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.
The city of Sochi is set to create a new gambling zone after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, gave the go-ahead. TASS, a Russian news agency, is reporting that on the 10th of August, a resolution wa...
The $360 million Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego is slated to open on the tribe’s federally recognized reservation in East County, San Diego before the summer’s end, but if the Jamul Action Committee (JAC) get...
The state lottery and all forms of gambling are banned in the state of Karnataka, India. However when the state hosted the Invest Karnataka 2016 conference, talks surfaced about the possibility of introducing o...
Last minute amendments have been made to online poker legislation currently on the table in the state of California that the Poker Players Alliance and the PokerStars Coalition are not happy about. The changes ...
Just days after their acquisition offer was turned down by William Hill, 888 Holdings and Rank Group have announced they will not be pursuing an attempt to merger with the gambling rival any longer. William Hil...
As the $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai casino resort from operator Wynn Resorts Limited gets set to open its doors on Monday, news has emerged that the nearby Studio City Casino Macau development could be about ...
American casino operator Isle Of Capri Casinos Incorporated has filed a four-count lawsuit against Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt accusing the controversial businessman of infringing on its “lucky lady”...
After earlier announcing that it would not be renewing the license of online games developer PhilWeb Corporation, the Philippine gaming regulator is now reportedly taking aim at the electronic bingo sector.
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Crown Resorts announced in June 2015 that it planned to break up its casino empire by separating its international business from its domestic operations and began discussions with the Australian government and ...
The coming $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai development from operator Wynn Resorts Limited is set to open its doors on Monday featuring VIP rooms allocated to a trio of prominent junket operators including Suncit...
Alabama State Senator Jim McClendon is currently proposing a lottery bill that would legalize a state lottery as well as include video lottery terminals within the local dog race tracks. This bill was procedura...
Ahead of its planned opening early next year, The Rivers Casino And Resort At Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady has announced that applications are now being accepted for every position at the coming New York casino...
Online gambling lobbyists in Pennsylvania continue to remain optimistic that the state senate will soon legalize online gambling and permit more electronic gambling options at brick & mortar casinos in the ...
Enterprise-level business-to-business online gaming software developer and supplier GAN has signed a deal that will see it utilize its proprietary Simulated Gaming platform to launch a social casino experience ...
The majority shareholder of Philippine online games developer PhilWeb Corporation has offered to donate most of his stake to the nation’s gaming regulator in an effort to save the firm and safeguard the jobs of...