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.
Things are looking up for Lawrence Ho's Tigre de Cristal casino near Vladivostok, Russia. Mr. Ho's Summit Ascent Holdings held a soft launch for the first of many casinos to come in the Primorye Integrated Ente...
Casinos in Atlantic City are ready for the state to take over the city finances, as the casinos claim they are ‘on the edge of the abyss’. An immediate vote has been called for by the casinos on bills already i...
First-quarter slot machine revenues in New Zealand have increased by 3% from the same period last year despite an apparent fall in the numbers of venues, machines and licence holders.
According to official f...
Las Vegas may soon secure better access to visitors from mainland China after Hainan Airlines applied to run up to three direct flights a week between the city’s McCarran International Airport and Beijing.
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Sheldon Adelson’s Marina Bay Sands Casino has been approved to operate in the city-state for an additional three years.
Last week, the city state’s Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) announced that the casino...
An announcement was made on Thursday by the Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority that an agreement had been signed between it and the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) to provide entertainment, hospitality, and ...
James Packer’s Crown Resorts has pushed hard to speed up its Barangaroo casino project in Sydney as the Australian billionaire has made it clear that this project holds a special place in his heart. James Packe...
Ahead of its planned opening on the Cotai Strip later in the year, the Wynn Palace resort casino has hired 3,600 employees following hundreds of onsite interviews and several job fairs organized with the suppor...
Led by the Platinum sponsor, LottoYard, the third Global Lottery Messenger Forum (GLMF), was a success, seeing 140 individuals from 22 different countries attending. Key individuals of the lottery messenger ind...
Well-established Macau gaming operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has posted quarterly profit gain for the first time since 2014. The financial data, which was released on Wednesday, revealed solid results than...
Gambling is currently illegal in the state of Maharashtra but the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is pushing the state government to legalize the industry and license offshore casinos, which ...
Residents of Sedgwick County in the state of Kansas do not seem likely to be given a second chance to vote on whether to allow slot machines at the disused Wichita Greyhound Park following a ruling from the sta...
On Monday, 48 people were charged with a bank fraud scheme that netted those involved more than $570,000. Most of the money was withdrawn at casinos in Atlantic City.
According to New Jersey Attorney General...
On Monday, Cherokee County commissioners voted to appeal a Shawnee County judge's decision last month that upheld the manner in which a license for a state casino being built in Crawford County was awarded by K...
South African casino operator Tsogo Sun’s plan to purchase significant stakes in two Western Cape properties from rival Sun International has cleared an important hurdle after being approved by shareholders of ...