01/13/22 Singapore’s legislators agree to increase the rate of gambling taxes Singapore’s parliament agreed to increase the tax rate to 18 per cent on the first SGD3.1bn (US$2.3bn) in GGR collected by casino operators.
12/17/21 New Zealand district plans to limit number of gaming machines The district of Selwyn plans to limit the number of gaming machines to 124.
12/16/21 Macau publishes plan for economic diversification Macau has released its Second Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development for the 2021-2025 period.
11/08/21 NMI Judge found former IPI chairwoman in contempt of court again Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has found Cui Li Jie, former IPI chairwoman, in contempt of court again as she failed to provide backups of her electronically stored information.
11/03/21 Filing to ban online gambling in Karnataka dismissed The case was filed last September but has been dismissed because the Karnataka legislative assembly has already passed a bill to ban all gambling in the state.
10/28/21 Tasmanian gambling bill gains support of both major parties Proposed amendments to the Tasmanian gambling bill have the support of the Liberal government and Labor opposition. However, some critics have said the bill lacks gambling harm measures.
10/22/21 Karnataka High Court to hear petition against online gambling ban The Karnataka High Court has announced that next week it will hear listen to the petition of gaming companies who have challenged the banning of online gambling.
10/14/21 Australian gambling sector donated US$59m to political parties An investigation has revealed that the gambling industry has donated AU$80m (US$59m) to political parties over the past 22 years.
10/07/21 Companies to challenge Karnataka online gambling ban Roland Landers, AIGF CEO, has said the industry will go to court to challenge the banning of online gambling in the state of Karnataka.
10/01/21 Macau’s gaming law consultation sessions to continue as scheduled Lei Wai Nong, secretary for economy and finance, has said that the first session being cancelled, the consultation will run until October 29 as was planned.
09/28/21 India: Kerala High Court rejects online rummy ban The Kerala High Court has struck down the bill that would have banned online rummy in the state following a petition brought by gaming operators.
09/22/21 India: state of Karnataka seeks to ban online gambling The Karnataka state government is considering amending its Karnataka Police Act 1963 to ban all forms of gambling in the state, including online gambling.
09/10/21 Yokohama IR plans to be cancelled from October 1 Takeharu Yamanaka, Yokohama’s newly mayor, has announced that the city’s IR plans will be cancelled from October 1.
