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.
Macau’s casino industry has been in a slump for the last 25 months, but stocks rallied across the board this week. Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson recently announced that their Chinese...
Goa’s floating casinos have been under constant pressure to relocate from the Mandovi river and were given time till March 31, 2016 to relocate. The floating casinos were unable to find a proper relocation site...
MGM Resorts International is being sued by Maryland Live Casino over lists of high-rollers, which were allegedly provided to MGM by several former employees of the Maryland casino, according to The Daily Record...
In California, the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe Of Enterprise Rancheria has suspended construction on its new 140,000 sq ft Fire Mountain Casino as it awaits two federal decisions that will determine what type of g...
At a meeting held on July 25, Portugal’s gambling regulator, Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (Gambling Inspection and Regulation Service) (SRIJ) issued an online games of chance license, which includes...
Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson recently held a conference call with analysts to discuss his company’s second quarter results for 2016. During the conference call, Adelson informed analysts its subsidi...
The Supreme Court (SC) in India had commissioned the Lodha Committee headed by R.M. Lodha, the retired Chief Justice of India to look into the 2013 match-fixing scandals surrounding the Indian Premier League (...
Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment, the parent company of the Canberra Casino had given Clubs ACT, Canberra Raiders and Richard Farmer, the clubs lobbyist until July 20 to withdraw statements the group are ca...
Atlantic City’s casino industry has been in decline for close to a decade but gaming analysts believe that the impending sale of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a sign that things are about to improve in ...
Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada wants to participate in the development of more tourism-friendly infrastructure projects in the Philippines, including a new international airport being planned for Manila.
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The city of Brantford, located in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has received a payment of upwards of $1.4 million for being host to OLG Casino Brantford.
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Several news outlets are reporting that The Rank Group and 888 Holdings are considering a merger of sorts to consolidate their resources, coming together to bid on the struggling William Hill Company. Both comp...
The state of Pennsylvania has been trying for months to come up with a way to fill the $1 billion budget gap, with the subject of gaming included in discussions. State legislators have considered expanding casi...
American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation is reportedly close to selling a portion of its online games business to a Chinese consortium in a deal that could be worth more than $4.2 billion.
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American sportsbook operator CG Technology has agreed to pay a fine of $1.5 million after being charged by the Nevada Gaming Control Board for allegedly over or under-paying bettors in the state by hundreds of ...