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.
Multinational sportsbetting and gaming firm GVC Holdings has released its financial results for 2016 showing that pro forma sports wagers increased by 4% year-on-year to reach $4.92 billion off of a margin that...
In September, beleaguered Macau junket investor Iao Kun closed three VIP rooms in the special administrative region. Two of the rooms were located on Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) properties; one at StarWorl...
Asian casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has published its financial results for 2016 showing that all-time record VIP volume and mass-market table drop led to it transforming the previous year’s an...
Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group has increased the budget for its under-construction Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal by over 34% and begun raising additional funds to cover the escalating cos...
A resolution that would have allowed casinos to be constructed in North Dakota outside of reservation lands was defeated yesterday in a major fashion. Lawmakers voted against House Concurrent Resolution 3033 by...
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American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly told officials in Louisiana that th...
In spite of warnings almost 10 years ago that compulsive gambling would increase when Western Pennsylvania's first legal casino, The Meadows, opened, no such spike is apparent.
On Thursday, the Council on Co...
In Canada, the councilors for the city of St Catharines have reportedly followed the lead of their counterparts in Niagara Falls by unanimously passing an official motion on Monday asking the Ontario Lottery An...
A decision by the Seneca Nation of Indians to end all of the casino payments the tribe makes to the state government will stop a $110 million revenue flow to Albany, effective next week.
The Nation says thei...
As reported in a March 13 article, Multi-billion dollar Gold Coast casino resort project under spotlight, proponents of a proposed $3 billion integrated casino resort on the Gold Coast of Australia have confirm...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, a worker has reportedly died while helping to construct the multi-million-dollar Imperial Pacific Resort And Hotel Saipan after falling from scaffolding and ...
After reporting yearly revenues back in February and citing a ‘challenging year’ for 2016, sports betting company William Hill has now decided to remove their services from Poland. A letter was sent to affiliat...
The governor for the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, Ralph Torres, has reportedly revealed that his administration will likely grant casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited...
In the Bahamas, the scheduled April 21 opening date of the beleaguered Baha Mar Casino And Hotel has been put in doubt after local customs officials reportedly revealed that they have initiated an investigation...
A $21 million lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court last week against the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and its business authority by a Florida-based company that was reportedly managing Chukchans...