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.
Despite adjourning for the remainder of the year last week without approving a measure that would have reinstated a local share tax on casino revenues, a Pennsylvania legislator is advising potentially worried ...
Sports betting is legal only in Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon as all the remaining states follow the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) which has banned sports betting since 1992. On ...
The Florida Supreme Court reviewed a proposal on November 2 that looks to amend the constitution and give voters in the state the right to control the growth of casino games. The ‘Voter Control of Gambling in F...
In New Jersey, two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal all local laws and regulations that prohibit and regulate sportsbetting in order to circumvent the federal ban instituted in 1992...
In Massachusetts, the Special Commission On Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming And Daily Fantasy Sports has met for the first time since Republican governor Charlie Baker signed economic development legislati...
The Philippines has continued to tighten financial regulations on the casino industry in an effort to stop money laundering activities in the country. Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr from Quezon City recently introd...
Vietnam currently does not allow local residents to gamble at any of the casinos in the country but has been discussing the possibility of amending that law for an extended period of time. A number of internati...
On Monday, Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) Chief Executive Officer James Murren said that the company could spend close to $10 billion on an integrated resort (IR) in Japan via a publicly trad...
Late last week, it was announced that the states of Germany were able to reach an agreement to see a new gambling treaty created. The new agreement will see the cap placed on the number of sports betting licens...
A proposal by Robert L. Johnson (pictured here with former President George W. Bush), the majority owner and founder of Caribbean CAGE, LLC, a leading route-installed gaming company headquartered in Puerto Rico...
In Pennsylvania, legislators have adjourned for the remainder of the year without approving controversial legislation that would have legalized online gambling and reinstated a local share tax on casino revenue...
Wynn Resorts is in the process of developing its $2.1 billion Wynn Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts and is expected to open the casino in June 2019. According to local media reports, Wynn Resorts ...
The head of Macau’s Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that none of the 18 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited arrested and detained by Chines...
Japan has contemplated for years about changing its gaming laws that would allow integrated resorts (IR) consisting of casinos, hotels and malls to be developed in the country but so far a favorable decision ha...
The WrB Eastern Europe conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland on November 3, 2016. Attendees can expect about 100 decision makers to be there for robust presentations and discussion on a range of important i...