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.
In the Ukraine and authorities have reportedly issued the nation’s inaugural iGaming license some five months after finally passing a wide-ranging piece of legislation to legalize some forms of online gambling....
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it is still hoping to enter the nascent Japanese market despite deciding not to take part in the latest request for proposal (RFP) sta...
In the southern American state of Arkansas and an entity known as Gulfside Casino Partnership has reportedly been given official permission to build and operate a new $254 million resort casino being envisioned...
In Canada and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) regulator has reportedly called on federal lawmakers to pass pending legislation so as to legalize single-game sportsbetting nationwide.
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Officials in Nagasaki Prefecture have reportedly announced that a total of ‘five groups’ have submitted applications in hopes of being selected to operate the Japanese jurisdiction’s envisioned integrated casin...
American casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has reportedly joined with Oshidori International Holdings Limited in hopes of winning the right to build and run a gambling-friendly resort in Japan.
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In Macau and a leading political expert has reportedly announced that the enclave’s trio of American casino operators could soon find themselves being used as pawns in the ongoing trade war between China and th...
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in China said in a statement that more destinations will be added to its blacklist system. The destinations to be added were not named at this time. The co...
Prominent online sportsbook operator DraftKings Incorporated has announced that it launched its mobile-friendly service into the American state of Virginia on Sunday afternoon just in time for the two conferenc...
In the Czech Republic and land-based casino operator Casino Kartac Group AS has reportedly lost out in its bid to negate the nation’s recently-instituted program that governs how interactive video lottery termi...
The Premier for the self-governing British territory of Bermuda, David Burt (pictured), has reportedly announced that the island jurisdiction is expecting to debut the first of four inaugural casino resorts beg...
The government for the Netherlands has reportedly postponed the planned debut of the nation’s regulated iGaming market by a month so as to allow operators further time to get to grips with the coming raft of ne...
Sports betting is coming to Puerto Rico and officials are hoping to launch by this April. The Gaming Commission of the territory has a new executive director, Orlando Rivera Carrión, who recently reported that ...
In the western American state of New Mexico and legislators have reportedly begun scrutinizing proposed legislation that could allow local commercial horseracing tracks to begin offering live games of craps, po...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that only two firms participated in the now-closed request for proposal (RFP) stage of its plan to secure one of the nation’s coming ...