By 
Terry Davis ·
A number of properties in the Dublin city center feature casino-style gaming machines, although a long-standing ban is supposed to prevent machines of this type from being featured in the…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
The Dutch Senate might finally begin discussions on several bills that aim to introduce significant changes to both the online and land-based sectors of the nation’s gambling industry. The legislations…
By Terry Davis ·
Ocean Resort Casino was granted a gaming license by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission Thursday, just one week ahead of its scheduled grand opening ceremony. The property occupies the…
By Terry Davis ·
Owners of Ocean Resort Casino, formerly Revel, appeared before the New Jersey Casino Control Commission on Wednesday seeking to obtain a license for the operation of casino gambling at the…
By Terry Davis ·
The Swedish Gambling Authority, Lotteriinspektionen, announced Wednesday that application forms for interested gambling companies will be available on its website from July 10. The regulator has previously confirmed that the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Marja Appelman, CEO of the Netherlands Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, invited gambling companies to undertake innovative approaches in the country but within the boundaries of what is legal. The gambling official…
By Terry Davis ·
Europe’s online gambling market has been jumping from strength to strength over the past several years and it is only poised to grow larger as technology servicing the sector becomes…
By Robert Johnson ·
Chinese-operated resorts on the Hainan Island are reportedly gearing up to launch entertainment bars that would feature gaming tables where players would be able to wager real money and redeem…
By Robert Johnson ·
Stockholm has become a favorite stock exchange among Europe’s online gambling companies, with 19 such companies now being listed on it, following a wave of IPOs since the beginning of…
By Terry Davis ·
Malta’s new Gaming Act has survived a three-month standstill period in the European Commission and is now on schedule to take effect on July 1, 2018. Tabled in the Maltese…
By Terry Davis ·
A Lower House panel in Japan’s Diet passed earlier today the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill despite heavy protests from opposition parties, local news outlet the Japan Times reports. The piece…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Yesterday, the National Assembly of Vietnam thumbed up a new piece of legislation which would allow local citizens to wager on football matches held overseas. The Assembly’s decision coincided with…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
Australian organizations reported some surprising new figures revealing that up to 80% of children aged from 13 to 17 are involved in gambling activities, often without their parents knowing of…
By Terry Davis ·
Ocean Resort Casino will have its gaming license hearing on June 20, or just eight days before its grand opening ceremony, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission announced Wednesday. The…
By Terry Davis ·
The Michigan House of Representatives voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would allow for the legalization of online gambling services, including online casino and poker games, and would…
By Robert Johnson ·
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Monday a bill that authorizes the provision of sports betting services by local casinos and racetracks. The state’s top official put his signature on…
By Robert Johnson ·
Genting Casinos UK, the UK subsidiary of Malaysian gaming and hospitality giant Genting Group, is planning to invest €140 million in what could turn into one of Andorra’s largest foreign…
By Susan Sutton ·
Swiss voters backed the proposed nationwide ban on remote gambling operations yesterday. The final results of the June 10th referendum showed that the majority of local voters came out in…
By Terry Davis ·
Japanese lawmakers postponed on Friday a vote on the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill to avoid backlash ahead of and during today’s Niigata gubernatorial election, local news outlet Japan Times reported…
By Anthony Huber ·
Yesterday, the Regional Court in Bratislava reversed the ban imposed on gambling in the city. Under the Court’s ruling which said that the ban was not in line with the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Sweden’s national legislature, the Riksdag, approved Thursday a proposed legislation for the re-regulation of the country’s gambling market. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 2019 and…
By Terry Davis ·
The Massachusetts restaurant industry has called on regulators to prevent the state’s new casino resort from serving alcohol well into the early hours as this could have irreversibly bad impact…
By Robert Johnson ·
An environmental organization blasted Cypriot gaming regulators and authorities for giving the nod to the construction of the €550-million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort without a proper assessment of…
By Anthony Huber ·
Sweden’s Committee on Cultural Affairs has backed the proposed gambling bill. The approval of the Swedish parliamentary committee was the latest hurdle to be overcome by the draft gambling legislation…
By Robert Johnson ·
Norway’s Ministry of Culture submitted on Monday a recently introduced a set of online gambling-focused regulations to the European Commission. The Commission will now have three months to review and…
By Terry Davis ·
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has once again stressed on the importance of a fair selection of locations for the country’s first integrated resorts with casino floor. Mr. Abe talked…
By Anthony Huber ·
Today, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published its latest six-month update to the local gambling industry statistics. The main regulatory body in the UK revealed some details about the market…
By Robert Johnson ·
Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, the smallest casino resort operated by gambling giant Las Vegas Sands, will have its license extended for five more years after members of the Pennsylvania Gaming…
By Susan Sutton ·
A nationwide opinion poll in Switzerland has shown that plans for a gambling law amendment are making progress ahead of the vote scheduled for June 10th. Only a few weeks…
By Anthony Huber ·
The Japanese Government and ruling coalition are considering the possible extension of the ongoing Diet session to the end of June or the beginning of July in order to make…