12/20/19 Russia: stronger punishment to illegal gambling The Parliament is working to pass a bill that will introduce severe penalties for the organization of illegal activities related to gambling.
12/17/19 France passes gambling bill The Senate in France has approved an amendment to a gambling bill that would calculate the tax based on GGR instead of turnover.
12/13/19 Japan stops casino winnings taxation plan Local authorities postpone the decision because they don’t want to scare casino investors
12/13/19 New Zealand horse racing reform filled in Parliament The second part of the legislative process for the complete renovation of the governance structures of New Zealand horse racing is ready to be discussed
12/07/19 Anti-casino groups launched an information website It includes links to relevant city documents, media articles, and a list of names and phone numbers of a dozen local anti-casino groups
11/28/19 Foreign visitors may be required to pay taxes for their casino winnings The plan is to check which tourists have to pay taxes when they leave the country.
11/27/19 Which is Australian proposal to reduce gambling harm The proposal of National Self-Exclusion Register is that an individual can ban themselves from using all interactive wagering services in a simple process.
11/22/19 Australia: IPC rejected Star Casino’s plan Star Entertainment Group had requested the approval for the $529-million development
11/22/19 The Democratic Party of Kanagawa opposed to the Yokohama IR The Head Quarters will make some activities to see if the local people agree with the IR or not.
11/20/19 ACMA blocked two online casino websites The websites violated the country’s gambling legislation
11/19/19 SkyCity wants to swap gambling tables for electronics machines Although swaps of this kind are permitted under New Zealand legislation, this is the first time such an application has been made
11/14/19 Guam debates a bill to ban gambling activities The people of Guam confirmed public policy against casino-style gambling
11/13/19 Cricket: Sri Lanka is the first South Asian nation to criminalise match-fixing Corruption in sports could hand down a 10 years jail sentence
10/17/19 Malaysian Government increases budget for gambling penalties Malaysia’s Minister of Finance announced that punishments for both gamblers and gambling operators will increase as part of the country’s 2020 budget.
10/09/19 Australia launched gambling regulation training program Two Australian agencies launched a program for responsible gambling, aiming to introduce more responsible gambling practices for businesses.
