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 Republican governor of New Jersey has reiterated his support for a coming casino-expansion referendum that would allow areas in the north of the state to bid for the right to operate a pair of new casinos.
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Earlier this year the Laos government decided to sell the Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Complex and shortlisted up to six proposals. One of those shortlisted companies announced in May that the government...
The VictoryLand casino in Macon County, Alabama was an essential part of the Macon community employing nearly 2,500 employees during its peak in 2010. The casino was forced to shutdown operations in 2013 after ...
In India, the government for the small state of Goa has passed legislation that considerably increases the license fees for land-based casinos while introducing two new offshore casino licensing categories.
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The Alliance Global Group in the Philippines and Genting Bhd in Malaysia created a joint venture company called the Travellers International Hotel which was responsible for operating the Resorts World Manila ca...
In Ohio, a local lawmaker has announced that he intends to unveil a proposal during the autumn legislative session that would change the way tax revenues from the state’s four casinos are shared out.
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Sarkis Izmirlian and his group of financial investors pumped in $3.5 billion to develop the Baha Mar Casino Resort in the Bahamas and initially expected the casino resort to be opened in December 2014. The mega...
After recently announcing that it would be temporarily suspending construction of its $186 million Fire Mountain Casino, it appears as though the Enterprise Rancheria of California will be restarting its effort...
After posting a net loss of $21.8 million for the first half of last year, Hong Kong-listed casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited has revealed that it expects to record an overall prof...
In Iowa, the state-licensed Missouri River Historical Development gaming organization has been told that state gambling regulators will not be assisting its efforts to collect nearly $1.8 million in disputed re...
Ahead of next week’s planned opening of its new $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai development, American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has announced that it has received approval to transfer up to 250 under-...
The Yankton Sioux Tribe Of South Dakota is close to agreeing a new casinno compact with the state that would allow the tribe to to double the number of slots on offer at its Fort Randall Casino And Hotel to 500...
The New Jersey referendum that will allow gambling to take place outside of Atlantic City, nearer to New York City, now has more opposition, this time coming from inside New York. A major union of the state as ...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) organized a public workshop on August 11 in Carson City to receive feedback on how table games and slot machines in casinos can improve the way they receive bets. The NGCB...
In this year’s second quarter, South Korean operator Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd.’s (114090.KS) net income rose to KRW25.6bn (US$23.1m), a year-on-year increase of 38.1 percent, according to a G3 Newswire report...