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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 Florida Supreme Court is being asked to allow an argument at a future hearing against an amendment to the constitution which would give voters exclusive rights over gambling expansion in the state.
On Mo...
Finland’s gambling industry has been controlled by three state owned gambling operators in Veikkaus Oy who monitored local betting and the national lottery; Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) controlled the casino i...
Goa is one of the three states in India that has legalized casino gaming and also holds the record for having the most number of casinos and bringing in the highest gambling revenue in the country. The current ...
Massachusetts could soon become the fifth American state to offer lottery products online or via mobile apps after an influential government committee approved proposed legislation from Democratic State Senator...
In South Africa, a decision by Trade And Industry Minister Rob Davies to award a new casino licence to the province of North West has angered operators and could be challenged in court.
According to a report...
Las Vegas Sands Corporation is reportedly continuing with a plan to build a version of its Marina Bay Sands resort casino in South Korea and has sent representatives to Busan in order to investigate possible si...
The ACT Government has received a lot of criticism from Canberra Clubs after it decided to approve Hong Kong based Acquis Entertainment’s request to grant 200 pokie licenses for the Canberra Casino. The governm...
The Vietnam Investment Review reports that even though Vietnam’s Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort, located in Central Vietnam, has yet to hear if the country’s authorities will grant it a casino license, the company...
Several members of the US Senate are supporting an amendment that would see the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act included as part of an upcoming must-pass defense measure.
The amendment, which is known as S248, ...
The battle in the Garden State over a November casino referendum is heating up as a group of South Jersey leaders has come together to form the No North Jersey Casinos Coalition, a group that promises a “formid...
The Treasury Department’s request for summary judgment and the dismissal of a request for declaratory judgment submitted by The Puerto Rican Association of Hotels and Tourism (PRHTA), have both been rejected by...
After being forced to close over a decade ago, a recent ruling by a federal judge in Texas upholding the Tigua Tribes (Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo) gaming ban could jeopardize the Alabama-Coushatta's recently opened ...
The Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act (HB 2150) was filed by Pennsylvania State Rep. George Dunbar on Thursday and a vote on the measure has been scheduled by the House Gaming Oversight Committee for June ...
If a proposal for a casino at Walker’s Bluff in Carterville is successful, it would mean even more competition for Harrah’s Metropolis and the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, as the trio is located within 60 miles ...
A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties has until July 8 to submit voter signatures in order to have the measure included on the November ballot....