 6.2% year-on-year to reach approximately 18.5 million and led the small city-state to record an around 1% swell in annual sightseer ...
In its ongoing effort to increase its presence in the European online casino market, Malta-headquartered iGaming and sportsbook platform and services provider, BtoBet, has announced that it has partnered with N...
In Maryland, casino operators Caesars Entertainment Corporation and MGM Resorts International have reportedly thrown their considerable weight behind a piece of proposed legislation that aims to criminalize som...
In Washington, legislation was reportedly introduced late last week that seeks to give sportsbetting aficionados in the western state the ability to place land-based and mobile wagers while inside any local tri...
On the heels of an impressive showing at ICE London 2019 and online casino games and solutions developer, Wazdan, has announced a strategic partnership with turnkey solutions provider, Oryx Gaming.
According...
On the heels of the launch of its Level Up gamification tool and Cyprus-based provider of omni-channel sports betting solutions Playtech BGT Sports has extended its sportsbook partnership with Spanish gaming co...
The government for Macau has reportedly announced that the amount of tax it collected directly from gaming operations in January had increased by almost 16% year-on-year to reach in excess of $1.26 billion.
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European Gaming Media and Events has announced that its upcoming Prague Gaming Summit 2019 extravaganza is due to feature a special panel session investigating the many iGaming possibilities in the markets of S...
In Japan, the city of Osaka is reportedly set to launch a formal proposal later this week in hopes of capturing one of the three casino licenses being made available following last year’s ratification of the In...
In New Jersey, a federal judge has reportedly given the former operator behind the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa permission to expand its search as it attempts to recover at least some of the $10.16 million it s...
Last week’s edition of the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday reportedly proved successful for Macau as the enclave surpassed an earlier official estimate to welcome well over one million tourists for the first...
Live-dealer online casino games provider, Evolution Gaming Group AB, has announced that it walked away from last week’s Global Gaming Awards London 2019 event with the Online Casino Supplier of the Year accolad...