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A year or more of negotiations between the state of South Dakota and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe has yet to produce a new Class III gaming compact.
Both parties, however, have been able to agree on two extension...
As it was expected, the House of Representatives gave thumbs up for the first Cyprus casino license on March 10, 2016. The idea to build an integrated casino resort in the country had 28 votes in favor, 16 abst...
Legislation proposed this year to authorize daily fantasy sports contests could strike a blow to Oklahoma education funding as well as tribal gaming exclusivity.
The Oklahoma Fantasy Contests Acts, HB 2278 a...
Taiwan’s small island chain consisting of Penghu, Matsu and Kinmen have been pushing hard for a number of years to receive approval to provide casino gaming on the island. Ever since Taiwan lifted its prohibiti...
The Tampa Bay news outlet baynews9/news13 commissioned SurveyUSA to conduct a poll of 2,450 likely voters statewide from March 4th through the 6th and found that the majority of Floridians, across party lines, ...
Approximately $178 million would be invested back into Southern Illinois if Walker’s Bluff in Carterville is transformed from a winery and restaurant to an entertainment and lodging complex. Cynde Bunch has a p...
A constitutional amendment proposed by a Florida organization that would usurp local referendums and give residents state-wide the authority to approve non-tribal casino gambling has garnering enough signatures...
On Monday, Terry McAuliffe, the Governor of Virginia, signed the Fantasy Contests Act into law. This new law will establish a legal framework for fantasy sports operators to conduct contests within the state. T...
Nevada was one of the first states to raise concerns over the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry over the fact that the DFS games were similar to casino games and hence must be regulated, like the casino indus...
The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of this move was once again discussed in an Assembly committee hearing on the 7th of March 2016. This was the 5t...
A non-Indian gaming facility is being blamed by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma for impeding its land-into-trust efforts in Arkansas.
It’s been two years since the Quapaw Tribe filed a land-into-trust applicati...
The state of West Virginia is currently dealing with a major budget shortfall and serious issues such as decaying roadways. Two bills have been introduced to try and help the budget shortfall but would be harmf...
Canada’s legalization of single-game sports betting could keep billions of dollars in the country and create more than 200 jobs, according to a motion approved by the Niagara Regional Council.
A motion intro...
If the Senate passes a bill today that the House overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday, voters in Tiverton and statewide will get a chance to approve or deny Twin River Management's plan to move their Newport Gr...
Nearly 20,000 temporary and permanent jobs could be at stake in Florida if the Legislature can't come to terms with passing a gambling bill. Governor Rick Scott told reporters following a Cabinet meeting today ...