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.
MPs are urging UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves to dismiss what they describe as “scaremongering” from the gambling industry and impose higher taxes on its most harmful products, including high-street slot machines ...
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones has entered not guilty pleas in two separate federal cases in Brooklyn that prosecutors say stem from sprawling gambling operations involving both rigged high-s...
Australia’s Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission (NTRWC), which acts as the country’s de facto regulator for online betting, has temporarily ended the practice of accepting gifts and hospitality fr...
Taipei prosecutors have detained 25 individuals and confiscated more than NT$4.5 billion (US$145 million) in assets connected to Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, an empire led by businessman Chen Zhi, who was c...
YouTube will roll out a new set of restrictions on November 17, 2025, to limit how much gambling and violent video game content reaches younger audiences. The upcoming enforcement marks one of the most comprehe...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has renewed his efforts to stop unlicensed gambling platforms from operating in the state, reissuing cease-and-desist orders to 14 online casinos and sportsbooks that co...
Prediction markets are moving beyond sports and politics into Hollywood and pop culture, with Crypto.com and Robinhood at the forefront of this shift. Both companies have launched entertainment-focused event co...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has formally reached out to Kalshi, a federally licensed prediction market operator, expressing deep concern over the company’s handling of college sports-rel...
A push to bring a harness racetrack and casino hybrid facility to Macon County has taken a significant step forward, with Illinois lawmakers advancing the measure while local leaders and residents weigh its pot...
Fresh court filings in New Jersey have shed light on the depth of Playtech’s involvement with Black Cube, revealing that the gaming supplier paid the intelligence firm hundreds of thousands of pounds for a cove...
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has announced new measures to strengthen oversight of sports wagering following federal indictments that revealed a major betting and poker scandal involving current and...
Google has drawn a clear line in the digital gaming landscape, officially determining that sweepstakes casinos do not qualify as social casino games and therefore cannot advertise under the same rules. The subt...
Cambodian authorities have closed Silver Star Casino in Svay Rieng province following a large-scale joint operation that uncovered an international cyber-fraud network operating from the premises. The raid, car...
Finland's gambling regulation faces its biggest change in decades. The state-owned operator Veikkaus has controlled the market exclusively for years, but this system will now give way to a framework that welcom...
The Gambling Commission has suspended the operating licence of VGC Leeds Limited, the company behind Victoria Gate Casino in Leeds city centre, England, citing serious compliance failings and governance concern...