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After signing new state compacts with the Santa Rosa Indian Community of Santa Rosa Rancheria and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians, California Governor Gavin Newsom expected the process to continue smoo...
Most of the 37 casinos in Macau reportedly re-opened for limited business from Saturday morning following the completion of an eleven-day lockdown instituted after a large number of locals tested positive for c...
The plan to bring a temporary casino to the eastern Virginia city of Norfolk has reportedly been delayed by up to two years owing to an issue with the envisioned location for the coming facility.
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In Germany and the new Gemeinsamen Glucksspielbehorde der Lander (GGL) gaming regulator has announced that it wants all of the nation’s Internet service providers to begin voluntarily blocking access to unlicen...
The government of Lithuania has announced that its Gaming Control Authority regulator has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission watchdog.
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The government for the casino-laden enclave of Macau has reportedly warned that there seems to be no immediate end in sight to the ongoing local gaming tax shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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In the American state of Wisconsin and the Menominee Indian Tribe has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it again work with Hard Rock International in hopes of being given permission to bring a trib...
In the United Kingdom and the 20 member clubs of the nation’s top-flight Premier League football competition could reportedly soon agree to eschew having online casino and sportsbetting firms sponsor the front ...
In the southern American state of Arkansas and a group advocating for a November constitutional referendum that could remove Pope County as the site for an envisioned casino resort has reportedly been receiving...
The gambling regulator for the nation of Ukraine has reportedly been obliged to issue a statement reminding all local casinos and slot machine parlors that they must continue to abide by a series of war-time cu...
Lawmakers in the South American nation of Peru have reportedly passed legislation that lays out the inaugural framework for the launch of legalized online gaming and sportsbetting complete with a 12% net win ta...
In the United Kingdom and the contentious government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly has no plans to suggest a ban on the use of ‘loot boxes’ in video games as part of its upcoming ‘white paper’ revi...
In Macau and the enclave’s long-time retail sportsbetting operator, Macau Slot Company Limited, has reportedly announced that its profit for the whole of 2021 grew by 31.8% year-on-year to top $15.7 million.
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In the American state of Wisconsin and an arm of American casino operator Hard Rock International has reportedly agreed a deal that would see it pay up to $100,000 so as to obtain the option on a 60-acre plot o...
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is reportedly still pursuing a scheme to bring a large casino resort to central Arkansas despite the real prospect that the entire project may be cancelled by means of an upcomin...