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 United States, a new study has reportedly found that over a quarter of the nation’s wealthiest people spent in excess of $25,000 on gambling over the past year while a further 15% dropped at least $10,00...
Skill-based games innovator GameCo Incorporated has signed a deal with casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Incorporated that will see its video game gambling machines installed at the Tropicana Casino And R...
Retail and online betting products and services supplier Satellite Information Services Limited has exited licensing agreements with other providers of its horseracing and greyhound racing data in order to beco...
The gambling market of Norway will not be changing any time soon, with the Norwegian government recently deciding that their current stance on gaming will remain. Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto will stay as t...
A member of the Indiana State Senate has reportedly revealed that he intends to introduce legislation early next year that would permit the city of Terre Haute to host a casino complete with up to 700 slots and...
Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to unveil “a new corporate entity” after the completion of a deal that will see Hong Kong-listed Melco Internatio...
In Australia, a community group has lost its last-ditch legal challenge against Crown Resorts Limited and the firm’s plan to build the $2 billion Crown Sydney casino resort in the Barangaroo inner-city neighbor...
As new gaming laws are to be passed in 2017, the government of Cambodia is working to impose tighter restrictions on the casinos located in the country. To do this, there will be two new Interior Ministry depar...
The much-debated amendments to Poland’s Gambling Act have finally been approved by the legislative chambers of the Polish parliament and all that’s left now for the bill to be passed is a signature from Preside...
Ahead of its planned opening next month, Victoria Gate Casino in the United Kingdom has appointed Leanne McKenna to the post of Head Of Marketing And Customer Experience.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has settled labor disputes with hotel workers in Las Vegas and Washington D.C., according to statements from the Trump organization and UNITE HERE unions on Wednesday. Collecti...
In Florida, a federal judge has rejected a motion from state lawyers to reconsider his previous ruling that gave the Seminole Tribe Of Florida the exclusive right to offer blackjack and other “banked” card game...
Although the legal path is not currently clear, Florida's Senate President, Joe Negron indicated earlier this week that he is in favor of allowing slot machines in counties where voters have approved them. Vote...
After closing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in October amid a labor dispute concerning pension, health care and wager issues for its workers, billionaire businessman Carl Icahn is now reportedly in talks to...
A status report requesting that a federal judge put off a final decision regarding the casino case in Yuba County, California was filed by an attorney for the Colusa Casino tribe in U.S. District Court in Sacra...