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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 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has reportedly been told that the United States Department of the Interior has unilaterally ‘disestablished’ its reservation to potentially scupper its plan to b...
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has reportedly prompted state health officials in Missouri to temporarily ban the operation of controversial slot-like machines that have become an ever-increasing fixture at ma...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly launched the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its plan to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate an integra...
The two giant integrated casino resorts in Singapore have reportedly followed government orders in instituting a number of new measures that have been designed to stop the spread of a highly contagious coronavi...
In the United Kingdom and a cross-party group of MPs has reportedly urged online casino and sportsbetting firms to institute a temporary daily betting limit of £50 ($58.76) so as to help prevent customers from ...
In the United States and the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) has reportedly asked the federal government to help its members offset the financial consequences of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak by ha...
Both houses of the Maryland General Assembly reportedly passed proposed legislation yesterday that would allow local voters to decide via a November referendum whether the state should legalize sportsbetting.
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In Utah, lawmakers have passed a bill designed to rid the state of "fringe gambling," an activity that the sponsors of the measure have compared to "a cancer that is spreading through many communities."
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Michigan has joined neighboring Illinois in launching legal retail sports wagering this week after on Tuesday the state's gaming control board gave final approval to Detroit's three commercial casinos.
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In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly launched a public consultation period regarding measures it is proposing to introduce in order to help prevent locals from developing a gamblin...
In California and the campaign to legalize land-based sportsbetting by means of a November referendum has so far reportedly managed to garner the support of over 600,000 residents.
According to a Monday repo...
In Virginia and the long-running campaign to get casinos legalized reportedly took a massive step forward on Sunday after state legislators passed a measure that could see gambling-friendly venues authorized fo...
In Japan and Friday reportedly saw the city of Yokohama publish its draft implementation policy as it continues with a plan that could ultimately see it selected as a host for one of the nation’s coming trio of...
Legal sports betting finally begins in Illinois on Monday, and the state's most lucrative casino, Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, plans to open its state-of-the-art sportsbook in time for one of the busiest betti...
In Michigan, prominent daily fantasy sports and sportsbook operator FanDuel Group has reportedly inked an agreement that is to see it supply Detroit’s MotorCity Casino Hotel with an on-site retail sports bettin...