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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.
iGaming Business - The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a ruling that confirms the differentiated Danish tax regime for online gambling in the country.
Applicants had challenged a dec...
iGaming Business - Greek gambling company OPAP has been awarded the country’s sole horseracing betting licence by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) national privatisation company.
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Live Dealers at Full Tilt; Self Regulation in UK
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World Casino Directory - This week's top gambling industry stories include a self regulation effort among the top bookmakers in th...
Far too often, casino opponents make false claims against gaming. During an interview this week on NPR, American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman countered these claims. Armed with decades of ...
iGaming Business - The German gambling market has been dealt a blow after the Wiesbaden Administrative Court in Hesse suspended the state’s sports betting licensing process.
The court moved to halt proceedin...
iGaming Business - Online gaming operator Betclic and betting company Gala Coral are amongst the latest names to have been added to a blacklist of gambling websites published by the Latvian Lotteries and Gambli...
iGaming Business - The UK Gambling Commission has issued a reminder to offshore operators that wish to continue providing gambling service to consumers in Britain that the deadline to apply for a licence is mid...
Australian Gambling - New minimum bet legislation that protects punters has come into effect in New South Wales this month.
Under the new laws, enforced by NSW Racing, bookies have to comply with new bet lim...
iGaming Business - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organisation, are to increase their efforts in a joint bid to protect sports from corruption such as ...
iGaming Business - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will reportedly allow casinos and racetracks in the US state to start to offer legal sports wagering pools, with the provision that bets are placed on event...
iGaming Business - Adam Silver, commissioner of North America's National Basketball Association (NBA) league, has predicted that struggling state budgets and a wider acceptance of gambling by US citizens will l...
Expect appeals regardless of the result of a federal judge's ruling in Idaho about a Coeur d'Alene card room. After asking the parties to arbitrate, Judge Winmill has issued an injunction closing the Texas Hold...
This weeks online gambling news video brings you gaming news from "down under", where a Chinese investor has big plans for Australia.
We also take a look at China, where the Sands in Macao continues buildin...
iGaming Business - Greek gambling monopoly OPAP has reported better-than-expected results in the second quarter despite having been hit by a retroactive tax bill of €21.6 million ($28.5 million) in the period.
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iGaming Business - Camelot has been fined £100,000 by the UK Gambling Commission after the regulatory body ruled that the company had breached its licence to operate the country’s National Lottery.
The penal...