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.
Trying to boost business in the $42 billion investment in Sochi, Russian authorities have already announced shutting down casinos in the Azov-City gaming zone. However, the president Vladimir Putin has decided ...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Co has reported sales of $48.4 million for April, which represents a 9.4% increase year-on-year, although the figure for the first four months of 2016 is 2.9% lower than fo...
The state of Michigan held a 90 minute informational hearing on May 4 to discuss the possibility of legalizing the online poker industry. Members from the Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee discussed the Lawf...
A proposal from Vijay Mallya to open a new offshore casino in the Indian state of Goa has been scrapped after the controversial Indian businessman failed to secure a government license.
Chairman for conglome...
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has revealed that the $174.3 million contributed by the three casinos in Detroit last year accounted for an estimated 16% of the Michigan city’s total revenues.
Detroit ...
The competition is heightening among the large property owners in Cyprus as the three contenders for the sole casino license on the eastern Mediterranean island prepare to choose the location for their investme...
The state-run Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has revealed that its net income for the first three months of 2016 rose by 11% year-on-year to reach $22.1 million.
PAGCOR operates 13 casi...
Atlantic City is still awaiting a rescue plan, with casinos and officials ready for something to happen in way of aid. Vincent Prieto, the New Jersey Assembly Speaker, will see his plan for rescuing the city fr...
On Monday, it was announced that the former CEO and Chairman of Amaya Gaming, David Baazov, pled not guilty to charges of insider trading, according to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The Quebec securities...
The Cowlitz Tribe of Washington will be hiring approximately 1,000 people to work at its up and coming $510 million casino resort in Clark County.
The Columbian was told by tribal leaders that while they pla...
Fans of Leicester City Football Club are celebrating today after the underdog side confounded many of the world’s leading soccer experts as well as betting odds of 5,000-to-1 to win its first English Premier Le...
For the quarter that ended March 31, contributions from tribal gaming revenue to the state will be an approximate $23.9 million, according to the Arizona Department of Gaming.
Compared to the same time perio...
The almost bankrupt Atlantic City narrowly managed to avoid defaulting on its payment schedule, after the city scraped together $1.8 million and completed its bond payment on the morning of May 2nd. The city w...
The 33 casinos in Macau reported gross gaming revenues for April of $2.17 billion, which represents a decline of 9.5% year-on-year and marks a 23rd consecutive month of deterioration.
According to a report f...
A bill backed by the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and designed to stop the North Fork Mono Indians from building a casino on land the tribe has in federal trust near Madera, California, was referred...