Look here to stay abreast of breaking industry news related to the actions of lawmakers who create and codify the rules and regulators who enforce them. The Gambling Commission in the UK features prominently in this section due to the age and maturity of the marketplace there, but you can stay up to date around the globe by bookmarking this section.
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.
Following last week’s ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that struck down the controversial “local host fee”, officials in the city of Pittsburgh have announced that they intend to ask Rivers Casino to ...
MGM Resorts announced earlier this week that it would open its $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor casino in Maryland on December 8, 2016. The casino operator is also developing its$900 million MGM Springfield cas...
On September 17, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published the National Gambling Amendment Bill of 2016 (pdf) and it will be open for public comment for a period of 45 days, until November 15, 2016, ...
Officials in Zambia are reportedly soon set to issue new measures that will regulate casinos the southern African nation of 16.2 million people while maximizing business revenues and minimizing any negative eff...
The effort to bring casinos to three counties in Arkansas could be in jeopardy after an official appointed by the southern state’s highest court found that numerous signatures collected in favor of a November b...
The Financial Action Task Force is considering blacklisting the Philippines if the government does not include casinos within the Anti-Money Laundering Act. Known as the AMLA, the Anti-Money Laundering Council ...
After Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange sent joint letters to the Macon County sheriff, district attorney, and officials in Lowndes County on September 22 requesting their assi...
In Australia, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird is being urged to re-think instituting a coming ban on greyhound racing amid warnings that the controversial prohibition could lead to the state’s ruling coaliti...
David Stern – the former NBA Commissioner was one of those individuals who was opposed to legalizing the sports betting industry in the United States and in 2012 stated that if sports betting was legalized it w...
The North Jersey referendum to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City appears to be a failure after Jeff Gural and Paul Fireman decided in late September to withdraw their support of the ‘Our Turn NJ campaign’....
Recently, Revere Mayor Brian M. Arrigo along with other city leaders launched an opposition campaign opposing a proposed slots parlor and hotel on Revere Beach Parkway near the Suffolk Downs racetrack.
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Earlier this week, a brief was submitted by the Protect Arkansas Values-Stop Casinos Now group in an effort to see Issue 5 voted against. According to the group, Issue 5 is in violation of the federal law and s...
Pennsylvania’s casino industry not only generates a significant amount of revenue in the form of gambling taxes for the state government but also makes large charity payments to the local host counties and muni...
As the Asian casino market continues to grow at a rapid pace, global casino operators are keeping a close watch on Japan as lawmakers in the country are pushing for the ban on the casino industry to be lifted. ...
On Monday, a group led by real estate developer Eugene McCain announced the hiring of Las Vegas-based casino developer and manager, Navegante, to aid its effort to build a slots-only facility in the north Bosto...