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 vote to legalize casinos on Penghu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, was held on October 15 and close to 40 percent of the locals turned out to vote. The Penghu Election Commission released the results of ...
A judge in Iowa gave the winner of a Hot Lotto jackpot the green light to proceed with a lawsuit against the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the state lottery that contends if a lottery vendor had no...
Star Entertainment announced on October 14 that it had received an official casino license from the Queensland government to proceed with its A$3 billion Queen’s Wharf casino development project in Brisbane, th...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled Thailand for the last 70 years, passed away on October 13 at Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital at the age of 88. Casinos have been forbidden under the king’s reign and now that a new...
At this point, there is a 50/50 chance that online casino gaming will be legalized and regulated in the state of Pennsylvania, at least as far as Representative John Payne is concerned. Payne recently provided ...
In California, a state appeals court has ruled against the United Auburn Indian Community in an action that was designed to stop the rival Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe Of Enterprise Rancheria from opening its plann...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, the owner of the Rota Resort And Country Club has filed a lawsuit against the Rota Casino Gaming Commission and its commissioners for allegedly prematurely c...
Summit Ascent Holdings, the company that operators the Tigre de Cristal casino in the Russian Far East has reported exponential growth at the casino during the first six months of 2016. The report which was pu...
Yesterday, Paul Tate, a former employee of PokerStars, plead guilty to operating an illegal gambling business. Tate is an individual involved in an extensive case in the United States against the iPoker industr...
As New Jersey voters prepare to go to the polls next month to decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment permitting two new casinos for the north of the state, legislation detailing exactly how any fu...
Ahead of its planned premiere in February, the Del Lago Resort And Casino has opened a recruitment and employment office in order to help the coming upstate New York facility fill some 1,800 positions.
Accor...
Penghu, one of the outlying islands in Taiwan is expected to vote on October 15 on a referendum that could allow the development of casino resorts on the island. While gambling is forbidden in Taiwan, the gover...
Included in a flurry of decisions today the Arkansas Supreme Court decided that citizens of the state will not get to decide whether to legalize three new casinos.
Apparently, the ballot referendum didn't fa...
Isle Of Capri Casinos Incorporated has signed a deal that will see it sell its Lady Luck Casino Marquette riverboat establishment in north-eastern Iowa to fellow American casino operator CQ Holdings Company Inc...
The three casinos in Detroit saw their aggregate September revenues drop by 3.2% month-on-month to hit $112.2 million although the figure represented a 4.3% increase when compared to the same 30-day period in 2...