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.
Despite suffering through Typhoon Hato and the comparably weaker tropical storm Pakhar, the over 30 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for August increase by 20.4% year-on-ye...
After receiving approximately $25 million from a group of unnamed private investors earlier in the year to help fund its development of new games, Gamblit Gaming has now announced the signing of a deal that wil...
Lawrence Ho's Tigre de Cristal casino and hotel located near Vladivostok, Russia has seen VIP revenues increase 20% while mass gaming fell January through June compared to the same period a year ago.
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After being closed on August 16 following a raid by agents from the California Gambling Control Commission, the 500 Club Casino in the Fresno suburb of Clovis has reportedly re-opened.
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In the United Kingdom, online gambling operator 888 Holdings has reportedly voluntarily agreed to pay a record fine of just over $10 million after it was found wanting in terms of its protections of vulnerable ...
In the nearly decade-long battle over legal sports betting in the state, New Jersey filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week stating that the federal ban on the practice is not legal because i...
In South Korea, the firm behind the coming $606.6 million Jeju Dream Tower integrated casino resort has reportedly selected American hotel operator Hyatt Hotels Corporation to run the 1,626 rooms inside the 75-...
In the United Kingdom, sportsbetting giant Ladbrokes Coral Group has announced that it intends to begin paying a voluntary levy on all of its offshore greyhound racing turnover from the start of next year.
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Despite seeing declines in table game revenues, casinos in the state of Nevada were able to bring in $998m for the month of July. Just short of the $1 billion mark, casinos earned a pretty penny for the month b...
iGaming Asia Congress is the leading social casino and mobile gaming event to take place in Asia, set to celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. Each year, the event uncovers the latest opportunities, strateg...
Lottery officials in Massachusetts have reportedly expressed concerns over New Hampshire’s recent legalization of keno along with the neighboring state’s plan to begin selling its own gambling products online.
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Wild Crypto (SYMBOL: WILD) have developed a lottery and eGaming platform on the Ethereum blockchain and have announced a new coin, much like Bitcoin, they intend to use to fuel the technology's completion and d...
In Las Vegas, a partnership being led by real estate firm Witkoff Group has reportedly spent approximately $600 million in order to purchase the long-mothballed and unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas.
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The National Indian Gaming Association's Mid-Year Conference & Expo is scheduled for September 19-21, 2017 at the Phoenix Renaissance in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The mid-year conference is billed as a mee...
In Oklahoma, the WinStar World Casino and Resort has opened the Lightning Link Lounge inside its London Gaming Plaza offering over 150 linked progressive jackpot games from developer Aristocrat Technologies Inc...