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.
Asian casino operator Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly detailed that it will be winding up its eight-strong club of Japanese subsidiaries after earlier abandoning its campaign to bring a gambling-friend...
Following months of negotiations, on December 20, 2021, the State of Wisconsin and the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin signed a "historic" compact amendment allowing the federally recognized Tribe to of...
Atlantic City casinos are set to receive tax relief, thanks to a new bill signed into law by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday. The bill was created to provide relief from an existing law that allows c...
Ukraine has reportedly missed out on its final chance of the year to ratify a piece of legislation that would have fixed a number of outstanding tax issues and finally confirmed the eastern European country’s n...
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has described Finland’s decision to implement legislation blocking foreign payment providers from being able to offer their services to local iGaming aficionad...
The UK Gambling Commission has fined Buzz Group Ltd. £780,000 after an investigation revealed a social responsibility failure as well as money laundering issues. A formal warning was issued to the company withi...
Maltese online casino software developer EveryMatrix Software Limited has announced that it has officially applied for permission to begin offering its wares to iGaming operators in the American states of Michi...
In the American state of New York and a local restauranteur has reportedly submitted a proposal that could see an ‘upscale Monte Carlo-style’ casino opened along the East River of Manhattan.
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Up to 30% of junket business in the casino hotspot of Macau may reportedly soon abandon the more traditional high-value VIP segment of the market to be concerned solely with a clientele more interested in premi...
The ordinance that could see Chicago legalize retail and online sportsbetting is reportedly due to be put to a full city council vote tomorrow after it cleared committee yesterday afternoon following several mo...
In Canada and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) regulator has announced that it is now accepting bids from companies that may wish to enter the prairie province’s coming legalized retail sportsbett...
In Australia and beleaguered casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it is now hoping to premiere the gambling element within its new Crown Sydney development ‘early in the new year’...
Ohio could soon become the next American state to legalize online and retail sportsbetting after legislators passed a measure late Wednesday night following over three years of indecision and debate.
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Following almost two months of consideration and the Illinois Gaming Board has reportedly selected Full House Resorts Incorporated as the recipient of the license to build and operate a casino resort in the cit...
The firm behind the giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort has reportedly disclosed that it wants to participate in any contest that could see up to three new gambling-friendly developments brought to the ...