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.
Legislators in Kenya could soon be asked to vote on a raft of proposals that would look to limit the ability of the nation’s sportsbetting and gaming firms to advertise their wares over local broadcast media ch...
Giant gaming machine and systems innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its PlaySports platform utilized to power a land-based sportsbook in the A...
The Prime Minister for Hungary, Viktor Orban (pictured), has reportedly come under fire after agreeing to extend the operating licenses for five Budapest casinos majority-owned by one of his closest friends for...
In the western American state of Arizona and a local judge has reportedly refused to invalidate a new law that will allow local professional sports teams to launch legal sportsbetting services from as soon as T...
The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly predicted that her organization expects to bring in aggregated tax revenues for this year of up to $756 million.
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In Japan and federal legislator Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) has reportedly been sentenced to a four-year term in prison after being found guilty of accepting bribes from representatives of a company that had bee...
In Canada and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reportedly chalked up a successful start to the nation’s single-game sports wagering market after processing standalone bets for the five days from last ...
Only a day after being licensed by officials in the western American state of Wyoming and the mobile-friendly BetMGM sportsbetting advance has now reportedly inked a deal to bring its services to afficionados o...
After passing legislation in April to legalize online sportsbetting and the western American state of Wyoming has now begun licensing operators with DraftKings Incorporated, Genius Sports Group Limited and the ...
British and Irish iGaming behemoth Flutter Entertainment has reportedly filed an appeal with the United States Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn a controversial 2015 judgement that saw it hit with a fine ...
The launch of sports betting in Washington State is coming soon. Tribal casino operators recently received approval from the United States Department of the Interior, which was the final hurdle needed to get th...
Top sports betting companies are now helping the effort to bring online betting to California. A new effort is being launched today that involves the help of BetMGM, FanDuel, and DraftKings. Known as “Californi...
In the United States and the administration President Joseph Biden has reportedly sided with a pair of federally-recognized Texas tribes that have long been seeking permission to legally debut Class II gaming e...
In Ireland, a ban on the use of credit cards in retail shops and online for Irish patrons has been agreed to by bookmakers while also accepting a pre-watershed "whistle-to-whistle" advertising ban for live spor...
Plans for a casino in Boracay may be back on track after recent gaming regulation developments in the Philippines. In 2018, a moratorium was put in place by President Rodrigo Duterte to stop casino developments...