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.
Wynn Macau Limited, the Asian arm of Wynn Resorts Ltd, saw a 26.6% decline in year-on-year profits for the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a recently posted financial report from the company. The drop in p...
In the United Kingdom, casino operator The Rank Group has released its interim unaudited financial results for the six months to the end of 2016 showing that it experienced a 9% decline year-on-year in operatin...
The government for the archipelago nation of Tonga has reportedly been forced to counter a claim that it recently awarded a first-ever casino license to an American firm known as Red Warrior Entertainment.
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After being introduced less than two weeks ago, proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Florida and renegotiate the southern state’s stalled compact with the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florid...
In a recent filing with JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Universal Entertainment Corp (6425:Tokyo) said sales at the Okada Manila casino resort “are currently expanding on a daily basis,” according to the GGRAsia re...
In Indiana, recently-proposed legislation that would permit the city of Terre Haute to host a casino complete with up to 700 slots and 17 gaming tables has reportedly been scheduled for a preliminary committee ...
On Wednesday, Danville, Illinois Mayor Scott Eisenhauer reportedly told an Illinois Senate committee that a conservative estimate indicates that along with 800 permanent jobs, a casino in Danville would bring t...
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC) has been officially accepted into the US National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) under the role of Organizational Member, local news outlets report. According of...
In Mexico, local representatives from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party have reportedly formally asked the governor for the northern state of Nuevo Leon to halve the amount senior citizens must pay u...
Democratic Senator L. Louise Lucas has tried to introduce legislation that would see casino gaming come to the state of Virginia several times, but each time failed to see her proposals move forward. On Monday,...
Last week’s decision by Vietnam to partially lift its long-standing ban on locals gambling at casinos in the Asian nation could reportedly help to spell the “death knell” for numerous border casinos in neighbor...
A new online casino bill has been proposed by Hawaii Senator Will Espero in a bid to bring some form of legalization and regulation to gambling to the remote island state. Many industry experts believe this is ...
After kicking off two weeks ago, the 20-day man-versus-machine poker tournament taking place in Pennsylvania has seen a computer program developed by scientists from Carnegie Mellon University race into a comma...
In an effort to eradicate illegal gambling in the Philippines, on Tuesday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) officially launched its expanded Small Town Lottery (STL), according to local sources....
After starting construction on its Montreign Resort Casino in the summer, Empire Resorts Incorporated has closed on the final pieces of financing needed to complete the $1.2 billion development in upstate New Y...