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.
A report issued on Tuesday by Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) indicates that over the first nine months of 2016, one-third more tax was contributed by the country’s casino industry.
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Scientific Games continues to find new clients who wish to use their casino management systems solutions. The company recently announced that they will be providing their systems to Hard Rock Punta Cana, a casi...
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited was reportedly warned by Chinese law enforcement officials last summer to stop all of its efforts at trying to attract high-roller gamblers from the mainland to ...
This November, it was expected that voters in the state of Arkansas would be deciding if three counties in the state would be allowed to offer casino gaming. However, just last week the state Supreme Court rule...
Tabcorp Holdings, an Australian based gaming, wagering and Keno company has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tatts Group Ltd, another Australian based company involved in the gaming, l...
As part of the fifth annual Global Tourism Economy Forum, tourism authorities in Macau have laid out plans designed to see the number of international visitors to the former Portuguese enclave increase to betwe...
Over the weekend, it was made known that 18 employees of Crown Resorts Ltd were detained by the authorities of China. Included in the detentions were three Australians accused of trying and lure gamblers in Ch...
The fourth annual Betting and iGaming Africa Summit will be held at the Century City Conference Centre & Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa beginning Monday, October 24 with three days of exhibitions, confere...
The referendum to move casinos outside of Atlantic City goes to vote in November but Assemblyman Ralph Caputo is not waiting for the official results as a number of polls have already shown that New Jersey resi...
Led by the mass-market segment and despite a slight drop in baccarat takings, casinos in Macau have recorded a 1.2% increase year-on-year in overall third-quarter revenues to $6.9 billion.
According to a rep...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) have released their September report for gross casino revenue across all Pennsylvania casinos. According to the numbers, this September brought a %4.3 increase in ta...
Having failed for 15 years, the odds that Japan will soon allow casinos in the country have greatly improved thanks to changes in the political landscape there that could put the country in a position to benefi...
UK bookmaker William Hill and Canadian based Amaya Inc released a joint statement last week confirming that both companies were in discussions for a possible merger that would be based on a merger of equals. Wh...
Skill-based video gaming machine innovator GameCo Incorporated has revealed that it hopes to launch its products in Nevada casinos as soon as next year after last week receiving a first license from New Jersey’...
Mobile gambling applications make it easy for gamblers to be able to access their favorite casinos, sportsbooks, poker rooms and bingo sites online. iOS users will download such applications from the Apple Stor...