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.
Atlantic City has already witnessed the closure of four casinos since 2014 and will lose its fifth casino on October 10 when the Trump Taj Mahal casino shutsdown for good. Billionaire Carl Icahn decided to clos...
After a two-year delay, next Monday a final decision will be made by the Deciding Council of the Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC) over which of two companies will be awarded the gaming license for the casino ...
American casino table limit signage developer VisuaLimits has installed 155 of its two-sided VL-Focus live pit innovations with optical-analytics capabilities at the Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa in Atlantic Cit...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Group has made its first acquisition in the United States after spending $26 million in order to purchase a 167-room hotel in downtown Orlando, Florida.
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Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung recently confirmed that his firm has decided to drop the plan of developing the Aquis Great Barrier Reef casino resort in Cairns. Fung and his team had worked on the project for ...
The $3.5 billion Baha Mar Casino resort in the Bahamas was a very important project for the country as it was expected to create thousands of jobs, generate millions in gambling taxes for the government and boo...
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 ...