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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.
In Massachusetts and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has reportedly been dealt a temporary setback to its plan to open a Class II electronic bingo hall on the island of Martha’s Vineyard after a fede...
In California and a trio of casino-operating tribes have reportedly lost a legal fight against the western state concerning who should be permitted to offer ‘house-banked’ card games such as blackjack and bacca...
In Singapore and the local subsidiary of American casino giant, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly launched a campaign in hopes of securing approximately $5.85 billion in financing to further develop i...
On Monday, the New York Senate passed a sports betting bill that would allow mobile wagering in the state. The bill must now be passed within the Assembly and then signed by Governor, Andrew Cuomo, to become la...
In Pennsylvania and a Juniata County franchise of the Rutter's convenience store chain has reportedly become the first venue of its type to be granted permission to operate up to five slot-style video gaming te...
Ahead of its next general meeting on Sunday and some members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe are reportedly calling for their leadership to be replaced following the emergence of claims that the Massachusetts tr...
The New York State Gaming Commission unanimously approved rules and regulations on Monday that are to reportedly permit the eastern state’s eleven upstate commercial and tribal casinos to apply for licenses for...
Civic leaders for Quezon City in the Philippines have reportedly passed a controversial ordinance that would set out some of the regulatory standards for the integrated casino resort, Bloomberry Resorts Corpora...
An obscure provision in a piece of state legislation in New Jersey could reportedly see Atlantic City receive about $14 million less in comparable tax revenues for its 2020 budget despite an uptick in the recen...
Following many years of delay, The Netherlands is now reportedly expected to begin the process of licensing online casino operators from July of next year in hopes of being able to launch a regulated domestic i...
The city of Osaka in Japan has reportedly been warned that it may not be able to fully open its envisioned integrated casino resort in time for the start of World Expo 2025 owing to the federal government’s slo...
Officials in the Japanese city of Osaka have officially revealed the identities of five of the seven entities that are participating in the process to select a future operator for the giant city’s envisioned in...
Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan has reportedly received local support for its plan to bring one of the nation’s three envisioned integrated casino resorts to a site adjacent to its Huis Ten Bosch theme park.
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Following two days of intense debate, the Illinois House of Representatives reportedly passed a piece of legislation on Saturday that could see the Midwestern state license of up to six additional casinos inclu...
In California, animal rights activists are reportedly urging Santa Anita Park to cease live horseracing after Sunday saw a nine-year-old gelding named ‘Kochees’ become the 26th thoroughbred since December to di...