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After two decades worth of failed attempts at establishing a gambling market, Mongolia is once again working towards reviving legislation to develop casino resorts, reports AKIpress.
Despite several failed e...
2017 may be the year that the state of Georgia finally legalizes casino gaming and pari-mutuel racing. Proponents of both activities are now working together in the hopes of pushing legislation into reality.
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In Michigan, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band Of The Potawatomi has announced the federal approval of an amendment to its gaming compact with the state that will see it set aside up to $500,000 a year for the purpos...
Gaming machines in foreigner-only casinos in Vietnam soon will be subject to a higher payout percentage.
Vietnam Breaking News reports that Decree 175/2016/ND-CP, which was issued on December 30, 2016, amend...
In 2016, the discussion became serious for the state of Georgia to begin offering Las Vegas style casino gaming. It is likely that these talks will begin again as Legislature reconvenes today. State Senator Bra...
Philippine operator of online casino games at land-based digital terminals, PhilWeb, was given an official approval by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (PSEC) to sell 53.76% of its shares to ne...
Last week, the office of the comptroller general in Chile released a statement in which the clarification of gambling machines was provided to be used by municipal governments in regards to defining when the ma...
2017 has just begun and the state of Pennsylvania is not wasting any time getting back into discussions of online gambling as well as daily fantasy sports. Earlier this week, Jay Costa, a Senator of the state, ...
There are more than 100,000 slot machines in Mexico which are spread across different casinos throughout the country. The President of the Mexican Senate’s Board of Directors, Senator José Maria Martinez recent...
After Gretna Racing filed a motion to alter a ruling by a federal judge in the issue involving the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the state, the Seminole Tribe has announced their objections. The tribe’s lawyer ...
The Illegal gambling market in Greece is growing rapidly, or so it seems according to the latest report from Greece’s gambling regulatory body EEEP (ΕΕΕΠ). Namely, according to the EEEP, in 2016 alone Greek pol...
Proponents for bringing casino gambling to Georgia just added another ally as Augusta has joined the growing number of cities and counties on board with lobbying efforts to amend the state constitution to legal...
After failing to reach an agreement to renew the operating license of Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, the country’s 150 keno machines and 500 slot machines were shut down at midnight on Saturday, acco...
The Georgia House of Representatives will convene on January 9 for the first legislative day of the New Year and after lawmakers failed to bring casino legislation to the House floor for a vote by a key deadlin...
In 2015, a proposal was released by the Internal Revenue Service which would have seen changes made to the tax reporting requirements involving slot winnings. The changes would have been hard on the gaming indu...