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.
The state of Nevada is literally cleaning up on unclaimed slot and video machine tickets that gamblers have either lost, forgot to cash in or didn’t bother to, to the tune of more than $35 million over the past...
On January 1, the Czech Republic will begin a regulated online gambling market. Because of this, operators are showing an interest in gaining licenses. Testing agencies have been encouraged to seek accreditatio...
PhilWeb Corp., the software provider to 268 eGames internet cafes in the Philippines, filed a report with the stock exchange there, published today noting that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) ...
New online gambling legislation has surfaced in Australia that may see many online gambling providers removing their services from the country. Vera & John is a well-known provider of online gambling option...
During a recent meeting with local authorities in Quang Ninh province, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced that Vietnamese citizens will be permitted to gamble at two casino resorts on a two-year trial ba...
One of the leading providers of online casino games - NetEnt have recently announced that they have entered the Bulgarian online gambling market with the help of an agreement with the National Lottery of Bulgar...
Monday in Japan saw a decade-old struggle end with the "Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas" taking effect on December 26, 2016. Casinos can now become legal in the land of the ris...
London Affiliate Conference (LAC), the world’s largest igaming, forex and binary affiliate conference, is expecting over 5,000 delegates at the 2017 gambling conference in London, and will differ in format from...
The Pau (Pyrenees-Atlantiques) municipal council has approved the relocation of Groupe Tranchant’s Pau casino license from its current location at the Palais Beaumont (pictured) to a more commercial area north ...
Some players who visited the newly opened MGM National Harbor left a bit frustrated if they played the blackjack tables. Hitting blackjack at the at the new casino on a $25 bet left players earning $30 instead ...
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company – the operating arm of Caesar’s Entertainment Corp (CEC)., finally resolved their lender disputes Friday, leaving the door open for the long-awaited plan to save the comp...
Alon Las Vegas may have experienced some troubles with finding proper funding for the boutique Strip resort in the past, but another major hurdle may have appeared on December 15 when James Packer's Crown Resor...
The Cowlitz Tribe is hosting a job fair for potential casino and hospitality workers on Saturday, January 14. Those wishing to gain one of the more than 1,000 positions at Ilani Resort in La Center should plan ...
Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, has called on officials from Pennsylvania's 12 gambling concerns to meet in the Capital soon after the holidays. The senator says changes are needed in the state's gambling laws a...
In Australia, lottery operator Tatts Group has turned down the $5.37 billion takeover offer from a consortium that includes multi-national private equity group KKR And Company and global investment banking firm...