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.
Opponents of the campaign to see two casinos added to the northern portion of New Jersey now have two new allies. Oceanport Mayor Jay Coffey and Borough Council President Joe Irace have decided to join the figh...
The former Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili recently announced that when he met with Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan Tayyp, the President requested him to use his influence and shu...
Fresh from its mauling of online games developer PhilWeb Corporation and its recent order that Leisure And Resorts World Corporation must shut 53 of its 137 sites, the government of the Philippines is now repor...
The state of Goa in India makes a significant amount of its revenue from its vibrant tourism industry and one of the biggest tourist attractions in the state is the onshore and offshore casino industry. Only th...
Arizona Assistant State Attorney General Roger Banan has testified under oath that he deliberately destroyed notes resulting from meetings related to the Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale. Under the direction o...
In an interview with Yahoo Finance, billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson has stated that poker is gambling. Adelson is known as one of the worst enemies of online gambling, thus this statement of his doesn...
Gaming analysts have said for years that Japan is in a great position to benefit from the legalization of the casino industry there, and in what seems more like déjà vu than news, the country is preparing yet a...
The referendum to move casinos outside of Atlantic City goes to vote this November and should New Jersey voters decide to break Atlantic City’s monopoly on the casino industry, two new casinos will be developed...
Paul Fireman has proposed to develop a new casino south of Liberty State Park should voters in New Jersey decide in November to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City. Fireman who had earlier been the head of R...
In the state of New Jersey, Assemblyman Ralph Caputo has announced he has plans to create a measure to explain, in detail, how the revenues from the gaming venues in the north of New Jersey will be utilized. Th...
The historic Elks Tower in downtown Sacramento, California could be turned into an upscale casino if owner Steve Ayers gets his way. The owner of the 14 storey building on J Street has proposed to develop a hig...
In order to maintain its long-term goal and racing license, the new Atokad track in Sioux City hosted a brief, live, three-horse race on Saturday.
The former Atokad Downs was purchased in 2012 by the economi...
Three companies in Arkansas want to open out casinos in Washington, Boone, and Miller counties and are backed by a group called Arkansas Wins in 2016. Together they are pushing for a constitutional amendment th...
Vietnam allows only foreign tourists to gamble at its casinos as locals are currently banned from gambling. There have been attempts in the past to lift the ban on local gambling but so far nothing positive has...
Leisure & Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) (LR.PS), is the latest casualty of Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte, as the gaming firm has been ordered by Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAG...