Gaming Law & Legislation

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.

Mashpee Wampanoag’s First Light Casino in Massachusetts; Decision less than a month away: Updated

In an earlier version of this story we noted that a decision regarding the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe’s $500 million Project First Light Resort & Casino proposal for the Bristol County city of Taunton, ...

Conservative Judicial Watch sues DOJ over 2011 opinion that online gambling is legal

The Department of Justice’s 2011 revision of the scope of the Wire Act of 1961 is under scrutiny by Judicial Watch, who has filed a federal lawsuit seeking documents pertaining to the ruling. The lawsuit fil...

Martha’s Vineyard tribe’s referendum re-affirms support for bingo casino

In an email to the Associated Press, tribal chairman Tobias Vanderhoop has confirmed that with a 110-110 vote and eight disqualifications, “there will be no change to the present course of the tribe.” The triba...