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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 highest court in Massachusetts has approved a proposal that will see voters asked via the November presidential election ballot whether the eastern state should authorize a second slots parlor.
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In Florida, Jacksonville City Council has overwhelmingly authorized a referendum for the coming November ballot that could see the BestBet Poker Jacksonville facility permitted to offer up to 2,000 slots.
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Vietnam has eight casinos and 43 slot parlors, but unless they hold a foreign passport, Vietnamese citizens are forbidden to gamble at home. That could change for the first time if the government approves a dra...
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government’s decision to award Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment 200 pokie licenses for their Canberra casino has not gone down well with the clubs in Canberra as prior...
A bill introduced by Rep. Bradley Byrne, H.R.5486, could benefit the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in both Alabama and in Florida.
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act confirms that acreage...
The government of Kerala, an Indian state, is considering amending a 40-year old law, which will make the reorganization of bridge and poker as games of skill possible, according to a recent announcement and a ...
In Pennsylvania, the boss for Pittsburgh International Airport has stated that she is “very interested” in proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and permit the eastern state’s airports and of...
In the seemingly never-ending battle over the operation of electronic bingo machines in the state of Alabama, on Wednesday, Circuit Judge Houston L. Brown gave the state 30 days to return 825 gambling machines ...
Oklahoma casino operator Cherokee Nation Entertainment is hoping to expand into neighboring Arkansas next year to operate one of the three new casinos being envisioned by a proposed constitutional amendment.
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Keep the Money in Nebraska is a group of individuals who are in favor of allowing casino gambling to take place within the state of Nebraska. The group has been working to gain signatures in a petition drive to...
MGM Resorts International’s August 2015 lawsuit against the state of Connecticut, which sought to have the state’s new gaming act ruled unconstitutional, has been dismissed by a federal judge.
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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ,which is Taiwan’s current governing party, has been a strong opponent of the casino industry for a number of years and has not been in favor of licensing casinos on Taiwa...
Russia will soon have one more zone in which it will be legal to gamble after officials in the disputed region of Crimea reportedly approved the boundaries of a new casino-friendly area.
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A short time after a plan to allow video gaming terminals (VGT) in bars crashed and burned in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, a proposal to make online gambling legal and allow the machines in the state’s ...
The state of Pennsylvania has been trying for months now to come up with a solution for the state budget, a budget that is experiencing a shortfall of around $250 million. Several options have been presented by...