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.
The Kansas Supreme Court has scheduled opening arguments in the case of Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel in the southeast portion of the state. Kansas Crossing and the state lottery board are being sued by Cast...
In Canada, a lobby group opposed to a plan that would bring a casino to the small Ontario city of Peterborough has reportedly stepped back as an official party to the legal battle against the envisioned develop...
In 2015, a proposal was released by the Internal Revenue Service which would have seen changes made to the tax reporting requirements involving slot winnings. The changes would have been hard on the gaming indu...
After selling off a significant portion of its estate in the summer, electronic gaming machine operator Entertainment Gaming Asia Incorporated has now offloaded the remnants of its assets in Cambodia for $900,0...
In Arizona, the mayors of eight cities have penned an open letter in support of a proposal from the state’s governor that would craft a new deal with local Native American tribes and restrict the opening of any...
In Singapore, a voucher system that sees mainland Chinese gamblers at the Marina Bay Sands permitted to use their China UnionPay bank cards to purchase casino chips has reportedly upset officials in Beijing.
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Over the past few weeks, several casinos in the state of Pennsylvania have agreed to pay a host fee to the host municipality despite a ruling back in September in which the fee amount was considered unconstitut...
The government of Macau has reportedly revealed that it raked in $9.11 billion from gambling taxes over the first eleven months of 2016 with the amount accounting for some 77.8% of all revenues.
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British online casino and sportsbetting operator William Hill has formally left the Czech Republic market only days before new legislation comes into effect that would force the London-based firm to obtain a lo...
American financial services firm Standard And Poor's Financial Services has downgraded the debt rating of the Bahamas while stating that the expected phased opening of The Baha Mar Casino And Hotel development ...
In Greece, the Regency Casino Mont Parnes has filed a motion with the nation’s highest administrative court, the Council Of State, seeking an injunction on a decision from the Hellenic Gaming Commission to intr...
In California, horseracing track operator Stronach Group has reported year-on-year increases in attendance and handle for the beginning of the winter-spring session at its Santa Anita Park.
According to a re...
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hold conference on New Jersey's fight to have their sports betting case heard on January 13. If at least four of the current eight justices decide to hear the cas...
A new report from the Michigan Office Of The Auditor General has controversially concluded that the Midwestern state’s gambling regulator has been insufficient in ensuring employees at Detroit’s three commercia...
The House and Senate chambers in the state of Florida remain in disagreement on whether or not slot machines should be allowed in eight counties, despite voters in those counties having approved gambling. Howev...