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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.
The value of shares in some of Macau’s largest casino operators was reportedly rocked yesterday after the local government released its latest proposals for how it believes the industry should be regulated into...
Maltese iGaming operator Tipico Company Limited has announced the signing of deals that are to see its mobile-friendly online sportsbook made available to aficionados in the American states of Iowa and Indiana....
In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that all of the enclave’s many land-based video slots will be required to feature an on-screen clock as standard by ...
In Australia and the casino regulator for the state of New South Wales has reportedly appointed prominent local lawyer Adam Bell to lead the body that will conduct an upcoming regulatory review into the 351-roo...
In China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange regulator has reportedly announced that it has levied fines totalling almost $900,000 against ten individuals who were found to have engaged in illegal ...
In Japan and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has now reportedly followed Genting Singapore Limited in officially exiting the race to bring an integrated casino resort to the city of Yokohama.
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In Japan and Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly shelved its campaign to bring an integrated casino resort to Yokohama after the giant city elected a new mayor that is vehemently opposed to the realization...
British iGaming platform developer Pronet Gaming Limited has announced the signing of a deal that will see the online sportsbook at TrueNorth.bet utilize its innovations in order to launch into the Canadian mar...
Legislators in Kenya could soon be asked to vote on a raft of proposals that would look to limit the ability of the nation’s sportsbetting and gaming firms to advertise their wares over local broadcast media ch...
Giant gaming machine and systems innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its PlaySports platform utilized to power a land-based sportsbook in the A...
The Prime Minister for Hungary, Viktor Orban (pictured), has reportedly come under fire after agreeing to extend the operating licenses for five Budapest casinos majority-owned by one of his closest friends for...
In the western American state of Arizona and a local judge has reportedly refused to invalidate a new law that will allow local professional sports teams to launch legal sportsbetting services from as soon as T...
The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly predicted that her organization expects to bring in aggregated tax revenues for this year of up to $756 million.
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In Japan and federal legislator Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) has reportedly been sentenced to a four-year term in prison after being found guilty of accepting bribes from representatives of a company that had bee...
In Canada and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reportedly chalked up a successful start to the nation’s single-game sports wagering market after processing standalone bets for the five days from last ...