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.
Despite icy winter conditions, more than 800 people reportedly attended an eight-hour jobs fair held on Saturday in hopes of being chosen for a position at the coming Ilani Casino in southwestern Washington sta...
Ho-Chunk Inc. has decided to sue Northstar Campaign Systems after a petition drive they attempted in efforts to see a referendum placed on the ballot in Nebraska for casino gaming failed. The Ho-Chunk tribe wer...
Beijing Imperial Palace hotel in Taipa was closed in July 2016 due to uncorrected health and safety violations after several attempts by the Macau Tourism Office to encourage repairs. Last week the hotel lost i...
Beginning in April of this year, betting operators in the United Kingdom will have to provide 10% of race wagering revenues to the racing industry. Last Friday, Tracey Crouch, the Minister for Sports, Tourism a...
Following investigations into lapses in the payment of taxes in small town lottery (STL) in the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to crack down on illegal online casinos. The move comes s...
Less than 3 months after Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc officially greenlighted a three-year trial run of permitting Vietnamese citizens to legally gamble in the country, the first details about the...
After a year of talk regarding the possibility of the Raiders relocating from their current home in Oakland, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, it appears The Silver and Black may have made a decision.
Accordi...
After paying a fine of $11 million in February following allegations that it had illegally signed up investors in the United States, Banc De Binary has now reportedly announced that it will be winding down oper...
Last year reportedly saw Atlantic City post its first increase in annual casino aggregated gross gaming revenues in a decade to $2.6 billion thanks in large part to a 32% rise year-on-year in earnings from onli...
A new gaming bill was filed on Thursday in Florida by Senator Bill Galvano, as the latest effort to stop the gaming issues currently plaguing the state. SB 8 was filed by Galvano on Thursday and covers several ...
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has reportedly settled a libel lawsuit he had brought against a reporter from The Wall Street Journal newspaper regarding a 2012 article in which he was described as “...
Nearly three years after starting a strategic partnership agreement with WTPDeepStacks Poker Tour, the World Poker Tour announced recently that they’ve finally acquired the DeepStacks tour. The relationship bet...
In New York, the operator of unlicensed Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has pled guilty to federal charges including bank fraud and obstructing an investigation and is now facing up to 30 years in prison.
Anthony M...
The largest gaming venues in the state of Nevada were able to see a profit for the fiscal year 2016, something that has not been done since 2008. Surprisingly, the profit was not solely due to to gambling win w...
After announcing earlier this month that they would be teaming up with the federally-recognized Kaw Nation to bring their Rock And Brews restaurant concept to a planned casino in north-central Oklahoma, former ...