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.
In Sweden and Aspire Global has reportedly announced that it intends to fight a lawsuit being brought by the nation’s Konsumentombudsman consumer protection authority over claims that one of its subsidiaries ha...
The government for the District of Columbia (DC) has reportedly been issued with a temporary injunction that prevents it from implementing a contract that was due to see prominent gaming solutions innovator, In...
In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly announced that Thursday will see it launch the initial request for concept (RFC) phase of its plan to win the right to host one of the nation’s...
The government of the Philippines has reportedly shut down one of the nation’s largest offshore-facing online gambling operators over allegations that the firm has been failing to pay the appropriate amount of ...
In Japan and a senior government official has reportedly announced that he believes up to eight communities are preparing to submit formal applications in hopes of securing one of the nation’s trio of upcoming ...
Global lottery and gaming innovations developer, International Game Technology (IGT), has announced that it now holds a prominent position within the newly-regulated American sportsbetting market after having r...
Sports betting is one step closer to fruition in Michigan. A proposal submitted by Representative, Brandt Iden, recently passed within the state house committee with hope that it will continue to move forward a...
American gambling behemoth, MGM Resorts International, reportedly looks best placed in the race to be selected to run the integrated casino resort being planned for the giant Japanese city of Osaka.
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In Japan and Friday reportedly saw the city council for Yokohama ratify a supplementary budget that set aside approximately $2.42 million to aid the community’s efforts at securing an integrated casino resort l...
Maltese iGaming solutions developer Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it bring sportsbetting to western Iowa’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sioux ...
Global credit ratings firm, Fitch Ratings Incorporated, has reportedly announced that firms hoping to win the right to operate one of the three integrated casino resorts being planned for Japan could face probl...
Asian casino operator, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, has reportedly declared that it is set to concentrate all of its efforts on the city of Yokohama as it looks to secure one of the three coming Jap...
In the Philippines and the nation’s Finance Secretary has reportedly made good on an official pledge to crack down on all licensed online gambling operators found not to be paying the appropriate amount of tax....
The Attorney General for Oklahoma has reportedly secured the services of a highly respected Michigan law firm as his office endeavors to renegotiate its gaming compacts with the state’s many casino-operating tr...
In the United Kingdom and a group of parliamentarians has reportedly recommended that the video games industry be prohibited from allowing those under the age of 18 to purchase addictive in-game rewards includi...