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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.
Police in China reportedly arrested over 75,000 people last year as they busted up more than 3,500 illicit cross-border gambling cases alongside some 2,260 that had involved forbidden iGaming platforms.
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In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly released the implementation policy for its ambitious campaign to win one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses.
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In Colorado, City Council members of gambling towns have elected to increase betting limits and allow new games, after Amendment 77 was passed into law last year. Amendment 77 allowed the cities to decide to do...
In Japan and Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly initiated the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its campaign to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses.
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American casino operator Bally's Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it design, build and operate a new gambling-friendly facility for central Pennsylvania featuring up to 750 s...
In Japan and a trio of new firms are reportedly now interested in taking part in the request for proposal (RFP) stage of the attempt to bring an integrated casino resort to Nagasaki Prefecture.
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Maltese online wagering technologies innovator Kambi Group has announced the signing of a long-term agreement that is to see it begin supplying its products to Dutch land-based casino heavyweight JVH Gaming and...
In China and the standing committee of the National People’s Congress has reportedly approved new legislation that is to bring in tough penalties for anyone found guilty of facilitating overseas gambling.
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In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly announced that it will be launching the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its effort to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated ...
A draft legislative proposal that would authorize the development of a casino in the city of Kapolei, Hawaii was approved on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in a 5-4 vote by the Hawaiian Homes Commission.
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In the United Kingdom and the Betting and Gaming Council lobby group has warned the government about the potential danger of unintentionally driving iGaming aficionados into the clutches of unregulated operator...
In Japan and the coalition government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (pictured) has reportedly published the concluding segment of its definitive criteria for those jurisdictions hoping to win the right to ho...
The economic development arm of the federally-recognized Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has reportedly premiered a new enterprise that is to manage a trio of casinos it is hoping to begin opening from next year.
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Legislators in the American state of Hawaii may soon be presented with the chance to legalize commercial gambling via a measure that could see a new integrated casino resort developed for the small Oahu city of...
American casino firm Penn National Gaming Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it spend $31.1 million so as to take over the running of operations inside Maryland’s small Hollywood Ca...