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.
The vote by National Football League (NFL) team owners on Monday to allow the Oakland Raiders franchise to relocate to Las Vegas has inadvertently helped some of the Nevada city’s largest casino operators to in...
Sports betting and baccarat revenue totals have hurt the state of Nevada as far as overall casino revenues are concerned as both categories shifted down by double digits for the month of February. The Nevada Ga...
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (1076.HK), recently reported the consolidated results for the company and its subsidiaries for the year ending Dec 31, 2016, with gross revenue of HKD7.49 billion (US...
American casino operator Penn National Gaming Incorporated is set to almost double its casino estate in the southern state of Mississippi after agreeing deals that will see it spend $44 million in order to acqu...
Legislators in Pennsylvania are reportedly hoping that soon-to-appear legislation that would permit licensed liquor establishments, truck stops and off-track betting parlors to operate video gaming terminals ha...
The Gaborone High Court has ruled that Botswana’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Vincent Seretse, lied under oath in an affidavit regarding a review application for the renewal of a casino license ...
In Vietnam, local players are reportedly still not being granted access to select area casinos despite January’s passage of new rules that instituted a three-year pilot program and were to see native punters pe...
The new Goa government introduced a new annual state budget that will see Goa’s land-based and floating casinos face increased fees in 2017, according to local media outlets. The latest increase marks the third...
The first ever Cyprus Gaming Show, originally scheduled for May in Bafra, North Cyprus - will now be held in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus 20 - 21 September 2017. The event has been fully endorsed by the National...
Malaysian electronic gaming machine manufacturer RGB International has reportedly declared that it is hoping to deliver equipment worth about $40 million this year to clients across Asia including those in the ...
On March 31, 2017, Moscow will host Betting Trends Forum 2017, an exclusive event in Russia focused on issues and trends of the betting business. Delegates will see presentations from leading experts in the fie...
It's time to bet on virtual and augmented reality and Smile-Expo has organized an event for April 3 at Andel’s by Vienna House in Prague, Czech Republic that promises to be the break-out event of the year.
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New rules aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos in the Philippines could reportedly come into force later this year as Senate lawmakers look to approve their version of a ...
In South Dakota, the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe have signed short-term extensions to their Class III gaming compacts despite an ongoing dispute concerning the number of slots non-aborigi...
A public hearing date has been set for this week to allow the public to have their say on a proposal to construct a new casino in southern Maine. The well-funded proposal has been criticized by many parties, in...