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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.
Last week it was announced by federal prosecutors that they had reached an agreement with half a dozen major providers requiring them to stop servicing hundreds of so-called internet sweepstakes cafes in North ...
After passing the measure by a vote of 37-1 in the Senate Monday, and 98-21 in the House on Thursday, a bill specifically legalizing fantasy sports will find its way to the Kansas Governor's desk soon. Republic...
Indiana Governor Mike Pence will not add his signature to a measure which will allow riverboat casinos in the state to move their gaming on-land. However, that is a political consideration and he will let one o...
A number of Asian countries have tried to capitalize on the collapse of Macau's casino industry and lure Macau's VIP gamblers to their casinos in an effort to increase casino revenue and generate more taxes to ...
Gambling is strictly regulated in India and is only authorized in the Goa and Sikkim regions. The only live dealer casinos that are permitted to operate are on the Mandovi river in Goa. The land based and floa...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to open a casino in Chicago, Illinois. Governor Bruce Rauner is not opposed to the idea according to a post on May 4, 2015. However, there are new and old obstacles that could prevent a...
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho recently delivered a letter to Idaho Secretary of State Lawrence Denney demanding that he certify into law a bill that the state's governor had vetoed. Denney declined and told ...
The casino industry in the United States has always used a percentage of its revenues to fund charities and non-government institutions. Most casinos usually have a list of programs and sponsors that receive re...
Just after the resignation of Government Lottery Office chairman Somchai Sujjapongse, Prayut Chan-ocha, Thailand’s General (Prime Minister of Thailand and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)...
Senator Tom Udall and Representative Joe Pitts are taking major heat after introducing a bill that would rescind the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978. The bill aims to stop at least 90% of horse race betting...
For over a decade, Alabama politicians have refused to create a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The tribe has several casinos in the state yet pays no tax revenue as there is no Tribal/State gamb...
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the American Gaming Association. Only members of the Diet met with the AGA. Following is the official press release fr...
Craps and roulette are coming to Deadwood, South Dakota casinos this summer, so in anticipation of the new gaming options, operators are beginning to train employees in the rules and regulations of the table ga...
Back in February, legislators in Portugal approved legislation that would allow online gambling within the country. This week the Official Gazette of Portugal published the framework for the online gambling ind...
In March the Idaho House and Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe that would outlaw so-called Historic, or Instant Racing Machines by repealing the two year old law that auth...