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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.
Oklahoma Attorney General, Mike Hunter, reportedly began meeting with representatives from some of the state’s 35 casino-operating tribes on Monday in hopes of being able to find a solution to the dispute conce...
Asian casino operator, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, has reportedly announced the creation of a special investment fund that it intends to utilize in order to realize non-gaming and hospitality proje...
A major shakeup of the Mexican lottery market is reportedly on the cards after the lower house of the nation’s bicameral legislature passed a measure earlier this week that would see the financially struggling ...
In Cambodia and a senior official in the administration of Prime Minister Hun Sen has reportedly detailed that tax revenues will likely fall next year as a result of the nation’s decision to cease issuing or re...
In Japan and officials in the city of Yokohama are reportedly set to hold a series of 18 public briefings as part of a scheme to educate the local population about their efforts to secure one of the nation’s th...
In the southern state of Georgia and the boss for the Atlanta Motor Speedway has reportedly announced that he would like to bring a resort casino complete with a 700-room hotel to the giant NASCAR facility.
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In Japan and the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly approved an ordinance that could see the official regulator for the nation’s nascent casino market established as soon as January.
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Representatives from the 35 casino-operating tribes in Oklahoma are reportedly set to meet with senior state officials in an attempt to find a way through the dispute concerning attempts to increase the tax rat...
In Japan and officials in the city of Yokohama have reportedly launched the request for concept (RFC) phase of their plan to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate an integrated...
The gaming arm of the federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe has reportedly established an office on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido in an attempt to aid its efforts at securing one of the nation’s three c...
Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly become the third foreign firm to officially announce that it has given up on efforts to win the license for the right to build and operate an integrated casino resort in the ...
In Australia and the small southern state of Tasmania is reportedly set to introduce a 15% point-of-consumption tax on all net gaming revenues in hopes of bringing in about $3.4 million every year to help run a...
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has welcomed an announcement from Windsor West parliamentary candidate Sandra Pupatello that she is to champion its campaign to legalize single-game sportsbetting throughou...
In the Philippines and the government of President Rodrigo Duterte is reportedly revisiting plans that would compel the state-owned Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) to sell off its 47-stron...
The only casino in Vietnam that permits locals to gamble alongside foreign tourists has reportedly released its financial results for the six months to the end of June showing that its gross profit for the half...