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.
UK-based online casino software provider, Iron Dog Studio, has reportedly premiered its full games suite with online casino operator NetBet.
Made possible by iSoftBet’s Game Aggregation Platform (GAP), the i...
In Japan, the government and its coalition partners are reportedly considering extending the current 150-day regular Diet session to either the end of June or early July in an effort to ensure the passage of im...
Additional reporting by K. Morrison
This is part two of a two-part series wherein we interview AG Burnett, former Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and now a partner in the Gaming & Admini...
American global hospitality and entertainment company, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), announced Tuesday that together with its real-estate investment trust, MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE: MGP), it has...
As of May 25th, 2018 the employment of Anders Holmgren as CEO and President of Cherry will no longer be valid, since the Board of Directors decided to terminate his contract with the company. The process of fin...
The biggest get-together of gambling market experts and workers in Eastern Europe will be held in Budapest this September. The Hungarian capital will be the host for the Central and Eastern European Gaming Conf...
Online casino games developing platform, Pragmatic Play, has announced its latest collaboration with StarCasino.it, an Italian-based branch of the Bettson Group brand. Per the contract, Pragmatic Play will lend...
Additional reporting by K. Morrison
When New Jersey filed briefs with the Supreme Court on the future of sports betting last August, many legal experts predicted that the conservative court would rule in favor...
London-based gaming developer, Gaming Realms, has entered into a licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television. You probably recognize the provider immediately as the creator of several Slingo™ variants, ...
Last week in the Philippines, fraud and perjury complaints filed in January against Japanese entrepreneur, Kazuo Okada (pictured), by the promoter of the giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort have reporte...
In New Zealand, in an effort to identify problem gamblers, facial recognition technology that monitors patrons as they enter gaming facilities is being tested in some venues.
News outlet, voxy.co.nz, reports...
After last week saw the second senior executive resignation at Silver Heritage Group Limited (SVH:ASE), the Asian casino operator has now announced it has appointed Australian business mogul, James Spenceley ...
The issue of sports betting is being debated by every state in the U.S. at this moment and lawmakers in Washington D.C. have opened a discussion about legalizing wagering on football, baseball, softball, basket...
Prior to the weekend, the lower parliamentary chamber of Japan’s National Diet, the House of Representatives, passed an anti-gambling addiction bill. The measure was then sent to the House of Councillors, the u...
Louisiana’s 15 riverboat casinos can now operate on land after a single vote victory in the Senate approved SB 316 and on May 23, 2018, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the law into effect.
The final ...