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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.
The United States House of Representatives has reportedly passed two pieces of proposed legislation that would clear the way for the federally-recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a new casino resort on ...
The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has reportedly told legislators in Tallahassee that it is to cease making its monthly revenue sharing payments until the state officially settles a long-running dispute concerning ...
The Economy and Finance Secretary for Macau, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured), has reportedly revealed that local officials are currently preparing the groundwork for a public tender that is to determine who wil...
Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte (pictured), has reportedly conceded something of a defeat in his long-running campaign against illegal gambling by revealing that he can now only encourage people not to e...
In Illinois, two amendments were reportedly added to the state’s proposed sportsbetting legalization measure earlier this week that could eventually require some licensed operators to pay a tax rate of up to 25...
Democratic leaders in the United States House of Representatives reportedly pulled scheduled votes on a pair of tribal casino measures earlier today after President, Donald Trump (pictured), unexpectedly issued...
Yesterday reportedly saw Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb (pictured), put his signature to a wide-ranging piece of legislation that will allow local casino operator, Spectacle Entertainment, to relocate one of it...
The highest legal authority for the state of New Jersey has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) amid claims that casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson, may have exercised ...
The government of Singapore has reportedly increased the daily entry fee locals must pay in order to gamble at one of the city-state’s two giant casinos by some 50% to slightly in excess of $110 while raising t...
Two of Macau’s most prominent junket firms have reportedly recently established VIP-facing operations inside a small casino situated within a new beachfront resort located in the southern Cambodian city of Siha...
Initial approval was given last week regarding legislation to legalize daily fantasy sports in the state of Texas. The House voted in favor of the measure 116-27, agreeing that daily fantasy sports is a game of...
In Illinois, the mayor for the small northern city of Waukegan has reportedly told state legislators that a plan to construct a casino on 32 acres of land his community purchased in 2003 is ‘shovel-ready.’
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In an effort to acquire a plot of land off of Dixon School Road to use for the construction of a casino in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Catawba Indian Nation Chief Bill Harris recently appeared before the U....
Officials in Macau are reportedly partnering with their counterparts from neighboring Hengqin Island in order to lobby Beijing for the right to introduce a visa-free regime for foreign tourists wishing to trave...