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.
In advance of this week’s start of the next instalment of the National Football League (NFL), daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has secured $153 million in new funding from a number of investors.
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In the province of Quebec, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission is currently disputing a bill that passed recently that will block citizens of the region from having access to unlicens...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has released its financial results for August showing a 19.5% increase year-on-year in total casino sales to $52.6 million helped by the performance of tabl...
Solaire Resort and Casino owner and operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp (BLOOM.PS) says that the Supreme Court of the Philippines has decided in its favor regarding a corporate tax imposed by the Bureau of Interna...
Casinos Austria International have completed a successful restructuring, which resulted with a high operating profit of €18.9 million for the first time in the past seven years.
The performance of the compan...
Toronto-listed online bingo and casino operator Intertain Group Limited has announced that it intends to hold a special shareholders meeting on September 23 where it will ask for approval to initiate a UK-focus...
After earlier reporting a 47% drop year-on-year in company-wide rolling chip volumes for the first seven months of 2016 to $2.3 billion, VIP junket operator Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited has closed its ...
GVC Holdings recently announced that their fully owned subsidiary, Headlong Limited, has been granted a 10-year license within Romania. The Romanian National Gaming Office granted a full and permanent license t...
Plans have been revived by Roberto Ongpin in his efforts to use his shares of the PhilWeb Corporation to try and help the company after the Philippine amusement and Gaming Corporation rejected or seemingly igno...
In Australia, casino operator Crown Resorts Limited and gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure Limited could be about to face a lawsuit alleging that the Dolphin Treasure slot is deceptive because it re...
The number of people fined for smoking in Macau casinos during the first eight months of 2016 increased by 32.2% year-on-year while a leading labor union has asked the government to further strengthen its enfor...
The Colombian gambling industry is one of the most attractive markets in Latin America for gaming providers as the government has legalized gambling, lottery and horse racing. However, one of the main challenge...
The Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore celebrated its second anniversary on August 26 and has continued to experience good success, recording more than 4 million visits during this year and revenue of over $283 mill...
The Philippines President Rodrigo R. Duterte has launched an aggressive campaign to crack down on drug trafficking and clean up the gambling industry in the county. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporati...
The month of July was a good one for casinos located in the Chile, with gross gaming revenues coming in at $40,970,435. The earnings for the month showed a 2.7% increase for July when compared to the same month...