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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.
In Greece, the Finance Ministry has reportedly tabled legislation that would reduce the number of video lottery terminals giant operator OPAP is to be permitted to run in the nation to 25,000.
According to a...
In Puerto Rico, the spokesman for a group of local electronic gaming machine operators has reportedly warned that the sector could lose up to 9,000 jobs over the course of the next few months if the government ...
The government in Japan released a preliminary outline of regulations for the country's upcoming integrated casino resorts (IR) on Monday. The outline was seen as a draft overview in anticipation of a related b...
The American Gaming Association trade group has announced that the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) has joined the ranks of its American Sports Betting Coalition in order to help advocate for an end to...
Last week’s decision by the United States Department of the Interior not to take two parcels of land into trust for Michigan’s Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has been welcomed by a rival pair of casi...
In Massachusetts, the special state panel established last year in order to study the possibility of legalizing numerous forms online gambling has reportedly passed its final recommendations concerning daily fa...
In Michigan, the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has reportedly declared that it intends to keep fighting for permission to build a pair of new casinos in the south of the state despite yesterday losi...
The plan to open a third casino in Connecticut received a huge boost on Monday after the state’s House of Representatives voted in favor of a new memoranda of understanding as well as amended gaming compacts fo...
The floating casinos of Goa, India, are to be moved onshore in three year’s time while locals will be forbidden to step inside the vessels, India’s Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed on Monday, as reporte...
With legislation that is set to legalize casino gambling in Japan continuing to take shape, some of the largest Las Vegas-based operators are reportedly said to be considering Brazil as the next big internation...
Lawmakers in the Netherlands ruled to uphold the Dutch Gaming Authority's, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), right to impose significant fines on foreign online gambling providers that offer their services and products...
On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a budget that will increase the hours for serving alcohol at two planned casinos. These casinos will also be allowed to apply for licensing. The state law ...
A casino planned for the Sacramento Valley in Elk Grove, California got another step closer to reality on Wednesday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a compact allowing the Wilton Rancheria Tribe to operate the gami...
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed amendments to Tribal/State gaming compacts on Thursday allowing two of the state's tribes to go ahead with plans to open a casino together in East Windsor.
The signin...
In Macau, the leader for the trade organization that represents the city’s many junket operators has reportedly called on the government to increase the minimum cash requirement a firm must obtain in order to b...