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.
Leading provider of video-streamed live dealer gaming solutions, Evolution Gaming (STO: EVO), recently announced that Sweden’s largest gaming operator, Svenska Spel, has chosen it to supply a complete Live Casi...
In Las Vegas, the Local 226 chapter of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with the firm behind the Plaza Hotel and Casino that should see the downtown venue avoid a strike b...
Online casino solutions innovator, NetEnt AB, has announced that players in New Jersey can now enjoy its full portfolio of games following the implementation of the early-April deal its NetEnt Americas LLC subs...
The gaming win reports are in for May in the state of Nevada, with just over $1b earned for the month, marking a 5.3% increase when comparing year-over-year totals. The $1.04 billion generated in May was the fo...
American gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, is celebrating after its SG Digital entity took home the Casino Platform Supplier of the Year accolade at last week’s 2018 EGR North ...
Following its purchase of the firm behind the SportWettentest.net and WettFreunde.net domains last year, Better Collective has announced that it is to further increase its presence in German-speaking markets wi...
The Pennsylvania Lottery has reportedly acquiesced to a call from the eastern state’s casino operators by agreeing to cease marketing its new range of iLottery games using language such as ‘casino-style’ and ‘s...
Boutique gaming event organizer, European Gaming Media and Events, has announced that online casino and sportsbook platform developer, BtoBet, has thrown its support behind the upcoming Central and Eastern Euro...
Seattle-headquartered, Big Fish Games, recently announced that it has appointed Jeff Karp as managing director and president. The former Zynga and Electronic Arts (EA) executive will lead the casual games compa...
The three casinos in the small eastern state of Delaware could soon be paying less tax after lawmakers provisionally approved legislation late last week that would lower the overall duty on slot revenues by a f...
The over 30 casinos in Macau have reportedly recovered somewhat from a disappointing May to post a 12.5% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues for June to approximately $2.78 billion.
Acc...
In Indiana, last week reportedly saw American casino giant, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, agree to pay a $1 million fine for allegedly attempting to swerve paying a license transfer fee connected to its re...
In California, the Estom Yumeka Maidu tribe is reportedly due to issue some $440 million in collateral-backed bonds via its Enterprise Development Authority entity in order to finance the construction of a new ...
Fresh off their two EGR B2B award wins, top live casino solutions provider, Evolution Gaming, has announced a new agreement with AB Trav och Galopp (ATG), a horse racing operator of Sweden. Evolution will be su...
Helsinki-headquartered open iGaming platform provider, Finnplay, recently announced that it has secured a Class II Operating license for the Romanian regulated market.
The Class II license allows suppliers a...