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.
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, the Best Sunshine Live casino from Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited is now reportedly one of the world’s most lucrative gambling venues after ...
After Gretna Racing filed a motion to alter a ruling by a federal judge in the issue involving the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state, the Seminole Tribe has announced their objections. The tribe’s lawyer ...
The Illegal gambling market in Greece is growing rapidly, or so it seems according to the latest report from Greece’s gambling regulatory body EEEP (ΕΕΕΠ). Namely, according to the EEEP, in 2016 alone Greek pol...
Macau’s casino industry went through a major slump resulting in 26 consecutive months of gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline which ended in August 2016. The industry since then has shown signs of recovery as GGR...
In Canada, a six-year-old rental dispute between casino operator Vanshaw Enterprises Limited and landlord Mayfield Investments Limited reportedly came to a head on Monday with the doors to Casino By Vanshaw in ...
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn may have had big plans last year for the Trump Taj Mahal Casino after purchasing the venue out of bankruptcy. However, decisions along the way would result in Icahn now ...
Proponents for bringing casino gambling to Georgia just added another ally as Augusta has joined the growing number of cities and counties on board with lobbying efforts to amend the state constitution to legal...
Eastern European casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group has announced that its Polish subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy protections following a late-September decision from the Finance Ministry not to ex...
Although the Montreign Resort Casino isn’t scheduled to open until March of next year, operator Empire Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that jobs at the $1.2 billion upstate New York development ar...
After failing to reach an agreement to renew the operating license of Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, the country’s 150 keno machines and 500 slot machines were shut down at midnight on Saturday, acco...
The Georgia House of Representatives will convene on January 9 for the first legislative day of the New Year and after lawmakers failed to bring casino legislation to the House floor for a vote by a key deadlin...
December marked the fifth month in a row that Macau's gambling economy showed year-on-year increases, but the first seven months of the year still tanked the annual numbers making 2016 the third consecutive yea...
Last year reportedly saw the Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races in West Virginia set a number of all-time individual highs including record all-sources handle per race of $116,184 alongside its largest indi...
Before the December numbers come out and are added to the year, Mississippi casinos have posted up $1,950,495,795.55 in adjusted gross gaming revenue for 2016. The best month was Feb. with over $190 million and...
As part of a civil forfeiture court case unfolding in United States District Court for The Eastern District Of Michigan, the federal government is alleging that a suburban Detroit man scammed investors out of h...