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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 mayor for Osaka, Ichiro Matsui (pictured), has reportedly announced that he has received proposals from seven different entities hoping to eventually win the right to operate the giant city’s envisioned int...
A senior executive for Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly stated his firm is planning to enlarge its Marina Bay Sands integrated casino resort in Singapore so as to be able to attract even more premium ...
In Illinois, a state legislator is reportedly planning to insert language into a proposed sportsbetting legalization measure that could eventually lead to the licensing of up to six additional casinos including...
The boss for French gambling and hotels giant, Groupe Lucien Barriere, has reportedly declared that his firm would be ‘comfortable’ holding a minority stake in any new Japanese integrated casino resort so long ...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has announced that it has levied a $100,000 fine against MGM Resorts International for ‘multiple underage violations’ inside the American casino operator’s MGM Springfield fa...
In southern California, the Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians has reportedly failed in its attempt to get the United States Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court’s ruling that tied workers at its Casino Pauma t...
The United States House of Representatives has reportedly passed two pieces of proposed legislation that would clear the way for the federally-recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a new casino resort on ...
The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has reportedly told legislators in Tallahassee that it is to cease making its monthly revenue sharing payments until the state officially settles a long-running dispute concerning ...
The Economy and Finance Secretary for Macau, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured), has reportedly revealed that local officials are currently preparing the groundwork for a public tender that is to determine who wil...
Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte (pictured), has reportedly conceded something of a defeat in his long-running campaign against illegal gambling by revealing that he can now only encourage people not to e...
In Illinois, two amendments were reportedly added to the state’s proposed sportsbetting legalization measure earlier this week that could eventually require some licensed operators to pay a tax rate of up to 25...
Democratic leaders in the United States House of Representatives reportedly pulled scheduled votes on a pair of tribal casino measures earlier today after President, Donald Trump (pictured), unexpectedly issued...
Yesterday reportedly saw Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb (pictured), put his signature to a wide-ranging piece of legislation that will allow local casino operator, Spectacle Entertainment, to relocate one of it...
The highest legal authority for the state of New Jersey has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) amid claims that casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson, may have exercised ...