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.
In keeping with his assertion last September that legal sports betting in the U.S. is “inevitable,” former NBA Commissioner David Stern plans to speak at a gambling conference in Las Vegas next week in a show o...
New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney has introduced new legislation that would alter the current licensing protocols for casinos in Atlantic City and disqualify applicants that had “substantially c...
The government of Macau has revealed that it only intends to present general guidelines for the development of the enclave’s non-gaming tourist industry and let operators decide for themselves exactly what proj...
MGM Resorts International has allied itself with fellow American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited in its opposition to an upcoming state-wide ballot initiative that could see Massachusetts legalize a second...
Sports betting in casinos, slot parlors, and bingo halls will be authorized by the Government of Andalusia, according to a recent announcement made during the fifth edition of the Andalusia Gaming Conference, a...
In an effort to protect minors and prevent underage gambling, a resolution banning slot machines outside of specifically designated gambling zones has been issued by Paraguay’s National Gaming Commission (CONAJ...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has voiced its opposition to a proposal that could see voters in the state of Massachusetts approve a second slots-only gambling facility just three miles away from...
Opponents of the campaign to see two casinos added to the northern portion of New Jersey now have two new allies. Oceanport Mayor Jay Coffey and Borough Council President Joe Irace have decided to join the figh...
The former Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili recently announced that when he met with Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan Tayyp, the President requested him to use his influence and shu...
Fresh from its mauling of online games developer PhilWeb Corporation and its recent order that Leisure And Resorts World Corporation must shut 53 of its 137 sites, the government of the Philippines is now repor...
The state of Goa in India makes a significant amount of its revenue from its vibrant tourism industry and one of the biggest tourist attractions in the state is the onshore and offshore casino industry. Only th...
Arizona Assistant State Attorney General Roger Banan has testified under oath that he deliberately destroyed notes resulting from meetings related to the Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale. Under the direction o...
In an interview with Yahoo Finance, billionaire casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson has stated that poker is gambling. Adelson is known as one of the worst enemies of online gambling, thus this statement of his doesn...
Gaming analysts have said for years that Japan is in a great position to benefit from the legalization of the casino industry there, and in what seems more like déjà vu than news, the country is preparing yet a...
The referendum to move casinos outside of Atlantic City goes to vote this November and should New Jersey voters decide to break Atlantic City’s monopoly on the casino industry, two new casinos will be developed...