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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 the southern American state of Virginia and local lawmakers have reportedly approved amended legislation that will soon see the residents of five disparate cities given the right to vote on whether their com...
In Nevada and the 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas has reportedly announced that it will be re-opening from May 15 even though there has yet to be any official word as to when the western state’s ongoing co...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has reportedly announced that casino operators in the western state are to be required to submit detailed re-opening plans for any facility they hope to revive following the end ...
A senior Japanese politician has reportedly announced that the federal government is considering new ways to stop non-essential businesses from trading during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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In Macau and Ho Iat Seng (pictured) reportedly used his maiden official address as the enclave’s new Chief Executive to pronounce that he will continue to push local casino operators to diversify their offering...
In Macau and a prominent local academic has reportedly suggested that the enclave could help to mitigate some of the adverse consequences of the recent coronavirus pandemic by legalizing online gambling.
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American regional casino operator Jacobs Entertainment Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal that is set to see The Lodge Casino become the first venue outside of Nevada to offer SuperBook-branded sp...
In the southern American state of Virginia and legislation that would allow the residents of five disparate communities to vote on whether to introduce casinos has reportedly hit a snag concerning the ultimate ...
In the American state of West Virginia and prominent sportsbook operator FanDuel Group has reportedly failed in an attempt to offer markets concerning who will be elected in November to serve as the nation’s 46...
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (pictured) has reportedly dismissed a plea that he should use his emergency powers to unilaterally grant the state’s two casino-operating tribes the right to offer online gaming ...
The government of Singapore has reportedly announced plans that are to see it establish of a new centralized regulator so as to be able to take a more ‘holistic approach’ towards overseeing the local gaming ind...
In Massachusetts and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has reportedly been told that the United States Department of the Interior has unilaterally ‘disestablished’ its reservation to potentially scupper its plan to b...
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has reportedly prompted state health officials in Missouri to temporarily ban the operation of controversial slot-like machines that have become an ever-increasing fixture at ma...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly launched the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its plan to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate an integra...
The two giant integrated casino resorts in Singapore have reportedly followed government orders in instituting a number of new measures that have been designed to stop the spread of a highly contagious coronavi...