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Illinois gambling bill could move forward with or without Senate’s ‘grand bargain’

April 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Licenses, Taxation, Illinois

If the latest budget plan proposed by lawmakers to create revenues for the state stalls, an Illinois state senator said he’s willing to move forward with Senate Bill 7, which would create six new casinos across...

Popular Stockholm iGaming Forum Set to Overview Sweden’s 2017 Gaming Legislation

D. Graham

April 3, 2017

Sweden, Isle of man, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gaming software, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Technology, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, European Casino News, Data Protection, Conferences / Trade Shows, Taxation, Online Gambling News

Expert electronic gambling operators and officials are gathering April 5th and 6th for Stockholm’s 9th Annual iGaming Forum. Attendees have a unique opportunity to evaluate and consider the opportunities of ent...

Seneca Nation ending $110 million casino payments to state

Kim M

March 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Taxation, New York

A decision by the Seneca Nation of Indians to end all of the casino payments the tribe makes to the state government will stop a $110 million revenue flow to Albany, effective next week. The Nation says thei...

Saipan’s lack of gaming tax questioned

Kim M

March 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax is reportedly not being collected from gaming operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC operations on Saipan and a lawmaker there is questioning why, according to Asia G...

Cambodian casino tax revenue rises

Kim M

March 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cambodia, Economy/Finance, Taxation

An agreement between NagaCorp Ltd (3918:Hong Kong) flagship NagaWorld and the Cambodian government has contributed greatly to the $48 million collected from the casino industry in 2016; a 40 percent increase fr...

Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans

Renee Kingsley

March 12, 2017

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Connecticut, Taxation

The idea to expand Connecticut's gambling market to allow the construction of a third casino was tossed about at a recent hearing, which became exceptionally heated as both sides of the debate tried to get thei...

Cyprus initiates investigation into OPAP finances

Adam Morgan

March 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Lottery, Licenses, Taxation

European sportsbetting and lottery giant OPAP could be in trouble with the authorities in Cyprus after the island nation’s Attorney General reportedly ordered a police investigation into the firm’s finances. ...

Swiss Parliament votes to block unlicensed online gambling websites; Local operators to benefit from new gaming legislation

Kim M

March 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Licenses, Taxation, Switzerland

New legislation to regulate online and offline gambling was adopted by the Swiss Parliament that will limit the activity to a set number of operators based in Switzerland only, according to SWI swissinfo.ch. ...

New California online poker bill AB 1677 Introduced

Renee Kingsley

February 21, 2017

Poker Law, Horse Racing, Casino News, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, California, Online Poker, Poker, Licenses, Taxation

After over a decade of attempts, California is making yet another effort to pass online poker legislation that will bring legal and regulated ipoker to the Golden State. On Friday, Assemblyman Reginald Jones-S...

Local Indiana governments fight proposed casino tax changes

Renee Kingsley

February 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Taxation, Indiana

At least two local Indiana communities are fighting back against a proposed law that would give tax breaks to casinos. LaPorte County is pooling the costs of hiring a lobbyist with Michigan City, with the hope ...

Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa reaches back-tax settlement with Atlantic City

Adam Morgan

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

After last year winning a court case against overly high taxes that had been imposed on its Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa property by officials in Atlantic City, American casino giant MGM Resorts International h...

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Taxation, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

The long-running debate on whether to legalize online casinos and daily fantasy sports wagering in Pennsylvania took an unexpected turn yesterday after governor Tom Wolf revealed that his budget proposal for th...

New gaming tax draws protests in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon

Adam Morgan

January 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mexico, Taxation

In Mexico, local representatives from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party have reportedly formally asked the governor for the northern state of Nuevo Leon to halve the amount senior citizens must pay u...

Major changes could be in the works for Kenya in regard to gambling

Sadonna Price

January 24, 2017

Kenya, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Unlicensed Operation, Licenses, Tax Evasion, Taxation

Last year, gambling legislation was being considered in Kenya that would have changed the industry, but the bill was not passed into law. Instead, tax provisions that had been included in the measure were place...

Gambling tax rates increase in Russia

Sadonna Price

January 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Russia

The government website of Russia has been updated to show a new increase in gambling tax rates by the Russian Finance Ministry. These new tax rates apply to all taxable activities associated with gambling and c...

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Illinois gambling bill could move forward with or without Senate’s ‘grand bargain’

Popular Stockholm iGaming Forum Set to Overview Sweden’s 2017 Gaming Legislation

Saipan’s lack of gaming tax questioned

Cambodian casino tax revenue rises

Connecticut committee hears both sides of argument in heated hearing over state gambling expansion plans

Cyprus initiates investigation into OPAP finances

Swiss Parliament votes to block unlicensed online gambling websites; Local operators to benefit from new gaming legislation

New California online poker bill AB 1677 Introduced

Local Indiana governments fight proposed casino tax changes

Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa reaches back-tax settlement with Atlantic City

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

New gaming tax draws protests in Mexican state of Nuevo Leon

Major changes could be in the works for Kenya in regard to gambling

Gambling tax rates increase in Russia

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