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.
Mercury Poker is now live on the Indian Poker Network after teaming up with Microgaming and the MPN, formerly known as the Microgaming Poker Network.
MPN India was established in 2015 and operates exclusivel...
As part of a series of conferences held throughout Europe, event organizer, Smile-Expo is presenting Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm 2017 for the first time on September 7. The focus of the confer...
In Uruguay, legislators have reportedly passed proposed legislation that would ban most online gambling including poker, roulette and video slots while giving the South American nation’s executive branch contro...
Lotte Tour Development Co., promoters of the upcoming Jeju Dream Tower Casino Resort on Jeju Island (pictured above) in South Korea, have raised 40 billion Wons (US $35.4 million) towards the project by issuing...
In the United Kingdom, online gambling firm GVC Holdings has reportedly failed in a second attempt to take over giant bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group despite having upped its initial bid by approximately $500 m...
The Nevada Gaming Commission will reportedly hold a special meeting later today in order to address a number of issues surrounding how the western state’s recent legalization of marijuana should effect its lice...
Mr Green, a Malta-based online casino and sportsbook, has appointed Mattias Wedar as its new chief executive of Mr Green & Technology, the company’s development subsidiary.
The Stockholm-listed gaming op...
As part of an effort to further expand into the markets of Latin America and Africa, omni-channel gaming and sportbetting platform provider BtoBet has signed a deal to supply its innovations to BetGames.tv.
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In Chile, global private equity firm Advent International Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to spend up to $170 million in order to acquire a “significant” stake in local casino and hote...
Local media are reporting that Macau's Court of Second Instance has determined that Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) must go to trial to defend an alleged breach of contract related to their 2002 gaming concess...
On August 9th, the Australian Senate passed a modified version of the Internet Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. Included in this bill was a provision that outlawed the game of poker in the country. The bill was pa...
Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has released its consolidated financial results for the year to the end of June showing that its annual net profit had improved by 36% year-on-yea...
The Osage Nation is pulling out all the stops in its effort to open a casino in Crawford County near the city of Cuba on Interstate 44, approximately 80 miles southwest of St. Louis, Missouri.
The St. Louis ...
After signing a new sponsorship deal with Preston North End last month, Tempobet has now revealed a new partnership, this time involving online slot gaming. Tempobet signed a new deal to work with Habanero, a s...
Asian casino operator NagaCorp Limited has released its unaudited financial results for the first six months of 2017 reportedly showing that it experienced a 40% increase year-on-year in gross gaming revenues t...