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Chicago considering measure to lift city-wide sportsbetting prohibition

In the American city of Chicago and politicians are reportedly considering new legislation that would legalize sportsbetting and subsequently give five area professional sports facilities permission to host lan...

Virginia Lottery Board approves southern state’s inaugural casino regulations

The four-member Virginia Lottery Board has reportedly approved a wide-ranging set of proposed rules that have been designed to regulate how the southern state’s soon-to-premiere collection of five commercial la...

Substantial delay for Richmond’s envisioned One Casino and Resort

In the southern American state of Virginia and the projected opening date for the envisioned One Casino and Resort has reportedly been pushed back by some nine months to late-2024 owing to delays associated wit...

Ohio State Senate passes sportsbetting legalization legislation

In the Midwestern state of Ohio and legislators have reportedly taken the first steps towards the legalization of retail and online sportsbetting as well as the licensing of electronic instant bingo. Accordi...

Malta facing Macolin Convention ratification pressure

The government of Malta may reportedly soon give in to external pressure and ratify the Council of Europe’s anti-match-fixing Macolin Convention initiative despite a long-standing disagreement regarding what sh...

Florida legislators sign off on new tribal gaming compact

In the southern American state of Florida and local lawmakers have reportedly overwhelmingly approved proposed legislation that would legalize land-based sportsbetting and authorize the building of up to three ...

Florida legislators remove online and mobile from proposed gaming compact

In the southern American state of Florida and legislators have reportedly removed a section of a proposed agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that would have allowed the tribe to offer mobile and onlin...

Betting and Gaming Council hails the re-opening of Scottish bookmakers

In the United Kingdom and the boss for the influential Betting and Gaming Council lobby group has described today’s re-opening of retail sportsbooks across Scotland as ‘another step towards normality’ for custo...