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 Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, has announced that his government has entered into a “framework agreement” to complete construction on The Baha Mar Casino And Hotel “as expeditiously as possi...
Discussions regarding a grant program began in January, and on Tuesday the Cuyahoga County Council in Ohio voted to create the Community Development Supplemental Grant program, with an agreed upon $1 million an...
Venetian Macau and MGM Macau have had their appeals denied which related to tourism taxes owed from 2011 and 2009 respectively. Galaxy Entertainment Group had previously exercised their last appeal on taxes owe...
The Tohono O’Odham Nation of Arizona has made a $1.2 million payment to the city of Glendale as part of an agreement it signed two years ago before opening its Desert Diamond West Valley Casino And Resort.
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In California, Democratic governor Jerry Brown has signed an updated gambling compact with the Buena Vista Rancheria Of Me-Wuk Indians following a federal ruling in favor of the tribe’s casino aspirations.
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Fonbet, the biggest online betting company operating in Eastern Europe, recently announced that it had signed a partnership agreement with the European Sports Security Association (ESSA). Fonbet which is also t...
Yesterday saw the Pennsylvania House of Representatives pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and daily fantasy sports in hopes of raising up to $250 million a year in tax for...
An impact study has led to a decision by the government of Mendoza, in Argentina’s Cuyo region, not to renew the licenses of three casinos in the province because of their failure to meet the gaming board’s obj...
Tuesday saw online gaming firm Amaya hold its annual general meeting (AGM) behind closed doors as it continued to evaluate takeover offers including one headed by its under-investigation former Chairman and Chi...
With the busiest holiday weekend for Atlantic City just two days away negotiations continue, but it’s looking increasingly like workers will be on the picket line on Friday.
That’s the latest word from Bob M...
Beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 2 p.m., a job fair hosted by the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino of California will be offered in the hopes of filling 70 positions within the gambling facility. The j...
The highest court in Massachusetts has approved a proposal that will see voters asked via the November presidential election ballot whether the eastern state should authorize a second slots parlor.
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The casino industry generally receives a bad rap from anti-casino groups as they believe the industry causes more harm than good to the local communities. Many anti-gambling activists believe that the presence ...
In Florida, Jacksonville City Council has overwhelmingly authorized a referendum for the coming November ballot that could see the BestBet Poker Jacksonville facility permitted to offer up to 2,000 slots.
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In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, months of uncertainty could be at an end after a former investor in the shuttered Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino was granted a conditional operating licence...