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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.
In California, the administration of Governor Jerry Brown has announced that it has agreed to new casino pacts with three tribes including the operator of the Cache Creek Casino Resort, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Na...
South Korea has seventeen casinos and only the Kangwon Land casino resort in Kangwon province allows locals to gamble. The casino industry in South Korea has continued to thrive during the last couple of years ...
The Legislative Assembly Of Macau is currently considering whether to pass updated electoral rules that would ban casino operators from playing any role in future campaigns.
According to a report from the lo...
On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that legalizes the daily fantasy sports industry within the state of New York. Such operators as DraftKings and FanDuel can now offer their services in...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley is expected to submit his lottery proposal for review before the end of this week and is expected to schedule a special session on August 15 with the Legislature. Alabama has bee...
Just when Crown Resorts thought that it had cleared all major hurdles involved in the construction of its $2 billion Barangaroo casino in New South Wales (NSW) Australia, a local community group called Millers ...
The state of Kerala currently considers poker as a game of chance and hence it is illegal based on the Kerala Games Act 1960 which forbids all forms of gambling. However the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF) i...
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in collaboration with Universal Entertainment Group (UEG) it’s online software developer launched PokerTribe.com back in May 2016 and offered visitors a number of free to play games. ...
In a decision that could have a ripple effect throughout the state of Florida, Judge Suzanne Van Wyk ruled on Monday that the player banked games offered by Jacksonville Kennel Club, Inc., also known as bestbet...
Gaming analysts believe that Japan is in a great position to benefit from legalizing the casino industry and Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen recently confirmed that a change in the country’s political envi...
The long-running debate on the future of casinos in the small Indian state of Goa intensified on Thursday as opposition lawmakers exchanged angry words with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar before walking out ...
Celebration Jamaica, owned by property developer Robert Trotta, recently bagged a deal worth $40.1 million with the state owned Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and secured Success lands outside of Montego B...
For decades the only area in the state of New Jersey to offer casino gambling was Atlantic City. This could soon change as legislators in the state have been considering adding casinos in the northern region of...
Earlier this week, the Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley, announced that a special session was to be held in the state to discuss the possibility of the state lottery. This was surprising news as the lottery h...
A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties was granted a 30-day extension to gather the additional signatures necessary to get the measure on the No...