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 Macau, a senior government official has reportedly disclosed that authorities have no immediate plans to initiate a licensing regime for the numerous sub-agents that work in collaboration with the enclave’s ...
In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders reportedly launched a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator on Monday in the wake of last year’s arrests in China of 18 of the Melbourne-ba...
In Japan, lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic/Komeito coalition reportedly introduced legislation on Friday that would insert a series of anti-addiction measures into the nation’s proposed Integrated R...
In the Philippines, a senior federal lawmaker has reportedly proposed legislation that would drastically alter the role of the nation’s Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation by transforming the body into ...
In Canada, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation regulator has updated its operational services agreement concerning casinos and community gaming services following a thorough review that included discussion...
A public consultation is reportedly being conducted by the Belfast City Council regarding the possibility of amending the capital city’s licensing laws and to measure interest in building a major casino complex...
An amendment that would give Florida voters the power to limit gambling expansion in the state has surpassed 400,000 petition signatures, according to The News Service of Florida.
The Voter Control of Gambli...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has reportedly changed its stance on legalized nationwide sportsbetting by revealing that it now intends to lend its support to those lobbying members of Congress for a...
Although several communities in Pennsylvania may be considering whether to officially opt out of the possibility of hosting one of the state’s coming satellite casinos, it is a different story in Indiana County...
As measures to bring regulated online and land-based gaming to Brazil continue to wind their way through the legislative process, the man behind the nation’s largest state-owned bank has reportedly asked that h...
In Indiana, gamblers at the Ameristar East Chicago will reportedly soon be able to enjoy high-limit games on dry land after operator Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated received official approval to relocate al...
Nearly 1,000 individuals have been cited or arrested in the state of Colorado due to a little-known law titled ‘Fraud-take money not won.’
FOX31 was able to obtain court records that show within a five-year ...
In the United Kingdom, the Gambling Commission regulator has unveiled a new five-point strategy it intends to roll out over the next three years that has been designed to ‘help shape a well-regulated gambling m...
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a legislative committee has reportedly officially approved a pair of revised measures that would update the American territory’s regulations on casino gambli...
In Pennsylvania, the expanded gambling legislation signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf last month could soon reportedly be subjected to a legal challenge after it emerged that the measure contains a lucrative ...