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.
November saw New Jersey chalk up record sportsbetting handle and revenues and it would now seem that a large proportion of this business came from online punters briefly travelling in from the neighboring state...
In Japan and the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly officially established the Casino Management Board to serve as the supervisory authority for the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino...
Officials in California have ordered the shutdown of a Rancho Cordova card room after reportedly determining that it is "seriously underfunded."
The Sacramento Bee reports that on Monday, Magnolia House Casi...
As part of an overall aim to reduce the rates of problem gambling and the small Baltic nation of Latvia has reportedly premiered a new self-exclusion scheme that allows aficionados to voluntarily bar themselves...
In the continuing effort to obtain higher exclusivity rates on the Class III casino games that Oklahoma tribes pay to the state, Gov. Kevin Stitt has now hired Seattle-headquartered law firm Perkins Coie LLP to...
The state government of Alaska has reportedly asked for official permission to be included in a federal lawsuit that is seeking to prevent the Native Village of Eklutna from bringing a small gaming venue to tri...
Two central Indiana racinos have added table games to their gaming offering thanks to the May 8, 2019, passage of a controversial bill allowing lucrative casino industry changes.
On New Year's Day, Harrah’s ...
After adding fuel to the fire of an already heated situation, Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt, now faces a federal lawsuit filed by the state's three largest gaming tribes in Oklahoma City federal court on Tuesd...
American online sports wagering innovator DraftKings Incorporated has closed out the year by announcing that adult sportsbetting aficionados in New Hampshire are now able to utilize its services to enjoy a wide...
In Macau and a local trade union has announced that it will holding a demonstration on Thursday afternoon in hopes of securing better pay and working conditions for the city’s over 50,000 casino employees.
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In Michigan and Governor Gretchen Whitmer has reportedly given iGaming afficionados the perfect Christmas gift by putting her signature to a wide-ranging piece of legislation that has seen the Midwestern state ...
Law enforcement officials in Taiwan have reportedly shut down an illegal gambling operation that is believed to have allowed local gamblers to transfer well over $462.7 million between the island nation and Chi...
In the Netherlands and the past twelve months have reportedly seen the nation’s Kansspelautoriteit gaming regulator issue fines against online casino and sportsbetting firms totalling some €3.5 million ($3.9 mi...
In Macau, new legislation that prohibits employees of the city’s many locally-licensed junket firms and casinos from setting foot on a gaming floor outside of their normal working hours has reportedly come into...
Hundreds of Chinese nationals were reportedly arrested by law enforcement officials in the Philippines last week as part of that nation’s continuing crackdown against unlicensed online gaming businesses.
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