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.
Next month, online gambling, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and sports betting will be topics discussed at a Congressional hearing.
ESPN’s David Purdum broke the news on Thursday, that a hearing to consider the...
SkyCity Entertainment Group, a New Zealand and Australia casino operator, says it won’t instigate talks but would consider a takeover by Aussie rival The Star Entertainment Group conditional upon the lead being...
An issue with unpaid taxes in Washoe County has now been resolved, as the county has decided to not hold casinos and gambling venues of Reno responsible for $4.8 million due to under collection of taxes. On Tue...
The decline of Macau’s casino industry over the last two years has made it difficult for junket operators to run a successful operation as these middle agents played a key role in bringing VIP gamblers to Macau...
A proposed amendment to Alabama’s constitution that would once and for all clarify that GreeneTrack in Greene County and VictoryLand in Macon County would be within the law to operate electronic bingo machines,...
Under a new proposal, Atlantic City has 130 days to devise a plan to fix its finances or the state takes over.
Proposed by Democratic State Senate President Steve Sweeney and others on Wednesday, the measure...
After breaking ground on the Project First Light Resort and Casino just last week, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has announced they are now going to be hosting a vendor and job fair next months. Individuals inter...
A couple of years ago it would have been inconceivable to think that visitors to Macau would have to pay for a shuttle ride from the ferry terminal to any one of Macau’s casinos. Casinos were happy to invest in...
Norfolk Island has been stripped of its power to approve gaming licenses as well as renew existing ones by the Australian federal government. The decision comes shortly after it was discovered that an action by...
Paul Lee has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Sales Officer at World Gaming Group (WGG) with immediate effect. The company announced the news Monday.
World Gaming Group’s Chief Executive...
With multiple conditions, approval was recommended for the reopening of The Woodlands as an electronic gaming venue, racetrack, and entertainment facility.
On Monday night, extensive public testimony was hea...
Compared with March 2015, revenue from Detroit’s three commercially licensed casinos rose 0.8 percent and 7 percent from February. However, according to the Revenue and Wage Report released on Tuesday by the Mi...
The ruling BJP government and its opposition party, the Indian National Congress, have found it difficult to see eye to eye on just about any issue and have been waiting for each other to make a mistake. Goa’s ...
The first three months of 2016 recorded the highest single quarter for Ohio’s four casinos since they opened in 2012; generating $71.2 million for schools, cities and counties.
An increase of approximately $...
On Tuesday, the State Senate of New York approved a casino revenue sharing bill that would see the Yellow Brick Road Casino providing Madison County with 25% of their slot gaming revenues as part of what the ca...