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.

Four countries that allow casino apps and rules surrounding them

The rules surrounding online gambling and the use of casino apps vary from place to place, and it has become near impossible to keep track of what country thinks what and what rules are binding. This confusion ...

Georgia Gets Close to Sports Betting Legalization Through New Bill

Georgia is on its way to approving another sports gambling bill in order to finally legalize betting in the state. Once approved, the bill will lead to issuing a license to the Georgia Lottery Corporation. S...

Kayshon Boutte, a Wide Receiver of New England Patriots, Got Arrested Due to Involvement in Illegal Online Gaming

Kayshon Boutte, a wide receiver of the New England Patriots, got arrested due to accusations related to illegal online gaming. He is accused of being involved in illegal gaming while he played at Louisiana Stat...

Two Online Sports Wagering Legislations Submitted In Magnolia State

As Mississippi Rep. Casey Eure projects to officially lead a sports wagering charge in Mississippi, rest of the lawmakers are setting things in motion. Over the past week, Democrat Rep. Cedric Burnett, offic...

Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in South Korea Recieves Five-Star Hotel Rating, Foreigner-Only Casino to Open

A casino at Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in Incheon, South Korea, is finally about to open. After a series of obstacles and a long journey towards the opening of this foreigner-only casino, the five-sta...

Sports Betting Initiative Suspended in California due to Late Call for Tribal Support

Following the failure of the 2022 ballot in California,  another sports betting initiative to legalize sports betting in the state has been recently suspended. The initiative spokesman Kasey Thompson reportedly...

Money Launderers Are Utilizing Online Gambling Sites To Launder Illegal Money, FINTRAC Warns

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Canada’s financial intelligence agency, has issued a warning that illegal money is being laundered via iGaming sites that offer many d...

Bally’s Chicago Hotel Tower Development to be Relocated due to Interference with Municipal Water Pipelines

Bally’s, one of the leading casino corporations, will have to revise the design for its permanent Chicago casino and entertainment complex several months before the company breaks ground for the development sch...

Nassau County Executive Claims that Hofstra University Derails Casino Project

After Las Vegas Sands announced a $4 billion redevelopment of the  in Nassau County, the casino and entertainment corporation has been working to receive one of the four available licenses for a casino developm...

Sale of Shares of G1 Entertainment LLC Fueled By Russia-Ukraine Conflict

LET Group Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed investment holding company, has announced that its agreement to formally sell the licensee of its Tigre De Cristal Resort, located in Vladivostok, for $116 million, has be...

New York Governor Introduces $233 Billion Budget to Exclude Online Casino Proposals

After a bill proposal to legalize online casinos was filed in the New York Senate with an aim to boost the US-largest online market, Gov. Kathy Hochul reportedly released the 2024 Executive Budget to exclude on...

Macau’s Mass Table Segment Hit 75% Market Share in Q4 2023

Since the Macau casino facilities relaunched operations in January 2023, the mass table market has been constantly growing to account for  75.2% of total table revenue in Q4 2023. The figure reportedly soared f...