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On Tuesday, the Florida Supreme Court heard opening arguments in the case of Gretna Racing, LLC v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which stems from Gretna Racing’s attempts to add sl...
New legislation has been submitted to the State Duma by the Russian government which makes the organization of unlicensed gambling outside of the specialized gambling zones a criminal offense, as reported by RI...
A study paid for by the Central Atlanta Progress downtown business coalition has reportedly cast doubts on whether legalizing up to four casino resorts in Georgia would produce the desired economic benefits.
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The referendum to set up two new casinos in North Jersey and remove Atlantic City’s monopoly over the casino industry is set to go to vote in November 2016. More than one hundred business leaders, politicians, ...
Allowing on-shore casinos in India’s second most populous state could earn the government up to $277 million in annual revenues off total takings of gross approximately $896.34 million.
According to a report...
A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties can now begin to gather signatures to include the measure on the November ballot.
On Wednesday, Attorn...
Those attending the recent East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City were told how casinos of the future may hope to appeal to a younger clientele by making their premises less smoky and more active places wi...
Please see 5-27 p.m. update below
Governor Chris Christie was sent legislation to prevent Atlantic City from running out of cash by New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday, just in time for the first long weekend a...
In an effort to further control and monitor gaming, the government of Buenos Aires has issued a new decree which will mandate that operators publish the financial results of their gambling venues online.
The...
In an effort to keep up with changes in technology and reduce bureaucracy, the provincial government of Nova Scotia has unveiled a number of changes to the regulations covering its six casinos.
The eastern C...
After cruising through the House Gaming Oversight Committee last November, HB649, Rep. John Payne’s bill, appears to have been overlooked on Tuesday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Legislators ins...
The Maharashtra government was instructed by the Bombay High Court in 2015 to review the Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Tax) act of 1976 and make a decision on permitting offshore gambling in the state within...
A group of economists in Florida have admitted that they are unsure about the potential effects of passing a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder to expand gambling in the southern state....
The maximum investment that should be required from any developer considering whether to build a new integrated casino resort project in Vietnam is well below the $4 billion originally stipulated by government ...
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ massive $160 million expansion of its Chumash Casino and Resort located in California’s Santa Ynez Valley is facing a court challenge from a group of landowners who say t...