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.
Mayor Don Guardian and Atlantic City legislators submitted a proposed financial recovery plan that was a 125 pages long outlining what the beleaguered city plans to do in the next 5 years to reduce its $500 mil...
State regulators in Maryland are being asked by Hollywood Casino Perryville to allow the expansion of its gaming floor to include an area outside where smoking is permitted, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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The state gambling regulator in Nevada is reportedly investigating allegations that giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollars using other p...
In a 47-1 preliminary vote on Tuesday night, the Pennsylvania Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to temporarily reinstate a mandate that requires casinos to pay host communities millions of dollars, aft...
King’s Casino, located in Rozvadov, Czech Republic has been very successful in hosting World Series of Poker Events, so much so that the venue has secured 2017 and 2019 events before this year’s scheduled event...
Despite facing opposition from state officials that could still see it forced to close its Naskila Gaming facility near the city of Livingston, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Of Texas has revealed that it welcomed...
In the Philippines, an anti-graft and corruption watchdog has lodged a formal complaint against Cristino Naguiat, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporat...
William Hill is a top operator of betting shops in the United Kingdom, offering thousands of facilities across the country. The gambling operator recently announced that as many as 2,300 of their betting shops ...
The Macau government has sought to transform the image of Macau from being the biggest gambling hub in the world to one that was more family friendly in a bid to attract more tourists whose interests were not j...
The recognition of a new horseman’s group at Hialeah Park by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering is being challenged and a trial is set to begin today in a Tallahassee courtroom. Those in the know regarding ho...
On October 17th, the Atlantis Gaming Corporation sent out a press release announcing they were preparing a new online gaming network that included daily fantasy sports. In the release, it stated that the networ...
In Macau, an appeals court has ruled as illegal an investment scheme offered by a local junket firm while additionally ordering operator Cheong Wai Leng to repay around $322,252 in cash with interest.
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A Star Entertainment-led international joint venture is in the process of wrapping up a deal to pay as much as A$160 million ($121.7 million) for the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, a beachfront resort in Gold Co...
In alignment with their focus on keeping problem gambling at bay, the UK government has recently announced a plan to review the fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) found at UK sports betting providers under th...
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 24, 2016) — OfferCraft, a company that blends software and science to make incentives more fun and thus more effective, and Affinity Gaming today have announced a partnership. Affinity Gaming ha...