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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 gambling industry of Australia has seen several changes and plans emerge within the past few months in many areas including possible plans by the government to ban ISPs to shutdown operators who are not lic...
UK online gambling operator BGO Entertainment is the first operator to receive a fine and sanctions from the Gambling Commission (UKGC or UK Gambling Commission) for repeatedly failing to comply with social res...
The prospects of proposed legislation that could see Connecticut open a third casino could reportedly be helped by the possibility that the eastern state’s $5 billion budget deficit is set to grow due to plumme...
All of Oregon's commercial poker rooms could be headed toward closure if the Senate and Gov. Kate Brown sign onto a bill that was passed in the Oregon House last Thursday. HB 2190 (.pdf) which modifies the defi...
As legislators in Florida continue to debate legislation that could expand gambling in the southern state, local officials in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach have reportedly expressed their beliefs that any...
Norway’s Gaming Authority, the Lotteri-og Stiftelsestilsynet, has issued orders to local banks in the country to stop transactions between Norwegian gamblers and online casino operators that haven’t been licens...
In Connecticut, residents of the community of East Windsor have reportedly voted against the passage of a proposed local ordinance that could have jeopardized the plan to develop a new tribal-run casino on the ...
Last week, many changes were made to the proposed budget for the state of Ohio, with one change involving video poker and racinos. Lawmakers are searching for a way to raise revenues for Kindergarten through 12...
Possibly sensing the end of opportunity after the state's Supreme Court allowed an anti-casino voter initiative to go forward for the 2018 ballot, the Florida House has made several concessions that could resul...
With last Thursday's Florida Supreme Court decision to allow the anti-casino group, Voters In Charge, to continue gathering the 766,200 signatures needed for an amendment requiring voter approval of any gamblin...
An amendment has been proposed for the constitution of Florida that would see casinos created in the state, only if voters have provided approval. The proposal has now garnered the backing of the state Supreme ...
In September 2016, the state Supreme Court ruled that the Pennsylvania local share assessment tax was unconstitutional and lawmakers were given a January deadline to find a solution. By the January deadline, la...
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has engaged George Rover as a consultant for their nascent gambling industry. Rover has worked in various capacities as Deputy and Assistant Attorney General for the state o...
Global Market Advisors (GMA) released the executive summary to a white paper entitled, "White Paper: Japan Integrated Resorts" last Wednesday. The report provides revenue projections for various scenarios and r...
Last week, the House Ways and Means budget of Massachusetts was released with a proposal included to allow alcohol sales to be extended from 2 am until 4 am at local casinos. With the proposal, the Gaming Commi...