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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 Arizona, the mayors of eight cities have penned an open letter in support of a proposal from the state’s governor that would craft a new deal with local Native American tribes and restrict the opening of any...
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hold conference on New Jersey's fight to have their sports betting case heard on January 13. If at least four of the current eight justices decide to hear the cas...
The House and Senate chambers in the state of Florida remain in disagreement on whether or not slot machines should be allowed in eight counties, despite voters in those counties having approved gambling. Howev...
Rivers Casino officials and Mayor William Peduto’s (pictured) administration reached a final agreement this week to pay a $10 million local government assessment in 2017 after the City Council tentatively appro...
During a recent meeting with local authorities in Quang Ninh province, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced that Vietnamese citizens will be permitted to gamble at two casino resorts on a two-year trial ba...
Monday in Japan saw a decade-old struggle end with the "Act Promoting Implementation of Specified Integrated Resort Areas" taking effect on December 26, 2016. Casinos can now become legal in the land of the ris...
Some players who visited the newly opened MGM National Harbor left a bit frustrated if they played the blackjack tables. Hitting blackjack at the at the new casino on a $25 bet left players earning $30 instead ...
Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, has called on officials from Pennsylvania's 12 gambling concerns to meet in the Capital soon after the holidays. The senator says changes are needed in the state's gambling laws a...
The gambling market of Norway will not be changing any time soon, with the Norwegian government recently deciding that their current stance on gaming will remain. Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto will stay as t...
A member of the Indiana State Senate has reportedly revealed that he intends to introduce legislation early next year that would permit the city of Terre Haute to host a casino complete with up to 700 slots and...
As new gaming laws are to be passed in 2017, the government of Cambodia is working to impose tighter restrictions on the casinos located in the country. To do this, there will be two new Interior Ministry depar...
The much-debated amendments to Poland’s Gambling Act have finally been approved by the legislative chambers of the Polish parliament and all that’s left now for the bill to be passed is a signature from Preside...
Although the legal path is not currently clear, Florida's Senate President, Joe Negron indicated earlier this week that he is in favor of allowing slot machines in counties where voters have approved them. Vote...
After closing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in October amid a labor dispute concerning pension, health care and wager issues for its workers, billionaire businessman Carl Icahn is now reportedly in talks to...
President-elect Donald Trump will be the first president to have a history in the casino business. Because of this, gaming operators are now wondering if his background will affect the casino industry of the Un...