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.
After officially opening on February 8, the new Rivers Casino And Resort Schenectady has reportedly posted a $3 million profit for its first week of operation with gross gaming revenues hitting almost $23.1 mil...
In North Dakota, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is reportedly facing a $6 million shortfall in its annual budget due to winter business at its Prairie Knights Casino And Resort being adversely affected by severe...
In Spain, the General Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling Affairs has wrapped up another year of reporting quarterly on the evolution of online gaming in the country. The October, November, December peri...
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited is set to unveil its annual interim financial results tomorrow and reports abound that the occasion will also see the firm’s long-serving Managing Director and C...
On March 1, Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi will host the third Georgia Gaming Congress – the largest professional event for representatives of the gaming industry. It will bring together gambling market l...
Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has officially joined the race for one of the integrated casino resort licenses set to be put up for grabs in Japan next year after unveiling two potentia...
Poker players in Australia have been worried since November about the potential to lose access to their favorite game due to the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. The bill is being pushed by the country...
With regulation of what industry analysts say could become the second biggest casino market in the world expected to be ironed out in law by December, Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. is eyeing a 60 percent s...
After over a decade of attempts, California is making yet another effort to pass online poker legislation that will bring legal and regulated ipoker to the Golden State. On Friday, Assemblyman Reginald Jones-S...
Competition in its home market and regulatory delays in North America have led to Australian slot machine innovator Ainsworth Game Technology Limited recording a 37.8% decrease year-on-year in net profits for t...
In Kenya, the effort by parliamentarian Jakoyo Midiwo to pass legislation that would dramatically revamp the nation’s land-based and online gaming industries has been dealt another blow after his proposals were...
The Pojoaque Pueblo’s gaming operations have been dealt a serious blow by federal judge James Browning, who ruled that the state of New Mexico is free to take action against vendors working with the tribe’s gam...
The opposition Indian National Congress political party has reportedly declared that it will not renew the liquor licenses of the six offshore casinos in Goa if it ends up winning an outright majority in the sm...
Mississippi casinos are off to a slow start in the New Year, winning nearly 7 percent less from gamblers in January.
According to figures from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (pdf), in January this yea...
Japan is finally on its way to offering an integrated casino resort. The country has long been considered an area that would do well with casino gaming, possibly becoming the second-largest casino market in the...