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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 racetrack casinos in South Florida were responsible for generating $187.9 million in slot machine tax revenue this fiscal. This was a growth of $5.4 million when compared to the last fiscal but still a long...
The Myanmar government has decided to closely monitor the operations of two casinos which have been functioning for the last twenty years. The casinos are suspected of violating gambling regulations in the coun...
Vietnam is finalizing legislation that will regulate wagering on international football matches as well as horse and dog racing with a draft decree now scheduled to be introduced to the government by August 15....
About 20,000 braved the heat and the long betting lines on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack to be a part of harness racing's greatest day.
The Hambletonian, which featured the Hambletonian Heats & F...
The finance minister of Israel, Moshe Kahlon stated that he will not permit horse racing and slot machines as long as he remains the country’s finance minister. Kahlon made the statement after reviewing a compr...
The president of the American Gaming Association (AGA) is of the opinion that sports betting could be exactly what the state of Mississippi needs to maintain a steady flow of tax money.
Recently, the IP Casi...
Billionaire Carol Icahn, who had earlier committed to closing down the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic city after the Labor day weekend, has now filed the required notices with the State Department of Labor ...
In California, the new gaming compact recently agreed between Governor Jerry Brown and the Agua Caliente Band Of Cahuilla Indians could see the tribe permitted to operate up to six casinos in the western state....
In California, the administration of Governor Jerry Brown has announced that it has agreed to new casino pacts with three tribes including the operator of the Cache Creek Casino Resort, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Na...
South Korea has seventeen casinos and only the Kangwon Land casino resort in Kangwon province allows locals to gamble. The casino industry in South Korea has continued to thrive during the last couple of years ...
The Legislative Assembly Of Macau is currently considering whether to pass updated electoral rules that would ban casino operators from playing any role in future campaigns.
According to a report from the lo...
On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that legalizes the daily fantasy sports industry within the state of New York. Such operators as DraftKings and FanDuel can now offer their services in...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is expected to submit his lottery proposal for review before the end of this week and is expected to schedule a special session on August 15 with the Legislature. Alabama has bee...
Just when Crown Resorts thought that it had cleared all major hurdles involved in the construction of its $2 billion Barangaroo casino in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, a local community group called Millers ...
The state of Kerala currently considers poker as a game of chance and hence it is illegal based on the Kerala Games Act 1960 which forbids all forms of gambling. However the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF) i...