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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.
Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has released its unaudited first-quarter financial results showing that its aggregated revenues dropped by 9% year-on-year to approximately $267.57 million.
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New legislation has reportedly come into force in Northern Ireland that allows local sportsbooks and bingo halls to stay open for longer and begin offering their services to punters on Sundays.
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After 37 years in business and the Iowa Greyhound Park is reportedly set to close later this month to leave the two tracks in West Virginia as the United States’ last remaining venues for live greyhound racing....
In the American state of Kansas and legislators have reportedly approved a measure that would allow local sportsbetting aficionados to place wagers in person and via a host of mobile devices.
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In the American state of Nebraska and a lawsuit over who should have been given the right to develop and run a casino that is coming to the existing Lincoln Race Course has reportedly been dismissed.
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The Virginia Lottery Board regulator has reportedly awarded American casino operator Hard Rock International with a gambling license for its coming $400 million Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Bristol property.
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In the American state of Missouri and legislators are reportedly soon set to start considering a pair of measures that would look to legalize online and retail sportsbetting featuring associated tax rates of an...
In the United Kingdom and the organization behind the BeGambleAware.org responsible gambling resource has called on the government to implement a mandatory 1% levy to help fund programs tasked with combating an...
LAs part of its long-running crackdown on unlicensed iGaming operators and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced that it has commenced civil actions in federal court against a t...
The over 40 casinos in the gambling-friendly enclave of Macau reportedly contributed almost $1.08 billion in aggregated taxes during the first three months of the year including approximately $371.21 million in...
Legislators in the eastern American state of Massachusetts are set to take another run at legalizing sportsbetting after failing to agree on a measure last summer due to a disagreement over the capacity to wage...
A pair of lawmakers in the American state of South Carolina have reportedly introduced a measure that would legalize retail and online sportsbetting with the bulk of any resultant tax revenues going to fund loc...
American investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly labelled the liquidity situation of Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Limited as ‘somewhat worrying’ over concerns related to its ability to r...
In Macau and casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has reportedly set aside approximately $7.9 million to defend itself against litigation that may be brought by former customers of local junket firm Dore Entertai...
Mario Abdo Benítez, the President of Paraguay, recently signed Law 6903, restricting slot machine gaming outside of gambling halls. Along with this restriction, the contract the country’s regulator Conajzar has...