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Online gambling legislation endorsed by Pennsylvania State Senate

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Pennsylvania

Attempts to legalize online gambling in Pennsylvania took a giant step forward yesterday after the Pennsylvania State Senate passed proposed legislation that would allow the state’s twelve casinos along with it...

Connecticut State Senate passes casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

Legislation that would allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in the northern Connecticut community of East Windsor has reportedly been p...

Ireland launches betting tax review

K Morrison

May 25, 2017

Ireland, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation

Ireland’s Department of Finance recently announced that it is in the process of reviewing its current betting tax regime, possibly easing operator’s burden shifting instead to the punter. The review, which i...

Friday deadline for new Pennsylvania casino host fee legislation

Adam Morgan

May 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Pennsylvania

Ahead of a looming Friday deadline, legislators in Pennsylvania are reportedly hoping to pass a measure that would reinstate a version of the eastern state’s controversial casino host fees policy so that local ...

Arkansas AG shoots down separate casino and marijuana ballot proposals

K Morrison

May 22, 2017

Arkansas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation

Proposed constitutional amendments in Arkansas to allow casino gambling in the state and to legalize marijuana have been rejected by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (pictured). The state’s attorney general ...

Illinois State Senate passes proposed casino expansion legislation

Adam Morgan

May 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Illinois

In Illinois, proposed legislation that could see the Midwestern state license up to six new casinos including one for the metropolis of Chicago has been passed by the Illinois State Senate. According to a re...

Spirit Lake Casino And Resort delays vote on whether to permit alcohol sales

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, North Dakota

In North Dakota, the federally-recognized Spirit Lake Tribe has reportedly postponed a controversial vote on whether to permit the sale and consumption of alcohol within its Spirit Lake Casino And Resort in ord...

Looming political scandal threatens proposed Brazil casino legislation

Adam Morgan

May 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Brazil, Bribery

In Brazil, a political scandal that could derail proposed legislation to legalize casinos is brewing after a disgraced oil and mining billionaire reportedly agreed to provide details of alleged illegal bribes h...

New Jersey Congressman seeks support in PASPA review via the Trump Administration

Marie Kelley

May 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, New Jersey

In an effort to see sports betting legalized in the state of New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. is looking to the administration of President Donald Trump. This week, Pallone sent a letter to Acting Soli...

Macau junkets audit expected by August

Lars Jones

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Conferences / Trade Shows, Macau

Some of the 40 VIP gambling promoters accounts that have been reviewed by Macau's casino regulator so far have proved to have faults, but the severity of the issue is not clear yet. Macau’s Gaming Inspection...

New decree sets conditions for gaming clubs in Paris

K Morrison

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Poker Law, France

A decree stipulating the conditions for “clubs de jeux (gaming clubs) in Paris” along with provisions related to casinos has been signed by the Minister of the Interior and was published by the government of Fr...

Federal opinion on proposed Connecticut casino remains unchanged

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut

The federal government’s stance on a proposal from the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to open a commercial casino in northern Connecticut has reportedly not changed de...

Regulations redefined for French casino cruise ships and ferries

K Morrison

May 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino Cruise Ships, France

A new decree specifying the conditions for operating casinos on board merchant ships that are carrying French passengers has been published in the Official Gazette. The decree states that irrespective of the...

City commission gives an unequivocal no to casinos in Miami Beach

K Morrison

May 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Florida

The seaside city of Miami Beach, Florida won’t be home to casinos any time soon after the city commission voted unanimously in a special session on Friday to approve two ordinances that would ban any type of ga...

Senate committee votes down tribal gambling expansion bill in Oklahoma

K Morrison

May 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino project updates, Oklahoma

A measure that would help to fill an estimated $878 million hole in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget was shot down by an Oklahoma Senate budget committee on Friday. Tribal gaming in Oklahoma would have seen...