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.

China records significant increase in prosecutions of gambling-related crimes

In China and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has reportedly announced that it prosecuted 46,575 people over the course of the first six months of 2021 for gambling-related crimes. According to a report fr...

Massachusetts gets down to legalized sportsbetting consideration

The American state of Massachusetts may soon become the latest to legalize sportsbetting after legislators announced that they have begun considering a measure that would allow anyone over the age of 21 to plac...

Chicago considering measure to lift city-wide sportsbetting prohibition

In the American city of Chicago and politicians are reportedly considering new legislation that would legalize sportsbetting and subsequently give five area professional sports facilities permission to host lan...

Virginia Lottery Board approves southern state’s inaugural casino regulations

The four-member Virginia Lottery Board has reportedly approved a wide-ranging set of proposed rules that have been designed to regulate how the southern state’s soon-to-premiere collection of five commercial la...

Poland warns all residents against accessing illegal online gambling services

Authorities in Poland have reportedly issued a statement reiterating their stand that residents who play on an unlicensed online casino are breaking the law and could be hit with a financial penalty worth the e...

California and Arizona tribal leaders discuss sportsbetting possibilities

Attendees at the first day of the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention reportedly heard how casino-operating tribes in California and Arizona are working towards bringing legalized sportsbetting to their venu...

Second casino license call for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and a pair of senators have reportedly launched official legislation that could see the remote American territory offer up a second casino license. Accordi...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation to invest in ‘digital gaming technologies’

In a break from its long-held opposition to online gambling and American land-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has recently disclosed that it intends to ‘become a strategic investor in digital ...