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.
European game makers Yggdrasil Gaming have partnered up with GVC Holdings, the company that acquired the Bwin.Party brand in 2015, to provide GVC’s Italian sites Bwin.It and Gioco Digitale with the game studio’...
After announcing just before Christmas that it intended to unveil “a new corporate entity” before the end of 2017, Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has now reportedly settled on a name an...
In Australia, Casino Canberra has reportedly released its financial results for 2016 showing that its loss has widened to approximately $5.9 million while it is now standing in a negative net asset position wit...
After a winter blizzard dumped 18 inches of snow on Connecticut yesterday and forced the state government to temporarily shut down, governor Dannel Malloy has reportedly announced that things are set to return ...
In the United States, Mississippi has become the twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports after Republican governor Phil Bryant signed legislation into law on Monday authorizing the online games.
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After Typhoon Soudelor (Hanna) the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season took its toll on the early construction of Imperial Pacific's Phase I casino resort project in Saipan, myriad oth...
Passing enabling legislation to authorize the building of a tribal casino in East Windsor could reportedly leave Connecticut open to lawsuits and jeopardize the eastern state’s current revenue-sharing agreement...
Center Recreatiu i Turístic (CRT) formerly known as BCN World, in Vila-seca and Salou, about 100km down the coast from Barcelona, is set to begin construction this summer. A recent study released by Professors ...
Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, operated by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tigua Tribe) in El Paso, Texas has reportedly been offering some form of gaming at their nightclub and bar. The state says the facility...
Last month saw the seven remaining casinos in Atlantic City post a 0.3% increase in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $205.36 million thanks in large part to a 26.9% improvement in February online win to $18....
Global casino operator Century Casinos Incorporated has revealed that a recent program of acquisitions and refurbishments helped its annual net revenues for 2016 reach an all-time high of $139.23 million while ...
An agreement between NagaCorp Ltd (3918:Hong Kong) flagship NagaWorld and the Cambodian government has contributed greatly to the $48 million collected from the casino industry in 2016; a 40 percent increase fr...
While Baha Mar continues to prepare for opening, with slot machines on the docks ready for installation, officials have announced the executives who will be in charge of casino operations for the facility. A pr...
The Atlantic Club, one of the first Atlantic City casinos to throw in the towel among the five who closed-up shop in 2014, is about to be re-imagined as a large indoor water park and hotel, according to officia...
After announcing a year ago that it intended to withdraw from a joint venture that was hoping to bring a casino to the South Korean city of Incheon, real estate developer Lippo Limited has now fully exited the ...