By 
Robert Johnson ·
Slovakia submitted earlier this week a draft legislation that proposes major reforms to the country’s gambling industry for a review by the European Commission. Among other things, the piece aims…
By 
Terry Davis ·
There was no significant difference in the way voters from different age groups voted on the proposed ban on the provision of online gambling services by offshore operators in Switzerland,…
By Robert Johnson ·
Hong Kong-listed integrated resort developer Landing International Development said Wednesday that it has won a provisional permit from Philippine regulators to build a $1.5 billion hotel and casino resort in…
By Robert Johnson ·
For its latest online gambling industry interview Casino News Daily has reached out to Ohad Narkis from PlayOJO, an innovative online casino that launched last year and is aiming to…
By Terry Davis ·
Another major advertising medium has changed its policies for advertising gambling products in Italy after Google AdWords informed last week Italy-facing advertisers that they will no longer be able to…
By Terry Davis ·
Genting Singapore has a significant chance to win a license for the operation of an integrated resort with a casino floor in Japan, a report by research firm Maybank Kim…
By Robert Johnson ·
The South African Minister of Trade and Industry introduced last Friday a bill aiming to implement significant restrictions to both the country’s regulated and unregulated gambling markets, local news outlets…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Upper House of the Japanese Diet approved on Friday a bill that authorizes the construction of up to three integrated resorts with casino gaming floors. The move completes a…
By Robert Johnson ·
Massachusetts Gaming Commission investigators are on track to complete their probe into disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts by the end of August, Stephen Crosby, Chairman of the…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling is a growing social and cultural issue that is devastating Italian society, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said Thursday in another wave of negative comments directed…
By Robert Johnson ·
Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker has urged the country’s government to allow operators currently targeting Dutch customers to apply for a license from the local regulator upon the…
By Terry Davis ·
Northern Cyprus authorities are reportedly considering the possibility to lift a long-standing casino gambling ban on Turkish Cypriots, the Cyprus Mail reported Wednesday citing media outlets from the northern portion…
By Terry Davis ·
Google has informed Italy-facing AdWords advertisers that they will no longer be able to advertise gambling products and services in Italy. The announcement comes shortly after a proposed ban on…
By Terry Davis ·
Gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground on Monday on a $375-million, 550,000-square-foot conference center as part of its strategy to further expand its operations beyond casino gambling.…
By Robert Johnson ·
A total of 233 requests for casino floor exclusion were submitted to the Macau Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau during the first half of the year, the regulator said Monday.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Norway’s regulated gambling market was worth NOK43.7 billion (approximately $5.4 billion/€4.6 billion) in 2017, figures released today by the country’s gambling regulator, Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet, show. Unregulated online gambling operations…
By Robert Johnson ·
More than a year after the re-regulation of Poland’s gambling market the country’s Finance Ministry, the governmental entity charged with overseeing all things gambling, has remained consistent in its efforts…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Swedish Gambling Authority, Lotteriinspektionen, published Tuesday a confirmation that the application process for gaming and betting licenses under Sweden’s new gambling law would begin on August 1, 2018. The…
By Robert Johnson ·
The upper house of Japan’s National Diet began Friday discussions on the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill that, if approved, will authorize the construction of up to three casino resorts across…
By Robert Johnson ·
Marja Appelman, Chief Executive of the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, is leaving her post to pursue new career opportunities, it was announced earlier today. Ms. Appelman was appointed as Executive…
By Terry Davis ·
Italy’s Serie A has voiced “extreme worry” over the recently approved absolute ban on any form of gambling advertising by the country’s government. The prohibition would have direct impact on…
By Robert Johnson ·
Gibraltar is rolling out a new gambling tax and new annual licensing fees for gambling companies to “complement a constantly changing industry landscape”, Minister for Financial Services and Gaming Albert…
By Terry Davis ·
A full ban on gambling advertising is set to take effect in Italy from January 1, 2019, it was confirmed last night after the Italian Council of Ministers approved the…
By Terry Davis ·
With a brand new, very populist, and very anti-gambling government, Italy seems to be on the cusp of completely banning gambling advertising, thus opening what many would consider a Pandora’s…
By Robert Johnson ·
The bidding process for a casino license at Elliniko, a multi-billion-euro project for an integrated resort at the site of the former Hellinikon airport near Athens, should be launched by…
By Terry Davis ·
The Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously approved Thursday the proposed acquisition of two state racinos by Caesars Entertainment Corp., but fined the Las Vegas gaming giant $1 million over its threats…
By Robert Johnson ·
Andorran company Jocs SA has been selected as the winning bidder for the construction of a €15-million casino in the nation, the local gaming regulator, Consell Regulador Andorrà del Joc…
By Terry Davis ·
Malta is set to postpone the implementation of its new gambling law to August 1, 2018, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) said in a statement from earlier today. The gambling…
By Robert Johnson ·
Belgian Ministers are set to discuss this week stricter regulations in relation to the provision of online gambling services in the country and the protection of young and vulnerable members…
By Robert Johnson ·
The owner of two Indiana racinos is set to pay a widely disputed $50-million transfer fee ahead of a previously announced acquisition of the properties by Las Vegas casino giant…