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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.
Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced the verdict: Crown Melbourne must pay a record fine of AU $120 million, or US $77 million.
The reason for this punishment lies in a serie...
On Friday, November 4th, 2022, DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports (subset of fantasy sport games) contest provider and sports betting company, announced slower monthly user growth in the third quarter of the ye...
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA) Canadian-based branch SaskGaming launched its first legal online gaming platform on November 3rd, 2022 via partnership with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous N...
Two corporate bookmakers, Sportsbet and Bet365, will be subjected to the audit authorized by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). External auditors will assess Sportsbet and Bet36...
The Chinese government’s announcement earlier today that it will be fully reinstating its eVisa scheme for mainlanders wishing to travel into Macau reportedly marks a ‘significant’ step in the post-coronavirus ...
The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly announced that its aggregated third-quarter gaming income exceeded an earlier estimate and more than doubled year-on-year to top approximately $248.9 mill...
In the small American state of Maryland and the body put in charge of evaluating the license suitability of potential online sportsbetting operators has reportedly approved the applications of ten inaugural ent...
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the largest casino-entertainment company in the U.S. and one of the world's most diversified gaming-entertainment providers, re-opens its land-based build out in Westlake, Louisiana...
The battle to bring sports betting to California is ongoing, with several initiatives in the works. Proposition 27 is one such effort, hoping to bring sports betting to the state via online services including a...
The gaming regulator for the American state of Massachusetts has reportedly rejected an appeal from DraftKings Incorporated for the jurisdiction to simultaneously launch regulated retail and online sportsbettin...
In the American state of Michigan and the federally-recognized Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has reportedly announced that it is to resubmit its application to bring a casino to an 86-acre plot of land ne...
The plan from Penn Entertainment Incorporated to relocate its riverboat Hollywood Casino Aurora facility onto dry land reportedly received a huge boost on Tuesday afternoon courtesy of the host Illinois city’s ...
As they look to secure one of Japan’s coming trio of casino licenses and officials in the city of Osaka have reportedly put forward a draft ordinance that would seek to institute measures for the countering of ...
Wizard Games, a vertical of the entity Neo Games S.A., has released its new slot Madame Voodoo just in time for Halloween celebrations. The company's spooky 5 x 5 title keeps pace with the competing brand titl...
The recently-established gambling regulator for the island nation of Singapore has reportedly granted Singapore Pools (Private) Limited a new three-year license for the provision of lotteries as well as wagerin...