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.
Japanese pachinko giant Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has announced that it will soon begin manufacturing and selling its products in Nevada after license applications for two of its subsidiaries were approv...
MGM National Harbor has been open for almost a year now and continues to be the top earner for the state of Maryland. The $1.4 billion integrated resort is located just a few miles from the capital and has beco...
Sweden-based holding company Betsson AB (BETSB:Stockholm), has confirmed the appointment of Jesper Svensson as CEO of the firm’s operational subsidiaries.
Since September 2017, Jesper Svensson has served as ...
Japanese gambling giant Universal Entertainment Corporation has announced the signing of a ‘basic agreement’ that will see it establish a Hong Kong-based joint venture with China Guangcai International Investme...
In the Bahamas, global property development firm Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited has reportedly completed a year-old deal with the Perfect Luck Assets Limited subsidiary of China Export-Import Bank and is now...
The Swedish operator behind the mobile-friendly online casino at LeoVegas.com has announced that the domain will be reducing the number of its affiliates in the United Kingdom in response to recent licensing ch...
In the United Kingdom, Broadway Gaming Limited has agreed to pay a £100,000 ($133,667) penalty package after the Gambling Commission regulator ruled that a number of the online casino and bingo operator’s adver...
Eight months after launching its Achievements Engine online video slot gamification module and Swedish innovator Quickspin has revealed that it will be augmenting this advance in January via the premiere of its...
Bookmakers and casinos in Chihuahua will be assessed two new taxes standing at three percent and six percent, according to a recent announcement by Javier Corral Jurado, the Governor of the capital of the north...
After being provisionally reinstated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) in August, PhilWeb Corp has reortedly been approved to become a service provider once again in the Philippines. The com...
In Macau, a senior government official has reportedly disclosed that authorities have no immediate plans to initiate a licensing regime for the numerous sub-agents that work in collaboration with the enclave’s ...
Leading casino software provider for online and land-based gaming operators, Tom Horn Gaming, has reportedly entered into an agreement that will see its full suite of games integrated onto the EveryMatrix platf...
After last week entering the regulated online gambling market in Denmark via an initial agreement with Jackpotjoy, prominent games developer Yggdrasil Gaming Limited has now further expanded its presence by agr...
Established in 2014, SportPesa has quickly made the leap to becoming one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. With more than 12 million customers worldwide, Kenya-based SportPesa continues to de...
In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders reportedly launched a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator on Monday in the wake of last year’s arrests in China of 18 of the Melbourne-ba...