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.
MGM National Harbor, currently under development just south of Washington, DC., will open its employment center in a ceremony planned for Monday, June 20, which will be attended by executives from MGM National ...
In Massachusetts, Plainridge Park Casino has seen total slot revenues for May increase by 1.3% month-on-on-month to $13.48 million with the venue additionally contributing $5.39 million in tax.
The Plainvill...
In a 53 to 5 vote on Tuesday, the New York State Senate passed S05302, which if approved by the state Assembly would make online poker gambling legal in the Empire State enabling each of its 11 casinos to apply...
British bookmaker Betfred has reached a settlement with the Gambling Commission regulator that will see it pay a fine of over $1.15 million for failing to observe proper anti-money laundering procedures.
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Crown Resorts Ltd announced in a filing with the Australian Securities Exchange Wednesday that they plan to separate most of their non-Australian located businesses from their domestics. They will also explore ...
In South Africa, a decision by Trade And Industry Minister Rob Davies to award a new casino licence to the province of North West has angered operators and could be challenged in court.
According to a report...
Owner Glenn Straub will have to wait until at least Thursday to reopen the doors of the former Revel casino after city officials in Atlantic City rejected plans to begin the process on Wednesday because key per...
Real-money mobile online casino games developer Nektan has announced that its joint venture with content and technology firm Spin Games has received approval to launch its Rapid Games family of products in the ...
Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly continuing with a plan to build a version of its Marina Bay Sands resort casino in South Korea and has sent representatives to Busan in order to investigate possible si...
The ACT Government has received a lot of criticism from Canberra Clubs after it decided to approve Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment’s request to grant 200 pokie licenses for the Canberra Casino. The governm...
According to Eric Ríos, the Executive Secretary of the Panamanian Gaming Control Board (JCJ), gaming tax revenues are maintaining their momentum and by the end of this year will reach US$82 million, which is si...
The Vietnam Investment Review reports that even though Vietnam’s Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort, located in Central Vietnam, has yet to hear if the country’s authorities will grant it a casino license, the company...
Several members of the US Senate are supporting an amendment that would see the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act included as part of an upcoming must-pass defense measure.
The amendment, which is known as S248, ...
The battle in the Garden State over a November casino referendum is heating up as a group of South Jersey leaders has come together to form the No North Jersey Casinos Coalition, a group that promises a “formid...
Cyprus Government has granted a three-month extension to bids for its casino license following a request from Cambodia’s NagaCorp and Phillipine’s Bloomberry Resorts; these are two out of three companies in tot...