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.
With fifty five gaming venues located across the United Kingdom, the Rank Group is the largest chain operator of casinos in the country. Operating the Grosvenor Casinos, the Rank Group has now partnered with Pl...
New Jersey Casino Control Commission Chairman, Matt Levinson, announced yesterday that gambling establishments of Atlantic City are going to be hiring more workers this year. After surveying the eight casinos i...
May 1 is known as International Workers Day and commonly referred to as Labor Day in Asia. Two of Macau’s labor groups have plans to submit individual petitions to the government on May 1 for increasing the ben...
In regulatory and industry news today we see the 6th annual KPMG eSummit in Gibraltar at the Sunborn Hotel. The event is featuring more than 30 speakers and panelists who are covering all aspects of eBusiness i...
Yesterday it was revealed that Boyd Gaming is set to acquire Cannery Casino Resorts, a rival company located in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a report by Reuters, Boyd Gaming is currently negotiating a deal w...
Just two days ago, the Alabama Senate convened and placed a vote on the subject of VictoryLand and electronic bingo machines. VictoryLand wants to use the same type of electronic bingo machines as the gambling ...
The Las Vegas Sands Corp is the biggest casino enterprise in the world and derives a significant portion of its revenue from its Macau based subsidiary, the Sands China Ltd. However the collapse of the Macau ca...
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has received judicial approval to launch and run PokerTribe.com, an International gambling website. Judge David L Russell commented that there weren’t any “issues of material fact” th...
A note from Sterne Agee CRT on Monday stated that Melco Crown’s new Studio City is being hurt by continued disruptions going on next to the property.
While the U.S.-based brokerage said it still believes tha...
Tuesday was a good day for the daily fantasy sports industry, as Tennessee joined Mississippi in sending a bill to the governor that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS).
The Fantasy Sports...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie increased pressure for a state takeover of the nearly bankrupt Atlantic City earlier this month after instructing the commissioner of education to take Atlantic City to court,...
After the sting of losing the rights to build the Queen’s Wharf casino in Brisbane to the Destination Brisbane Consortium (Star Entertainment Group, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and Far East Consortium (Australia...
Legislators in the state of New Jersey have been considering a takeover of Atlantic City for some time in the hopes that they can straighten out the financial issues that gambling town is currently facing. A ne...
After efforts to bring his Pride of Texas Casino Ship to Corpus Christi failed, Vidal Conde is now hoping the Aransas Pass city council is receptive to the idea. According to Conde, he has purchased property in...
On Monday, Pinnacle Entertainment was given the go-ahead by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to have the ability to sell and lease back their four gaming properties located within the state. These properties ...