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New York Senator Pursues Incremental Online Gaming Strategy with Poker-Only Legislation

In the realm of online gaming legislation, New York Senator Joseph Addabbo is recalibrating his approach. Faced with the challenge of garnering support for a comprehensive bill encompassing iGaming, online poke...

Petersburg City Council Votes Cordish to Develop Casino Complex

After a members-only meeting that lasted over an hour and a half, the Petersburg City Council, VA, suddenly voted unanimously on April 24 to select Cordish Companies, the company with headquarters in Baltimore,...

Victorian Government Developing New Legislation to Ensure Crown Melbourne Continues Transformation Efforts

The Allan Labor Government will take action to make sure Crown proceeds to lead its casino in Melbourne to elevated standards while decreasing the negative effects of gambling. This action will involve the form...

Malaysia Explores Possibility of Issuing 2nd Casino License for Forest City Project; Possible Negative Effects for Marina Bay Sands and Genting Group

Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, has reportedly met up with 2 of Malaysian's top business leaders, including Lim Kok Thay, CEO of Genting Malaysia Bhd, to talk about the chance of issuing a 2nd ca...

Saracen Casino Seeks Regulatory Amendment to Launch iGaming in Arkansas

After the 2022 legalization of online sports betting in Arkansas had already resulted in significant revenue figures, Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff is seeking regulatory approval to launch an iGaming ...

Democratic Alliance Submits New Bill to Regulate Online Gambling in South Africa

Recently, the Democratic Alliance (DA), the formal opposition to the governing South African-based African National Congress (ANC), officially submitted the fresh legislation, dubbed the Remote Gambling Bill (B...

Ukraine Bans Military from Gambling, Requests Online Game Stores and Accounts Blocked

As the war between Russia and Ukraine extends into the third year of exhausting operations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy bans the country's military forces from any form of gambling. As Bloomberg rep...

The Dutch Gaming Association Calls on Legislature to Review Gambling Advertisement Ban

The Netherlands Online Gaming Association (NOGA) contends that the bill proposed in the House of Representatives, aiming to ban online gambling advertisements by online gambling operators, would push players to...

United Keetoowah Band Shares Enid Casino Plans with Garfield County

Recently, representatives of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and Garfield County commissioners discussed plans to develop a casino in the region. Additionally, the tribe has submitted a new casino...

The Star Sydney Faces Charges Over Alleged Forgery of Welfare Checks Amid Second Investigation Into License Suitability

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, a special manager of The Star Sydney has reportedly claimed the casino forged welfare checks on pokie gamblers and inadvertently permitted clients to obtain $3.2m they di...

Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy Grants Approval for Parnitha Casino Move to Marousi

Greece's Environment Ministry has granted its validation to the Marousi’s multi-million euro casino & hotel project, which involves a deluxe hotel and casino. That means that another obstacle on the way to ...

Romania Bans Gambling Facilities in Less Populated Areas to Combat Illegal Operators

Following the Prime Minister's approval, the Romanian Chamber of Deputies passed a law to ban land-based gambling operations in small cities and villages with populations of less than 15,000 residents. As repor...