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.
Having been fully translated from English into Greek, regulations for the first legal casino in Cyprus are set to be heard before the full House of Representatives on March 10. The delay is seen to have been ca...
It looks as though Georgia residents who wish to gamble will have to continue to do so outside of their state after lawmakers failed to bring the casino legislation to the House floor for vote by a key deadline...
There were once over 30,000 legal and illegal casinos operating in Russia, with as many as 4,000 of them being sanctioned. In 2007 special gambling zones were created, mostly away from population centers, and i...
A “proposed committee substitute” to be considered today by Florida's House Finance and Tax Committee would keep most of the proposed Seminole compact intact and expand gambling in more areas of the state. It ...
A bill floated on behalf of West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin would strip funding from the state's horse tracks four years earlier than planned, reaping an estimated $9 million a year for the general reve...
Feasibility studies conducted in December by the Israeli Finance Ministry and the Tourism Ministry confirm the envisaged casino sector is capable of generating $US336 million in annual revenue. That number thou...
Legislation approved by a state House committee on Thursday could mean as many as four casino resorts for the state of Georgia.
A constitutional amendment asking voters to allow casinos as well as legislatio...
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber is looking to its members and area residents to build opposition to a plan to expand gambling into North Jersey.
Numerous New Jersey officials, including the entire state Se...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has proposed a tax on casinos to bring in revenues and help the state's ailing budget. The American Gaming Association (AGA) does not agree with the proposal and let the governor ...
Daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings have been fighting to hold on to the industry as of late, as most states in the US are reviewing the gamin option. As several states such as New York and Ne...
Regulations allowing skill-based gambling devices to be placed on the floor of the state’s eight casinos have been issued by New Jersey gambling regulators.
The rules by which the makers of skill-based games...
A proposed revision to the 2013 Oneida Settlement Agreement (pdf), which would mean more money for Madison County, New York, has leaders of Madison counties and Oneida feuding.
If the bill is successful, Mad...
Local media reported today that the British Bases have destroyed gambling equipment and paraphernalia seized from illegal gambling establishments in Cyprus. Gambling is illegal in South Cyprus, the UN controlle...
The Wrest Point casino in the state of Tasmania is the oldest casino in Australia and also the only casino to legally operate in the state. Owned by the Federal Group, the casino has enjoyed a gambling monopoly...
MGM Springfield might end up getting unexpected support from Connecticut lawmaker Rep. Chris Perone who is in the process of introducing a new bill that wants a second market study done to get another opinion o...