By 
Robert Johnson ·
Another US lawmaker has joined the company of politicians to be openly and vocally opposing a 2011 memo of the Department of Justice that practically gave the green light to…
By Robert Johnson ·
Earlier this year, Michigan emerged as one of the states that were considering the legalization of online gambling. S 203, sponsored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall, appeared on…
By Robert Johnson ·
Mainland China VIP casino customers lost around $665 million (A$875 million) at Crown Resorts casinos during the previous financial year, court filings from the Shanghai Baoshan district court showed. Obtained…
By Robert Johnson ·
American real estate specialist Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said in a recent report on the future of the Vietnamese gambling industry that major international casino operators have been eyeing the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Over the past several years, online gambling in the United States has been a topic of contention between one group of very powerful people and another group of very powerful…
By Robert Johnson ·
Atlantic City casinos will operate as normal in case of any future government shutdowns under a piece of legislation produced by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Jeff…
By 
Terry Davis ·
French online gambling regulator Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) signed on Thursday the long-discussed first shared online poker liquidity agreement with its counterparts from Italy, Spain, and…
By Terry Davis ·
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told local media that she does not want Gold Coast to become a casino city. Ms. Palaszczuk’s comments came a day after news emerged that Las…
By Robert Johnson ·
Chinese-backed ASF Consortium has revealed that it has been in talks with casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. about potentially teaming up on a A$3-billion integrated resort in Australia’s Gold Coast…
By Terry Davis ·
The Republic of Cyprus expects that its first casino resort will generate around €800 million in contributions to the economy in its second year of operation. The Government of the…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Turkish government is planning to launch a crackdown on illegal gambling, local media has reported. Under a two-year plan, different government agencies will cooperate to tackle issues related to…
By Terry Davis ·
Florida-based casino and café chain operator Hard Rock International has applied for a casino license to build an integrated resort not far from the city of Barcelona, Catalan media reported…
By Robert Johnson ·
Daily fantasy sports may soon become a regulated industry in New Jersey after the state Legislature passed on Friday a bill that authorized the licensed provision of this type of…
By Robert Johnson ·
An anti-online gambling lobbying group backed by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson may have lost an important ally in the US Department of Justice, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself…
By Terry Davis ·
Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos granted a first iGaming license, thus formally opening the country’s regulated iGaming market. Locally owned gaming company Aquila Global Group was the one to be authorized…
By Robert Johnson ·
The UK Gambling Commission may launch a probe into the way gambling operator Ladbrokes protects and disposes of its customers’ personal information. The move may be found necessary after a…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Portuguese gambling regulator, Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), issued on Monday the seventh license for the provision of online gambling services since the local market’s regulation.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The deal for the construction of the Republic of Cyprus’ first casino is set to be signed today, local media has reported. At the time of writing, contract parties are…
By Robert Johnson ·
Hungary’s online gambling regulatory regime has been declared incompatible with EU principles and rules, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled late last week. The ruling came as…
By Robert Johnson ·
If the five-year process for the regulation of Germany’s online gambling market could be likened to anything in the world, that would be a large field planted with powerful explosive…
By Terry Davis ·
Similarly to other European countries, demand for gambling services, and remote gambling services in particular, has been growing in the Republic of Ireland over the past several years. And so…
By Robert Johnson ·
Representatives of the Spanish gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), and its Danish counterpart – Spillemyndigheden, participated earlier this week in a meeting that saw gambling…
By Terry Davis ·
The Japanese Diet may restrict the number of times Japanese nationals and guests of the country can play at casinos, local media has reported. The government is currently working on…
By Terry Davis ·
A ban on cruise ship casinos has been lifted by the Western Australia government in a bid for the state to become a more attractive destination for cruise companies and…
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Jamaica is looking to fast-track the regulation of online gambling, officials revealed during the recently held Caribbean Gaming Show and Summit. The Caribbean island nation thus wants…
By Robert Johnson ·
The New York State commercial casino industry was officially established in early December 2016, when Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols was launched. Two more casinos swung doors open in the…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Netherlands’ Remote Gaming Bill has a “tough journey” to travel before taking effect as a law, Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice officials said during this year’s Gaming in…
By Terry Davis ·
Romania may launch a crackdown on gambling advertising a year after it opened its gaming and sports betting market to regulated international operations. Media reports emerged that the country’s government…
By Robert Johnson ·
As Japanese legislators are moving forward with crafting the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill, new details have emerged about the way the country’s nascent casino industry will be regulated. According to…
By Robert Johnson ·
An Australian Senator has launched an inquiry into the state of online poker in the country ahead of the expected implementation of amendments to Australia’s existing gambling law. The amendments…