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In Rhode Island, a senior Democratic state legislator has reportedly introduced a measure that would build on late-November’s launch of land-based sportsbetting by allowing residents to additionally place sport...
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly announced that it is to give online gambling firms up to 90 days to alter their policies and practices so as to comply with its latest stance concern...
A little over a month after resigning as Chief of Staff for Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey (pictured left), and Kirk Adams (pictured right), has reportedly been hired by his former boss to oversee gaming and wate...
One of 19 commercial casino licenses in the state to be renewed by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission this past spring, Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel recently announced it has signed a partnership agreeme...
In hopes of finding a new source of tax revenues, the Governor for New York, Andrew Cuomo (pictured), has reportedly thrown his weight behind the campaign to bring land-based sportsbetting to four upstate comme...
In Vietnam, the first casino that will allow local adults to enjoy a wide range of games including slots, blackjack and roulette is reportedly set to open from Saturday on the southern island of Phu Quoc.
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In the United Kingdom, a senior government minister has reportedly announced that he is considering whether to introduce legislation that would completely ban the use of credit cards in gambling.
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In the United Kingdom, British Airways is reportedly facing a storm of criticism after running a television advertisement for its holidays business that detractors claim unfairly glamorizes gambling.
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American lottery and gaming machines innovator, Scientific Games Corporation (SG), has begun 2019 with a bang after inking a deal that is to see it supply the Oneida Indian Nation with sportsbetting technologie...
In Tennessee, legislation that would enable local governments to decide whether to permit sports betting will reportedly be discussed when the 111th General Assembly convenes on January 8th, 2019.
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In India, the government for the small state of Goa has reportedly published draft legislation that could fundamentally alter the local gambling landscape by forcing the area’s many riverboat casinos to relocat...
In Macau, new rules have reportedly come into force that prohibit patrons from smoking tobacco anywhere on a casino floor except in designated airtight ‘lounges’ that must be approved by authorities in line wit...
In Virginia, the city council for the small community of Danville is reportedly set to vote on whether to pass a resolution in support of casino legislation currently making its way through the southern state’s...
Michigan Representative Brandt Iden was confident in his efforts to push for sports betting and online gambling legislation in the state. Both democrats and republicans were in favor of the effort, with bills s...
In response to the introduction of the Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act of 2018 by senior U.S. Senators Charles "Chuck" Schumer (D-NY) (pictured below, right) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (pictured below, left) o...