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.

Is 2023 The Year for Legalising Online Poker and Sports Betting in the US?

The popularity of sports betting in online gambling has grown in recent years due to a Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for individual states to legalize it. Even though over half of all states have lega...

Star Entertainment Collects $545M After Record Statutory Loss; Suspends Dividends

Star Entertainment Group, one of Australia's leading gambling and entertainment companies based in Brisbane, has publicly announced that it is collecting AUD$800 million, which is approximately 545 million US d...
maverick gaming

Maverick Gaming’s Lawsuit Against Washington Tribes Has Been Dismissed

The results of a federal lawsuit against state officials and tribal casinos are known: it has been discarded. Illegitimate monopoly for tribal casinos: State officials have been accused of granting tribal...
Australian Communications and Media Authority

BetDeluxe Has to Pay a Fine of AU$50.172 Because of Breaching Advertising Rules

Noah Rose, the sole trader trading as BetDeluxe, one of the leading online sportsbooks from Australia that creates premium sports betting solutions and applications, needed to pay a fine worth AU$50.172 (US$34....

Esports Entertainment Group Intends To Sell Bethard For €9.5 million

On February 17, Esports Entertainment Group, a Malta-based esports and online gambling company, reported that it had signed a share purchase deal on February 14, 2023 for the sale of its Bethard iGaming busines...

UKGC Issues Fine To Blue Star Planet

Blue Star Planet Limited, the Malta-based operator of the 10bet.co.uk website, has to pay a £620,000 fine to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for breaching anti-money laundering laws and a lack of social respo...

Da Lat Officials Intend to Build New Casino In Da Lat to Improve The Nighttime Economy

Officials of the city of Da Lat in Central Highlands, Vietnam, publicly announced on Thursday February 9, their intention to construct a new casino, a night market and install a pedestrian-only street as part o...

Illinois Regulators Give Approval For Temporary Gambling Hall At Medinah Temple; Chicago Casino Proposal Moving Forward

The Chicago Plan Commission and Illinois Gaming Board, known as Illinois regulators, are still assessing Bally’s entire casino proposal, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Bally’s Chicago, which the company presented in Au...