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.
If a promise made by the president of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies comes to fruition, Brazil may be the next nation to introduce a regulatory framework to legalize gambling.
Brazilian news magazine Veja repo...
Online and mobile casino games provider Yggdrasil Gaming has gone live with UK-based gaming company Gaming Realms plc (LON:GMR) by way of an integration with Bear Group Limited.
Players at Bear Group’s brand...
In hopes of alleviating a projected $2.2 billion upcoming budget deficit, Wednesday reportedly saw Pennsylvania lawmakers approve expanded gambling legislation that could see the state license up to ten satelli...
The Deltin Group, a subsidiary of India’s largest gaming company, Delta Corp Ltd (NSE: DELTACORP), will reportedly operate a casino at one of Marriott’s flagship hotels currently being built in Naxal, Kathmandu...
In Michigan, the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is reportedly due to initiate actions against a July decision by federal officials that prevented it from moving forward with a plan to build a casino ...
The Government of Sweden has named Camilla Rosenberg as the new head of the country’s Gambling Authority. In September 2015, Rosenberg first came to the Swedish Gambling Authority as the operations department h...
In Macau, local junket operator David Group has reportedly announced that it will be ceasing its ten-table VIP operation for the recently-opened casino inside The Macau Roosevelt hotel from next week.
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In the United Kingdom, professional poker player Phil Ivey has again reportedly been thwarted in an attempt to collect the £7.7 million ($10.17 million) jackpot he claimed to have won legitimately while enjoyin...
In Macau, the government has reportedly revealed that direct taxes from gaming for the first nine months of 2017 rose by 17.5% year-on-year to hit $8.54 billion and account for some 80.9% of all state revenues....
Registration ends soon for the biggest affiliate conference of the year, Berlin Affiliate Conference (BAC2017) opening November 1 at Messe Berlin and running through November 4. iGB Affiliate organizes the four...
Swedish online gaming operator LeoVegas AB has announced the signing of an agreement that could see it spend just shy of $141.4 million in order to acquire Maltese firm Web Investments Limited along with the r...
In May 2018, CoinGeek.com, sister site of CalvinAyre.com, will host the first CoinGeek.com bComm Conference. The focus of the Bitcoin conference will be what massive on-chain scaling contained on one public blo...
In Nevada, the billionaire businessman behind computer technologies giant Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison (pictured), has reportedly spent $35.8 million in order to purchase the shuttered Cal Neva Resort and ...
Online gaming software supplier Bede Gaming has announced they will see their content portfolio expanded thanks to a new partnership agreement with The Games Company. The new agreement will see The Games Compan...
Spanish software development company Red Rake Gaming has recently signed a strategic agreement with online and mobile casino software provider, iSoftBet . The company, which develops slots and other casino game...