Look here to stay abreast of breaking industry news related to the actions of lawmakers who create and codify the rules and regulators who enforce them. The Gambling Commission in the UK features prominently in this section due to the age and maturity of the marketplace there, but you can stay up to date around the globe by bookmarking this section.
From homegrown initiatives at the ballot box in rural America, to the fate of th six concessionaires in Macau as their licenses are set to expire betwwen 2020 nad 2022, to Asian marketplaces like Japan and Vietnam that are set to change the world casino landscape, you'll find all the news that's fit print here. Complementary sections include the over arching Gaming Industry News section as well as Licenses, Taxation, and Online Gambling Regulation.
American investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly forecast that the over 40 casinos in Macau could boost their earnings by up to 15% a year should the local government decide to decrease the ra...
The American state of Kansas legalized sportsbetting yesterday and reportedly almost immediately saw this effort challenged by means of a new lawsuit from the operator of a Sumner County commercial casino.
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Earlier this week, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts gave his signature to new rules connected to the upcoming casino industry. With the regulation approval, the process of licensing can begin, but it will still ...
Canadian media firm NorthStar Gaming Incorporated has announced its entry into the newly-regulated iGaming market of Ontario via its launch of the mobile-friendly online casino and sportsbetting domain at North...
In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator is reportedly set to ask a High Court judge to enforce its recent award of the next ten-year National Lottery operating license to the Allwyn UK subor...
In the Philippines and Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pictured) reportedly looks on track to be elected to replace Rodrigo Duterte as the nation’s next President some 36 years after his namesake father was ousted from th...
Australian gaming technologies and software firm BetMakers Technology Group Limited has announced that it has helped New Jersey’s historic Monmouth Park Racetrack to begin offering fixed-odds retail betting.
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In every region around the world where gambling is a legal activity, certain rules and regulations must be followed. This includes licensing. In the Netherlands, the Gaming Authority known as Kansspelautoriteit...
Some of the largest online casino and sportsbetting operators in the United Kingdom have reportedly been quietly lobbying the government not to implement a wide range of proposed safeguards including new afford...
House Bill 22-1402 is a relatively new measure in the state of Colorado that will set up how problem gaming programs in the state will be set up. A late amendment was added last week in the Senate, changing the...
The government for the South American nation of Brazil has reportedly signed off on a comprehensive set of new regulations for the giant country’s coming fixed-odds online sportsbetting market.
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In Canada and the gaming regulator for the province of Ontario has punished a pair of recently-licensed iGaming operators for breaking its rules on advertising and the provision of inducements.
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The governor for the American state of Maine has reportedly signed legislation into law that will allow the eastern jurisdiction’s four federally-recognized tribes to operate mobile-friendly online sportsbettin...
Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has released its unaudited first-quarter financial results showing that its aggregated revenues dropped by 9% year-on-year to approximately $267.57 million.
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New legislation has reportedly come into force in Northern Ireland that allows local sportsbooks and bingo halls to stay open for longer and begin offering their services to punters on Sundays.
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