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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.
As part of its efforts to get the United States’ Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) revoked, the American Gaming Association trade group has announced that some 97% of all domestic wagers on...
Despite recently recording an over 19% increase year-on-year in annual aggregated gross gaming revenues to in excess of $33 billion, it reportedly seems that the 40 casinos in Macau hit this improved figure by ...
In Vietnam, the Ministry of Finance has reportedly issued new regulations that have been designed to ensure all of the nation’s casinos are run properly and correctly handle and record transactions for tax-coll...
In Florida, a group opposed to the expansion of gambling has reportedly announced that it has collected enough signatures to have a special ballot initiative placed before voters at the southern state’s next mi...
The global value of the Bitcoin crypto-currency reportedly dropped by some 13.5% earlier this week after news surfaced that legislators in South Korea are preparing to introduce legislation that would hope to i...
The coming twelve months could reportedly see lawmakers in up to 30 American states propose new legislation that would legalize sportsbetting with around eleven of these measures likely to be successful pending...
In Indiana, senior legislators will reportedly soon consider a measure that could see the Midwestern state become the latest to legalize sportsbetting at its many racinos and riverboat casinos.
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In the United Kingdom, this week’s cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly resulted in West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock (pictured) being appointed to lead the influential Department for Digit...
In the southern Asian nation of Myanmar, the chief ministers for the states of Mon, Kayin and Shan have reportedly joined with their counterparts from the large administrative divisions of Tanintharyi and Manda...
Voters in Arkansas may get a chance to decide if a proposal by a group that would allow as many as three casinos to be built in the state in an effort to raise money for its highways ever sees the November 2018...
In Macau, Monday reportedly saw the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator institute a new set of technical standards covering any electronic live-dealer gaming table destined for the city’s 40 cas...
One of the highest administrative courts in The Netherlands has reportedly overturned a lower court ruling by decreeing that it is not against the law for local electronic payment service providers to conduct b...
In efforts to assist with gambling problems in Japan, the Japan Racing Association (JRA) is set to introduce a new program that will allow family members of gambling addicts to block individuals from taking par...
Efforts to see casino gaming brought to the state of Kentucky will be revived next year as one Senator has already pre-filed a new casino bill. Lawmaker Dennis Keene feels that the atmosphere is more receptive ...
In Sweden, the government has reportedly released the details of long-awaited draft gambling legislation that would allow offshore online casino, bingo and sportsbetting operators to legally enter the market fo...