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.
Head of Wynn Resorts Ltd and seasoned casino magnate Steve Wynn is reportedly having a great start to 2017, thanks to a stock compensation package in the amount of $12.5 million. Namely, the casino chief’s stoc...
Efforts to legalize casinos are moving forward in the Georgia state Legislature, as a compromise of sorts that would bring “destination resorts” to two major cities in the state has been confirmed by state Sen....
Although the dollar values and few other details were off, most of the preliminary information about a Rivers Casino expansion was shown to be on the money in a January 20 report on the World Casino News.
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Francesco Baranca, the main European expert in dealing with betting cheats, will appear at the gambling conference in Tbilisi – Georgia Gaming Congress.
His speech will be dedicated to fixed matches, cheat s...
Taxpayers, through the government of The Bahamas, are reportedly bolstering repairs of Memories Resort & Spa at Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. Freeport's largest resort property has been closed since suff...
Last year, gambling legislation was being considered in Kenya that would have changed the industry, but the bill was not passed into law. Instead, tax provisions that had been included in the measure were place...
Global slot machine manufacturers and recent U.S. lottery ticket suppliers IGT Global Solutions, announced yesterday that they will be investing $15 million in an expansion project for their ticket press facili...
The push to bring a third casino to the north-eastern state of Maine is reportedly continuing apace with proponents still hoping to collect the required 61,000 signatures by the first day of February in order t...
Three-dimensional online games innovator BetSoft Gaming Limited has signed a content supply deal with iGaming operator Suprnation that will see its range of Slots3 titles brought to players at VoodooDreams.
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The Gross Revenue from Gaming report for Jan 2017 is out and the numbers show that Mississippi casino revenue was up for the last month of 2016, as well the entire year.
According to the state’s Miscellaneou...
In Macau, the government has reportedly pushed forward by almost three years the deadline to its requirement that at least 85% of all middle and upper-level casino management positions be filled by local reside...
As New Jersey continues its efforts to overturn the federal Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 and bring sportsbetting to its casinos, Michigan could now reportedly become the latest...
In Wisconsin, a new economic impact study commissioned by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band Of Mohican Indians has reportedly found that the casino-operating tribe stands to lose about 37% of its annual gambling reve...
The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas has recently announced the launch of a new sports betting app in partnership with Miomni Gaming, aimed at sport fans all across Nevada. The app, according to the press rele...
In Canada, the Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation has this week reportedly handed out a total of over $20 million to the 23 communities that host its provincial gaming facilities including around $443,900 t...