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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 Tennessee House of Representatives reportedly passed a proposed piece of legislation yesterday that could soon lead to the southern state becoming the latest to legalize online sportsbetting.
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In Japan, the city of Osaka reportedly launched its request-for-concept (RFC) application process earlier today as part of the procedure to eventually select the commercial partner to potentially operate its ho...
Japan held the latest edition of its quadrennial local elections on Sunday and the exercise reportedly resulted in pro-casino candidates doing well in the northern city of Tomakomai as well as in the southern c...
In the United Kingdom, a female online gambler has reportedly criticized sites, Casumo.com and LeoVegas.com, for not doing enough to prevent her from running up losses of some £125,000.
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If the Colorado legislature passes a new sports betting bill that was introduced late last week, the western U.S. state could see the activity legalized at casinos. However, in order for that to happen, voters ...
The casino-operating Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly asked the federal government via the United States Department of the Interior to intervene in its long-running revenue-sharing disagreement with the ...
Last week reportedly saw the Iowa State Senate pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize land-based and online sportsbetting and allow residents of ‘The Hawkeye State’ to wager on the outcomes of...
The most senior legislator in Macau has reportedly announced that there is no need for his fellow lawmakers to delay the launch of a new public tender designed to decide who will be allowed to operate casinos i...
In China, legislators have reportedly approved a plan that could see Hengqin Island transformed into a tourist-friendly zone complete with a range of innovative leisure and entertainment facilities.
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Some 18 months after passing legislation to legalize online gambling and the state of Pennsylvania has just reportedly announced that it anticipates the first series of sites will launch during the week beginni...
The Indiana House of Representatives has reportedly passed a piece of proposed legislation that could see the area around the city of Terre Haute granted a casino license while permitting local operator Spectac...
Last week reportedly saw the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly approve a piece of proposed legislation that would allow the southern state’s two Native American casinos to add sportsbettting to their list of...
In an April 11, 2019, press release, the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) welcomed a same-day announcement by the Ontario government to put in place an online gaming regulatory system in the Canadian province ...
In Indiana, the campaign to bring a casino to the area around the city of Terre Haute reportedly took another step forward yesterday after proposed legislation that would authorize such a venue made it through ...
A warning from the United Kingdom's gambling watchdog has forced high street bookmakers, Betfred and Paddy Power Betfair, to remove two recently launched games from shops amid concerns they undermine a clampdow...