By 
Robert Johnson ·
Online gambling operator Pinnacle has left another European jurisdiction to be on the verge of regulating its iGaming market. It has become clear late last week that the company would…
By 
Terry Davis ·
Up to six land-based casinos, including one in Chicago, could be built in Illinois, if a proposed bill survives through all legislative hurdles. The proposal – SB 7 – cleared…
By Robert Johnson ·
Europe has definitely made the greatest progress in terms of iGaming regulation and legalization. More and more EU member states have been adopting regulatory frameworks that have allowed them to…
By Robert Johnson ·
Although there are two gambling bills in the Florida Legislature, both of them offering the Seminole Tribe what is considered to be certain benefits, tribal officials do not seem to…
By Terry Davis ·
International online gambling operators may no longer be able to operate in Switzerland, local media reported. The Swiss House of Representatives voted on Wednesday in favor of the proposed blockage…
By Robert Johnson ·
It became clear late last year that Massachusetts lawmakers were pondering the possibility to legalize online gambling within the state’s borders. According to local media, discussions on the topic have…
By Robert Johnson ·
The UK Gambling Commission posted on Tuesday a new data report on gambling participation as well as on the most prominent patterns and attitudes among UK gambling customers in 2016.…
By Robert Johnson ·
A legislative piece that would have legalized casino gambling in Georgia failed to gain the necessary support in the State Senate Regulated Industries Committee. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Brandon Beach,…
By Robert Johnson ·
Problem gambling was a concern voiced almost immediately after the Japanese Diet (the country’s government) voted late last year in favor of a bill that legalized casino gambling. A new…
By Robert Johnson ·
Over the past two months, more and more indications have been surfacing that, among many other things, we may remember 2017 as the year when a fourth US state legalized…
By Robert Johnson ·
International online gambling operators increased their market share in Sweden in 2016, according to local consultancy firm Mediavision AB. Major gambling groups such as bet365, Betsson, and Kindred Group, which…
By Terry Davis ·
Two bills focused on the future of Florida’s gambling industry survived through committee votes on Thursday to now head to the Legislature’s floor. This year’s legislative session is slated to…
By Terry Davis ·
Sen. Bill Galvano, the Florida legislator who proposed significant expansion of the state gambling industry last month, presented on Wednesday an amended and extended version of his Senate Bill 8.…
By Robert Johnson ·
It is barely news to anyone with any involvement in the gambling industry that Hard Rock International and Melco Crown Entertainment are interested in investing in the newly legalized Japanese…
By Robert Johnson ·
A potential Las Vegas Sands casino venture in Japan was put a $10-billion price tag by Chairman Sheldon Adelson. Speaking at an investor conference in the country’s capital, the casino…
By Terry Davis ·
A constitutional amendment for the legalization of casino gambling in Georgia and an accompanying Senate Bill for the regulation of the state’s gambling industry are to get their first committee…
By Robert Johnson ·
A gambling-focused bill emerged quietly in the Florida House of Representatives earlier this week. Unlike an omnibus gambling expansion legislation proposed by a State Senator in January, the 81-page PCB…
By Terry Davis ·
Construction of the $950-million MGM Springfield casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts has reached its halfway point, city officials confirmed at a press conference on Thursday. It was also understood that…
By Robert Johnson ·
New York has moved an inch closer toward the legalization of online poker after a proposed legislation passed a first Senate Committee vote earlier this week. Although the affirmative vote…
By Terry Davis ·
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney failed to gain the necessary support from fellow Senate members to override a Governor’s veto of a bill that many believed was intended to…
By Robert Johnson ·
The global gambling industry generated $385 billion in profit in 2016, data provided by betting and gaming market intelligence firm H2 Gambling Capital and cited by The Economist showed. What…
By Robert Johnson ·
A new gambling expansion bill, with iGaming provisions tacked onto it, has been officially introduced to the Pennsylvania Legislature after two House Representatives posted last week a co-sponsorship memorandum. The…
By Terry Davis ·
France has committed its efforts to secure first online poker shared liquidity agreements by mid-2017, as ARJEL President Charles Coppolani has revealed in a recent report by the country’s online…
By Terry Davis ·
Online poker operator PokerStars had its wrists slapped by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for failing to prevent out-of-state customers from gambling on its New Jersey mobile website.…
By Robert Johnson ·
Russia may be on its way to designating a sixth gaming zone with casino venues, according to recent reports by local media outlets. Word has leaked out that a Turkish…
By Robert Johnson ·
Another online poker bill has emerged in the New York State Legislature after a Sen. John Bonacic-authored legislative piece was introduced last month. Assemblyman Gary Pretlow submitted A 5250 to…
By Terry Davis ·
Osaka city authorities and developers have decided to move forward with the plan for the development of the artificial Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay, The Japan Times reported. A ¥824-billion…
By Terry Davis ·
Online poker operator PokerStars has started informing players that its .fr website will be available only to people residing in Mainland France or the country’s overseas territories from February 13,…
By Terry Davis ·
Last year, online gambling legislative efforts made historic progress in the Pennsylvania Legislature. An omnibus gambling expansion bill that, among other things, included the legalization of iGaming options and daily…
By Robert Johnson ·
PokerStars has become the first licensed online poker operator to enter the newly regulated Czech iGaming market, as the brand itself confirmed today. The popular poker room has been granted…