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.
The industry organization representing approximately 90% of gaming, sportsbetting, casino and bingo operators in the United Kingdom has reportedly called on the government not to institute low maximum online si...
In Japan and the plan to bring an $8 billion integrated casino resort to the city of Osaka could reportedly be in danger after an anti-gambling group managed to collect enough signatures to trigger a local refe...
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been busy as of late, working on several forms of player protection within the gambling realm. The group has recently provided details on an upcoming...
In Australia and a lawyer assisting the New South Wales government inquiry into The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly recommended that the firm be barred from holding a local casino license until ...
Global investment bank Credit Suisse Group AG has reportedly again warned that the recovery of the casino industry in Macau could take much longer than earlier anticipated due to the lingering presence of coron...
The governor for the state of Kansas has reportedly announced that the jurisdiction could launch online and retail sportsbetting by as soon as September after local lawmakers passed enabling legislation in Apri...
In the southern American state of North Carolina and legislators reportedly failed to pass a measure late last night that would have legalized retail and online sportsbetting due to concerns that the move could...
American entrepreneur Michael Rubin (pictured) has announced that he is to offload his 10% stake in the firm behind the Philadelphia 76ers franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) so as to move in...
The United States Supreme Court has reportedly sided with a pair of federally-recognized tribes that have long been seeking official permission to legally debut Class II gaming entertainment on their lands in t...
The official inquiry looking into instances of money laundering at casinos in the western Canadian province of British Columbia has reportedly criticized the government for not doing enough to help stop the ill...
The gambling-friendly enclave of Macau reportedly now has two fewer casinos following news that operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has shuttered its Rio Casino and President Casino properties.
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A new probe from the office of Colorado State Auditor Kerri Hunter has criticized the western state’s Gaming Division and Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission regulators for the way in which they have bee...
In Australia and local casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited is reportedly set to be investigated by officials in Queensland over allegations that it may have been complicit in multiple instances...
In California and Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) has reportedly put his signature to a new gaming compact with the Tejon Indian Tribe so as to allow the federally-recognized group to start work on its coming ...
In Macau and the draft gaming bill currently being scrutinized by lawmakers will reportedly contain a clause that is to ban any entity holding a casino concession or more than 5% of any such firm’s shares from ...