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Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: CZR) is reportedly scouting the Japanese entertainment market. In an exclusive interview with Asia Gaming Brief, the company’s president of entertainment, Jason Gastwi...
Hopes that New York would soon become the next American jurisdiction to legalize state-wide sportsbetting were reportedly crushed on Wednesday after its lawmakers failed to pass an updated sports wagering legis...
In China, the tropical island of Hainan could soon be transformed into a gamblers paradise due to a recent court ruling possibly opening up the way for its local resorts to begin running ‘entertainment bars.'
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After the full House of Representatives voted to approve the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill earlier this week, it was expected that the current session of Japan’s Parliament would be extended to provide ...
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) would like to see pilot permission given to citizens of Vietnam to enjoy casino games at a gaming facility located in Phu Quoc. The MPI has asked the Government to ...
After the Cabinet Committee ratified the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill late last week, it was expected that the full House of Representatives of Japan would vote on the bill in the near future. The vote...
Sports betting fever is spreading in the U.S. with several states opening the books just one month after a historic Supreme Court decision that said the 1992 federal ban was unconstitutional. Some observers are...
The core policy-making organ of the Government of Macau, the Executive Council, on Friday announced during a press release a bill which proposes that gaming workers within the Chinese special administrative reg...
In Japan, the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill could reportedly be put to a vote before the full 465-seat House of Representatives as soon as tomorrow after Friday afternoon saw the body’s Cabinet Committe...
In Vietnam, federal legislators have reportedly passed a provisional measure that will legalize some sportsbetting in the Southeast Asian nation from the first day of next year.
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Yesterday reportedly saw New Jersey become the second state to take advantage of a recent United States Supreme Court ruling after it launched legalized sportsbetting services on a wide range of collegiate and ...
In California, a political consultant has reportedly initiated a campaign that could see registered voters asked whether the western state should alter its constitution in order to legalize sportsbetting.
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Yesterday reportedly saw New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy (pictured), sign legislation into law that will allow the eastern state’s casinos and racetracks to offer sportsbetting on a wide range of collegiate an...
In Nichols, New York, if owner, Jeff Gural, (pictured) has his way, Tioga Downs Casino and Resort will be offering sports gambling in-house and online in time for the 2018 NFL regular season, which begins on Se...
In Switzerland, yesterday reportedly saw voters overwhelmingly approve legislation via a referendum that is to ban foreign online gambling operators from being able to offer their services to players in the Eur...