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.

Apple Incorporated hit with class-action illegal gambling lawsuit

In the United States and Apple Incorporated has reportedly been hit with a class-action lawsuit over claims that the technology behemoth is profiting by allowing users of its devices and services to access free...

Proposed amendments for legislation to bring a first casino to Hawaii

In the western American state of Hawaii and amendments have reportedly been proposed for legislation that is seeking to grant the small Oahu city of Kapolei permission to build and run a tribal casino resort. ...

Post-inquiry terminations and resignations hit Crown Resorts Limited

In Australia and the Consolidated Press Holdings Proprietary Limited (CPHPL) vehicle of billionaire businessman James Packer has reportedly severed its boardroom ties with prominent casino operator Crown Resort...

Crown Resorts Limited hit with damning New South Wales verdict

In Australia and the official inquiry looking into the license suitability of casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly returned with a damning verdict that could well see the firm forced into making...

Local runner for Nagasaki Prefecture integrated casino resort license race

In Japan and a local consortium known as The Niki and Chyau Fwu (Parkview) Group is reportedly now vying with four foreign rivals for the right to potentially operate the integrated casino resort being planned ...

Yokohama holds inaugural integrated casino resort public briefing

In Japan and officials in the city of Yokohama have reportedly held the first of six online briefings so as to lay out the specific direction of their campaign to win one of the nation’s coming trio of integrat...

Confusion over award of inaugural Ukrainian iGaming license

Monday’s move by regulators in the Ukraine to award an online gambling license to operator Spaceiks LLC has reportedly dumbfounded many who are still waiting for the nation to clarify a raft of specific technic...

Indiana Gaming Commission moves to revoke Rod Ratcliff’s casino license

The Indiana Gaming Commission has reportedly moved to permanently revoke the Indiana casino license held by local entrepreneur Rod Ratcliff (pictured) over allegations that he failed to disclose the transfer of...