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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.
In the American state of Nebraska and WarHorse Gaming LLC has reportedly been granted provisional permission to bring large racetrack-based casinos to the cities of Omaha and Lincoln.
According to a Thursday...
Swedish online casino operator Kindred Group has announced its receipt of a license from the gaming regulator for the Netherlands some eight months after it voluntarily agreed to leave the small nation’s newly-...
In Macau and Economy and Finance Secretary Lei Wai Nong (pictured) has reportedly announced that some local ‘satellite’ casino enterprises have officially applied for permission to ‘adjust their operations’ in ...
Only a few days after completing the demerger of its lottery and keno business and Australian bookmaker Tabcorp Holdings Limited has announced the settlement of litigation with the state of Queensland that is t...
In Australia and the government for the state of New South Wales has reportedly announced that it will be amending its rules covering two key gambling areas later in the year so as to better protect players.
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In Macau and the government of Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (pictured) has reportedly announced that it will be officially lowering the enclave’s predicted aggregated gross gaming revenue tally for the entirety ...
In Virginia and the developer behind the envisioned One Casino and Resort has reportedly announced that it may pursue legal action after state legislators passed a measure that would prevent the city of Richmon...
In the American state of Nebraska and WarHorse Gaming LLC has reportedly filed for permission to bring casinos to the cities of Omaha and Lincoln and is now hoping to receive its official licenses and begin con...
The country of Brazil is steadily working towards launching new gambling and sports betting services. As the industry is being set up, the federal government is reportedly working on ways to ensure that foreign...
In Japan and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pictured) has reportedly detailed that his administration has no plans to legalize online casinos and reiterated that such enterprises are to remain ‘a gambling crime’...
In Australia and closing arguments have reportedly begun as part of the public inquiry into The Star Entertainment Group Limited with critics continuing to contend that the firm should be deemed unfit to hold a...
In the eastern American state of Maine and the operator of the off-track betting facility at the former Scarborough Downs horseracing track has reportedly announced that it has called time due to a host of risi...
In Australia and local casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly been ordered to pay a just shy of $57.5 million fine after being found guilty of running a scheme that allowed high-value punters to i...
In the western American state of California and Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) has reportedly signed legislation into law ratifying refreshed tribal gaming compacts with the Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut T...
The governor for the American state of Michigan has reportedly asked the United States Department of the Interior to promptly decide on whether it intends to grant federal recognition to the Grand River Bands o...