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.
According to Miguel Angel Ochoa, the President of the Mexican Gaming Association (AIEJA), the Mexican casino boom will likely continue for several years, doubling volume before the end of 2018.
As Ochoa poin...
The Santa Ana Star Casino located on the Jemez Dam Road off NM 550 near Bernalillo, New Mexico opened its doors to the public back in 1993 and in doing so became the first tribal casino to operate in New Mexico...
Calls for new and heightened controls on gambling advertising and on pokies across Australia by crossbenchers, Senator Nick Xenophon and Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie, have been pushed back by Human Se...
Andrea Domingo, recently appointed CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR), has been ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte to strictly implement Presidential Decree No. 1067-B, which along with ...
The Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel (formerly known as New Century Hotel, and home to the shuttered Greek Mythology Casino) has had its appeal to the Macau Court of Final Appeal (TUI) rejected, meaning the court ...
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced this past Friday that they were able to reach an agreement with the owners of the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, a card club of California, for violati...
In Australia, Richmond Valley Council will consider a motion tomorrow asking the government for New South Wales to consider the impacts a coming ban on greyhound racing will have on those that participate in an...
The second annual Sports Betting West Africa Summit got underway today with UK operator, 1710 Gaming LTD's Christina Thakor-Rankin opening the event with a welcoming message to delegates and participants. She l...
Four months ago work on the brand new Wynn Boston Harbor Resort was terminated after a key waterfront permit the property which had been issued earlier was appealed by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone.
Mont...
In a unanimous decision, the United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit has ended a long-running land-into-trust dispute between a Michigan tribe and a local landowner by upholding the ...
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd is one of the leading casino providers in the African continent and also runs a number of hotels in the region. The company has invested a significant amount of money to upgrade and expan...
BestBet has plans to develop a slot machine licensed pari-mutuel facility in St. Johns County on the northeast corner of State Road 207 and Interstate 95. The company currently operates BestBet Orange Park and ...
On Thursday, 99 percent of UNITE HERE Local 54’s Tropicana members agreed to the terms of a new contract offered by the Tropicana Atlantic City, according to an Associated Press report.
The three Caesar’s pr...
The Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union had put pressure on five casinos in Atlantic City to provide better benefits to its union members and had been successful with reaching mutual agreement with four out of the...
Online gaming technology supplier NetEnt has released its interim financial results for the second quarter of the year showing a 29.8% increase year-on-year in total revenues to $41.21 million while operating p...