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.
Online sportsbetting and gaming provider GVC Holdings has released a trading update regarding its fourth-quarter performance and showing that it expects to report a 7% year-on-year increase in net gaming revenu...
The organizers of the upcoming Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi, have announced that James Allen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for casino, hotel and restaurant operator Hard Rock Cafe Inter...
February 1, 2017 – Vancouver, Canada (Press Release): GeoComply’s rapid expansion in global geolocation and anti-fraud solutions for the gaming, DFS, and media rights industries has led to the establishment of ...
American gaming machine innovator Scientific Games Corporation has released an update revealing that it expects to report as much as a 2.4% increase year-on-year in fourth-quarter consolidated revenues while th...
Botswana’s Gambling Authority is to issue six more licenses to casino operators this February, local online media outlet Mmegi reports. The regulatory body will be adding the six licenses to the already issued ...
Online gambling operator 32Red apparently had a good 2016 after revealing via a Wednesday trading update that its net annual revenues had increased by 28% year-on-year to hit a record $77.68 million.
The Lon...
A new record was set by Imperial Pacific International Holdings, a casino operator of Saipan, in the category of VIP gambling. The company was able to see a record month in January for VIP operations. On Thursd...
In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders are reportedly set to launch a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator following last year’s arrest of 18 of the Melbourne-based firm’s emplo...
The Appeals Court in Fiji heard two separate appeals today related to the One Hundred Sands casino license being canceled. According to a report on fijione.tv, counsel for the casino owner has tried in vain to ...
In Australia, The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced that it has acquired the 295-room Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Gold Coast hotel resort in partnership with Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterpri...
In a deal with Greek lottery monopoly, OPAP, Playtech has added an 8,500 square meter (~91,493 sq ft) live dealer casino in Riga, Latvia to its existing live studios in Belguim, Philippines, Romania, and Spain....
Fines of $25,000 and $15,000, were levied against Mount Airy Casino Resort and SugarHouse Casino, respectively, by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for violations, according to a recent press releas...
In Singapore, giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly hoping to sell off a large stake in its shopping mall inside the Marina Bay Sands development before potentially using the proceeds ...
In Indiana, during a Senate Public Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, members heard testimony from one opponent and several supporters of a proposal that would put a casino in Terre Haute.
Senate Bill 35...
In Macau, aggregated gross gaming revenues increased for a sixth consecutive month year-on-year in January although the 3.1% rise to $2.4 billion reportedly fell short of some analysts’ previous estimates by an...