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.
In Idaho, a battle is reportedly brewing between the western state’s legislature and governor Clement "Butch" Otter over a suggestion that the Republican’s may be about to institute temporary rules legalizing i...
The casino law of Saipan, specifically P.L. 18-56, could be amended soon if a new measure introduced by Representative Blas Jonathan Attao is approved. The measure was introduced as a way to amend the casino la...
While the Japanese government’s enactment of “Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas” late last month will allow high stakes gambling in Japan for the first time, currently, public sp...
Casinos located in the seaside province of Sihanoukville have been asked by the deep-water port city’s Governor Yun Min to start enforcing laws that prohibit locals from gambling in Cambodian casinos, according...
Current U.S. Senator and Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions of Alabama has stated that he would look into a 2011 opinion by the Obama administration's Department of Justice in which individual states were l...
The 2017 legislative session will end in Alabama in May and by that time, recommendations could be made in regards to what should happen to gambling law in the state. Alabama Finance Department Director and Ala...
In the wake of Japan’s passage of enabling legislation that it is hoped will legalize integrated gambling resorts by the beginning of next year, global casino operators have reportedly stepped up their efforts ...
After being introduced less than two weeks ago, proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Florida and renegotiate the southern state’s stalled compact with the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florid...
In Indiana, recently-proposed legislation that would permit the city of Terre Haute to host a casino complete with up to 700 slots and 17 gaming tables has reportedly been scheduled for a preliminary committee ...
On Wednesday, Danville, Illinois Mayor Scott Eisenhauer reportedly told an Illinois Senate committee that a conservative estimate indicates that along with 800 permanent jobs, a casino in Danville would bring t...
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC) has been officially accepted into the US National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) under the role of Organizational Member, local news outlets report. According of...
Democratic Senator L. Louise Lucas has tried to introduce legislation that would see casino gaming come to the state of Virginia several times, but each time failed to see her proposals move forward. On Monday,...
Last week’s decision by Vietnam to partially lift its long-standing ban on locals gambling at casinos in the Asian nation could reportedly help to spell the “death knell” for numerous border casinos in neighbor...
A new online casino bill has been proposed by Hawaii Senator Will Espero in a bid to bring some form of legalization and regulation to gambling to the remote island state. Many industry experts believe this is ...
In an effort to eradicate illegal gambling in the Philippines, on Tuesday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) officially launched its expanded Small Town Lottery (STL), according to local sources....