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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.
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) announced recently that its efforts to aid passage of the referendum to open two new casinos in North Jersey this November will continue...
According to the latest figures released by the Illinois Gaming Board, through the end of August, the city of Springfield received $4.019 million from gambling taxes since the fall of 2012 when video gambling w...
The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) met on September 15 and signed an agreement that officially changed the status of the Great Blue Heron...
After re-opening on September 13, the VictoryLand entertainment venue with its stable of electronic bingo machines is facing the real prospect of being closed again following a plea from Alabama governor Robert...
The state of New Jersey will vote on the referendum to open two new casinos in North Jersey this November and the ‘Our Turn NJ’ campaign was pushing hard to educate voters of the benefits the two new casinos co...
A new poll has revealed that the chances of New Jersey voters approving an upcoming casino-expansion ballot referendum look slim with a full half of respondents expressing their belief that casino gambling in t...
In Missouri, the mayor for the small town of Rockaway Beach has told residents that he intends to launch a second attempt to bring a casino to the resort community in the Ozark Mountains.
According to a repo...
Proposed federal legislation that would amend the national Criminal Code to legalize single-game sports wagering in Canada was shot down by the House of Commons on Wednesday night.
Known as the Safe and Regu...
In keeping with his assertion last September that legal sports betting in the U.S. is “inevitable,” former NBA Commissioner David Stern plans to speak at a gambling conference in Las Vegas next week in a show o...
New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney has introduced new legislation that would alter the current licensing protocols for casinos in Atlantic City and disqualify applicants that had “substantially c...
The government of Macau has revealed that it only intends to present general guidelines for the development of the enclave’s non-gaming tourist industry and let operators decide for themselves exactly what proj...
MGM Resorts International has allied itself with fellow American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited in its opposition to an upcoming state-wide ballot initiative that could see Massachusetts legalize a second...
Sports betting in casinos, slot parlors, and bingo halls will be authorized by the Government of Andalusia, according to a recent announcement made during the fifth edition of the Andalusia Gaming Conference, a...
In an effort to protect minors and prevent underage gambling, a resolution banning slot machines outside of specifically designated gambling zones has been issued by Paraguay’s National Gaming Commission (CONAJ...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has voiced its opposition to a proposal that could see voters in the state of Massachusetts approve a second slots-only gambling facility just three miles away from...