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.
Senate Bill 1312 was introduced by Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli to allow for the legalization of gambling in bars and clubs. The legislation was instantly opposed by Indian tribes in the state as they s...
Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 detailing a 13% increase year-on-year in net revenues to $1.19 billion thanks to the pos...
Ahead of the scheduled April opening of the first phase of its Baha Mar Casino And Hotel in the Bahamas, operator Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited has reportedly revealed that it has received over 11,000 appli...
After much consideration and a few changes, a casino bill proposed by Senator Brandon Beach of Georgia will be subject to a committee vote next week. Today, Senator Beach stated that Senate Bill 79 will be vote...
Asian casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has released its unaudited fourth-quarter financial results showing that the firm took in $1 million more net revenues than for the same period in 2015 at $499.7...
The Stockholm listed online casino games and software provider, NetEnt released impressive and record-breaking 2016 numbers recently, showing a full-year revenue jump of over 28% and a profit growth of 35%. For...
A new report from the International Monetary Fund has reportedly predicted that the economy of Macau is set to grow by 2.8% in 2017 after failing to chalk up any forward progress over any of the previous four y...
Live Dealer game providers Evolution Gaming (EG) saw their revenue increase by more than a half in the three months ending December 2016, according to new numbers released by the company on Thursday. As the fig...
In Australia, sportsbetting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings Limited has reportedly agreed to pay a fine worth approximately $34.6 million in order to settle a money laundering case brought by the governmen...
January saw overall gross gaming revenues dip at Pennsylvania casinos. The silver lining on the cloud is that table gaming revenues were up year on year when comparing January 2017 with January 2016. Amalgamate...
In the wake of November’s arrests in China of 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited, fellow Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to reduce its...
After last year winning a court case against overly high taxes that had been imposed on its Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa property by officials in Atlantic City, American casino giant MGM Resorts International h...
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has announced the immediate resignation of its President and Chief Executive Officer.
According to a report from The Day newspaper, Robert Soper assumed the top job with t...
A local action group has asked the Philippines Court of Appeals to issue a temporary restraining order against government agencies and private developers of the controversial "Army Navy Club" casino and hotel u...
A contract agreement between the Florida Lottery and IGT Global Solutions Corporation is a point of contention to be noted in a lawsuit currently being drafted by the Florida Speaker of the House, Richard Corco...