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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.
The three states that permit gambling in India are Goa, Sikkim and Daman and considering the potential of the Indian gambling industry, a number of other states are also pushing to see if they can legalize the ...
There are currently only three states in India that permit gambling and the state of Goa has the biggest gambling industry with a total of 15 casinos, 4 of them offshore on the Mandovi River. It is estimated th...
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange recently filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court to see the return of electronic bingo games to the VictoryLand Casino. Back in 2013, the property saw their gaming m...
KPMG recently conducted a survey of 542 gamblers in Macau asking them for their opinion on Macau’s blanket smoking ban and received a 71 percent response where some opposed a blanket smoking ban and some were i...
Florida residents who originally filed a class action suit in their state’s federal court have once again filed a motion to amend. Specifically the amendment states that the plaintiffs seek to add a number of d...
The long and frustrating journey has ended for the UK-listed betting exchange Betfair’s US division, as New Jersey issues it an exchange wagering license making it the first US state to do so with Monmouth Park...
The Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry has been a hot topic for debate during the past month after Nevada decided to ban DraftKings and FanDuel, the two biggest DFS websites in the nation on the basis that the...
In February 2013 Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange sent investigators and state troopers to raid Milton McGregor’s VictoryLand casino in Macon County to remove electronic bingo machines his office believe...
An online gambling bill to legalize poker and casino gaming in the state of Pennsylvania has passed through the House Gaming Oversight Committee, after an approval vote of 18-8. According to information provide...
Yesterday, in a 249-177 majority vote, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015, that prohibits the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from intervention in tribal affairs, mainly gaming facilities, was passe...
On Monday efforts to pass a contentious and heavily lobbied bill fell short when the house failed to put through HR 308, a measure that would prevent an Arizona tribe from building a casino on their land in the...
On Monday, DraftKings and FanDuel requested a temporary restraining order from the New York State Supreme Court to expedite the decision on if the company’s would be able to continue operating in the state as t...
Representative George Dunbar of Pennsylvania has a plan to see daily sports fantasy sites working with the casinos of the state. During a meeting last week of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, it was discus...
On Tuesday, November 10, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman threw down the proverbial gauntlet and instructed daily fantasy sports (DFS) giants DraftKings and FanDuel to cease-and-desist operations in ...
Last week Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order saying that gambling enforcement should be handled by district attorneys and local sheriffs and on Tuesday he said he believed it would clarify “the r...