Look here to stay abreast of breaking industry news related to the actions of lawmakers who create and codify the rules and regulators who enforce them. The Gambling Commission in the UK features prominently in this section due to the age and maturity of the marketplace there, but you can stay up to date around the globe by bookmarking this section.
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.
A short letter to federal lawmakers signed by Geoff Freeman (pictured), President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), highlights what the national trade group views are the top priorities regardin...
While the race has been on for awhile to regulate sports betting at the state level, the pack broke into a sprint on May 14 when the US Supreme Court declared the federal law banning the practice unconstitution...
The Commissioner for the National Football League (NFL), Roger Goodell (pictured), has called upon the federal government to pass legislation that would establish ‘uniform standards’ for the regulation of legal...
Aggregated gross gaming revenues in Mississippi reportedly increased by 5% year-on-year last month to hit $184 million thanks in large part to record April takings from the southern state’s twelve gambling venu...
American regional casino operator Rush Street Gaming has announced that its Rush Street Interactive subsidiary has signed a deal that will see its own proprietary online gaming platform integrate sportsbetting ...
After on April 24, the Louisiana State Senate voted 22-14 to approve a riverboat casino bill, the House has now similarly agreed to allow the state’s 15 riverboat casinos to move onshore.
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In the United States, up to 29 states are reportedly looking to take advantage of the recent ruling by the nation’s highest court that invalidated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) by i...
Prominent Asian junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly established a consortium in order to investigate the possibility of bidding for one of the three integrated casino resort licenses that could soon be...
In hopes of helping to stamp out problem gambling, the government of the United Kingdom has reportedly announced that it is planning to reduce the maximum single stake for the nation’s over 34,000 fixed-odds be...
The federally-recognized Mohegan Tribe and its Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation counterpart are reportedly set to join the race for the right to operate one of a trio of integrated casino resorts that could op...
Last week reportedly saw the Parliament of Malta pass legislation via a third reading that will institute new rules for the regulation of licensed online and land-based gaming operations while additionally stre...
In Myanmar, 19 people including four security personnel were reportedly killed over the weekend after ethnic insurgents attacked an illegal casino located close to the nation’s border with China.
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In Japan, the Governor for the Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly revealed that he is prepared to go all out in order to win the right to host one of three integrated casino resorts that could open in the islan...
MGM Resorts International is reportedly not interested in having a marginal stake in any of the three integrated casino resorts that could soon be authorized for Japan with the American casino giant instead pla...
In April, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed H.B. 3375 into law, a bill that will change the state’s gambling landscape. This new law will allow the state's tribal casinos to begin offering ‘ball-and-dice’ ga...