12/08/20 Gambling in Australia: legal amendments and cashless pokies Parliament will discuss an amendment on bets made with stolen money while NSW has plans for cashless pokies.
11/30/20 New bill seeks further control over POGOs The bill aims to subject digital platforms that exploit women and children to human trafficking rules.
11/30/20 Macau to push ahead with 2022 casinos tender Authorities plan to publish specifications for bidders in 2021 and will recommend that operators extend non-gambling activities.
11/27/20 Philippines passes money laundering amendment Single cash transactions exceeding US$103,999 in casinos will be labelled as “suspicious”.
11/22/20 Russian legislators to vote on single gambling regulator A committee has approved a bill that will be presented to legislators before the end of the year.
11/18/20 Yokohama citizens demand IR referendum Citizens of Yokohama have collected over 200,000 signatures to demand a referendum.
11/16/20 Yokohama IR likely to go to referendum Campaigners gave gained enough signatures to force a vote on the proposals.
11/16/20 Macau: revised gaming law to be discussed in Q4 2021 Authorities say the draft revised gaming law will be submitted to the Assembly by the last quarter of next year.
11/08/20 India: another state seeks to ban online gambling Tamil Nadu aims to amend current legislation to outlaw online games involving money.
11/02/20 Nagasaki to select IR operator next summer The governor of the Nagasaki prefecture has revealed it intends to select an integrated resort partner in the summer.
10/27/20 Australia considers bill on bets with stolen money The bill could force casinos to compensate victims of gambling fraud when a patron is found guilty of having placed bets with stolen funds.
10/26/20 China: 10 years’ prison for promoting gambling The latest draft amendment to China’s criminal law includes stricter punishments for gambling promotion.
10/26/20 Macau: Assembly urges govt to discuss gaming law Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) has demanded the government submit the draft amendment of Macau’s gaming law.
10/20/20 Macau Chief Executive says China will support the city The announcement of an amendment to China’s criminal law that would criminalise the promotion of gambling overseas has caused concerns.
10/14/20 China could criminalise promotion of overseas casinos The country is also considering an increase in penalties for installing casinos in the country.
