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.
Gaming and lottery testing and assessment services provider Gaming Laboratories International recently participated in an open government discussion regarding the future of legalized gambling in Brazil.
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The casino laws of Goa are going to be revamped by the state home department and be recreated based on laws found in Macau. Local media are reporting that the draft gaming rules file has been recalled and the r...
New Jersey legislators wanted to pass a referendum in November that would break Atlantic City’s monopoly on the gambling industry and allow two new casinos to be developed in North Jersey. The casino industry i...
Poker pro Phil Ivey has battled two lawsuits that are almost identical as both accuse Ivey and his playing partner Cheung Yin Sun for using a controversial technique known as ‘edge sorting’ to gain an advantage...
The government for Moldova has passed new legislation setting out the criteria for those hoping to operate a casino in the small eastern European nation and that stipulates prospective licensees must hold capit...
Billionaire Carl Icahn decided in August to close the iconic Trump Taj Mahal on October 10, 2016 as the management was unable to reach agreement with the Local 54 of Unite-HERE union who had gone on strike as t...
Plans for the Kewadin Lansing Casino in Michigan remain in limbo but the Sault St. Marie Tribe of the Chippewa Indians say there is still hope for the almost four-year-old casino proposal, according to the Lans...
In Australia, federal Senator and long-time gambling antagonist Nick Xenophon has reportedly announced that 2017 is set to be a “very unhappy year for the gambling industry” after he pledged to conduct an offic...
The Parx Casino in Bensalem recently announced that it will continue to give its host communities their casino fees in 2017 irrespective of whether state legislators can keep their promise to restore the host f...
The ongoing debate among deputies in the lower house both for and against new gaming legislation in Brazil means further delays for the issue that has been pending for 25 years.
In early November the Special...
Casinos operators in the state of Iowa face annual audits each year of the gaming facility operations. The information derived from the audit is released to the public and a group of operators wants to see this...
Japan recently passed a gambling bill that would legalize the casino industry and bring in billions of dollars in foreign investment as there are a number of global gaming operators such as Wynn Resorts, MGM Re...
Casino gambling has been on the mind of legislators in the state of Georgia for some time now. Even though efforts are stalled for this year, the option will most likely be up for discussion in 2017. Lawmakers ...
The Tohono O’odham Nation wants to run full-fledged gaming operations at its Glendale casino but Arizona Gaming Director Daniel Bergin is not willing to issue the tribe a Class III gambling license that would a...
After the decision by the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission (PMC) in October 2015 to shut down all historic horse race terminals in the state, Wyoming Downs and Wyoming Horse Racing LLC have worked toward rebuildi...