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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.
While it is clear that Beijing’s anti-corruption crackdown on the Macau industry has caused the casino industry to suffer its biggest market slump, questions must also be raised about Macau’s gambling regulatio...
The ‘Brazil Agenda’ is a new report proposed by Senator Maggi that would legalize casino gaming, bingo and ‘the animal game’ in Brazil. The Brazilian gaming market would be able to grow considerably with the ap...
In the state of New Jersey, the democrats rule the roost and are planning to see a measure added to the 2016 November ballot that would allow for voters to choose if they want to see casinos added outside of At...
Alabama’s VictoryLand Casino used to be the biggest employer in Macon County and generated significant gaming taxes for the government. All that changed in 2010 when the authorities accused VictoryLand of runni...
A project that would legalize gaming in Brazil is the purpose for the first meeting of the Special Committee on National Development in the Brazilian Senate.
The revision of a bill presented by Senator Ciro ...
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...