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The government of France may have ruled out the possibility of building full scale casinos in Paris. However a plan to allow exclusive clubs, like those in London, is moving forward according to local reports c...
A new proposal in Pennsylvania would allow casinos to open satellite facilities across the state. Mount Airy Casino in Mount Pocono is strongly opposed to the idea. The Senate bill's main thrust is to legalize ...
In an effort to move more money to the Maryland casinos, gaming operators of the state have requested a reduced payout to be required for slot machine gaming. If approved, tens of millions in cash would shift f...
Delaware lawmakers are taking no pity on three casinos in the state that say they are being cannibalized by out of state competition.
Senate Bill 30 was introduced in January to give Dover Downs, Harrington ...
Atlantic City is struggling to earn enough revenues from casino gambling and legislators have been trying for some time to rebuild the gaming area of New Jersey. On Thursday, the NJ State Assembly gave their ap...
On Monday, Senator Linda Greenstein of New Jersey, along with Senator Bob Smith and Christopher Bateman, introduced amendment SCR173, seeking a casino to be placed in north Jersey as well as central Jersey. Mid...
Harrah’s New Orleans Casino experienced a revenue slump based on the recent revenue report released by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. The casino reported a 16% decrease in year on year revenue and brought ...
The Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee submitted a casino proposal to be located on the Cam Ranh peninsula. In May, Banyan Tree Capital also submitted a casino proposal to be located in Thua Thien-Hue prov...
The republic of Malta is a southern European island that is located in the Mediterranean sea and has a population of around 400,000 people. More than 1.3 million tourists from all over the world travel to Malta...
In efforts to lock down illegal gambling activity in Malaysia, authorities have shut down more than 500 online gambling sites from operating in the country. Based on the language of the Common Gaming Houses Act...
Peru could soon approve online gambling according to local reports citing Manuel San Román Benavente, Director General of the Peruvian Gaming Control Board.
In the current draft legislation for authorizing o...
A new casino in Connecticut will be built. This, according to Governor Dannel P. Malloy's spokesman Mark Bergman - as reported by the Associated Press Friday. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes successf...
The state of California had earlier challenged a decision made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1994 over forming a trust and allotting land to the Big Lagoon Rancheria. The federal government allows an India...
On June 4th 2015 it was reported that William Hill will be withdrawing its services from the Romanian market because of current regulatory developments in the country.
From the 2nd of June their services wil...
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Idaho wants the state's Supreme Court to enforce legislation passed overwhelmingly by both houses but vetoed by Governor Butch Otter. The law would ban instant horse racing terminals ...