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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 BJP ruling government in the state of Goa continues to be pressured to ban the casino industry in the state and to immediately re-locate all offshore casinos on the Mandovi River. The issue has been discuss...
The Netherlands could soon become the latest nation to legalize online gambling following the passage of historic legislation by the European country’s House Of Representatives on Thursday.
According to a st...
Legislators in the Philippines are looking to introduce a new bill aimed at imposing tighter regulations on money laundering activities in the country. The new bill targets the casino industry via the Anti-Mone...
The New South Wales (NSW) government was the first to announce that it plans to impose a blanket ban on the greyhound racing industry and shortly thereafter the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) also announced...
A group known as ‘A Better Rochester’ has started to put pressure on the City Council to ban Native American casinos from operating in Rochester. The group is funded by the Batavia Downs and del Lago, Finger La...
According to a recent news release by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, 22 counties, and municipalities throughout upstate New York will benefit from $30 million in casino license fees paid by the state’s newly l...
In Nebraska, a pro-casino group that is collecting signatures in order to have a trio of referendums placed on the upcoming November presidential ballot has revealed that it is confident of success.
Accordin...
The first ever Global Busan Tourism Forum was held in Busan towards the end of June 2016 and one of the hot topics discussed was the possibility of developing a mega casino resort in Busan that would boost tour...
The deadline for the state’s approval of a Class III gaming compact proposed by the Enterprise Rancheria for its Fire Mountain Casino Resort has been extended to July 5 from the original date of July 1 issued b...
The struggle is real for the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN), who since 1981 has petitioned for federal recognition and most recently the right to compete for Connecticut’s third casino along with the Mohegans...
The California Gaming Association’s (CGA), president, Kyle Kirkland, responded yesterday to new regulations issued by the California Attorney General’s Bureau of Gambling Control regarding card room game guidel...
In California, a coalition of seven tribes that is lobbying against the passage of proposed legislation that would legalize online poker in the state has announced that it could remove its opposition if suggest...
The KPMG eGaming Summit was held at the Sunborn Hotel in Gibraltar on 21st April, and featured about 30 keynote speakers and 250 delegates. KPMG has now released a 52 page report which covers the various panel ...
In California, Democratic governor Jerry Brown has signed an updated gambling compact with the Buena Vista Rancheria Of Me-Wuk Indians following a federal ruling in favor of the tribe’s casino aspirations.
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Yesterday saw the Pennsylvania House of Representatives pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and daily fantasy sports in hopes of raising up to $250 million a year in tax for...