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.
A week ago it was announced and confirmed that Tinian Dynasty Casino in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CMNI) had applied for permission to reopen today and it had been granted contingent upon con...
In a scant few days the deadline will pass for companies to show their interest in a single casino license to be issued in the southern or Greek region of the divided country of Cyprus.
The government of the...
It’s been an arduous journey for workers at Detroit, Michigan's three casinos, but on Sunday, after months of complicated negotiations, workers ratified a new five-year contract.
In an email from the preside...
With less than one month until the new legislative session, gambling expansion proponents and opponents in Georgia are already working towards defending their positions. It was just a few weeks ago that a study...
While the state of Illinois has suffered a decline in casino revenues, the Hollywood Casino Joliet remains one establishment that continues to make money when compared to last year. The Hollywood Casino was abl...
A woman playing a “Wheel of Fortune” slot machine at the Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday was the winner of one of the casino’s largest progressive jackpots in the city’s history, according to Gr...
The McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba is the planned site of a $45 million redevelopment.
The renovation is the casino’s first face-lift since the facility was built in the 1990’s. Owned and op...
The Cabinet of Ministers has given its stamp of approval to the draft gaming law in the Ukraine, and is expected to be presented to the Verkhovna Rada for approval before the end of the year. The law legalizes ...
The silence has finally been broken between the state of Texas and its long-running dispute with the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, also known as the Tigua Tribe of El Paso.
Despite receiving approval from the Natio...
Construction of a new casino in the west valley is in the final stages, and for the most part Arizona voters are supportive of it.
The national polling firm of Moore Information Inc., conducted a survey of 5...
Letters of correspondence have surfaced between Alabama State Governor Robert Bentley and officials of law enforcement that suggest VictoryLand Casino has earned the right to reopen their electronic bingo hall....
Grand opening festivities celebrating the completion of the SouthWind Casino’s phase II of its gaming facility in Braman, Oklahoma were kicked off on December 9.
The Kaw Nation’s casino, just south of the Ka...
The legal battle isn’t over in Iowa for the operator of the former Argosy Sioux City and the state.
The Iowa Supreme Court has been asked by the former Argosy Casino’s parent company, the Belle of Sioux City...
The decision as to where to locate a casino in Connecticut has been temporarily put off by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes of Connecticut.
The two tribes formed MMCT Venture in Connecticut in orde...
On Wednesday a hearing was held in DC to discuss RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The hearing was an information only venture, titled ‘A Casino in Every Smartphone—Law Enforcement Implications’, cov...