05/17/16 Bosnia struggles to reform gambling regulations Whilst politicians agree on the need for stricter gambling regulations, reform is proving difficult to get through parliament.
05/17/16 Conflict of interest surrounding Michigan’s gambling bill A state senator sponsors a bill to allow existing casinos to offer online gambling, whilst his wife works at the lobby firm backing the law.
05/17/16 Maharashtra government considering casinos legalisation The Home Department is examining the possibility of notifying the pending Maharashtra Casinos (Control & Tax) Act, 1976.
05/16/16 Aspers has its eyes fixed on Ireland The British chain sent a letter to the Department of Justice expressing its interest in opening in Ireland if legislation to allow large casinos is implemented.
05/12/16 The aftermath of the Congressional hearing on daily fantasy sports The House subcommittee hearing was labelled “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives.”
05/11/16 Online skill games bill approved in India The governor of the Nagalan state has given his approval to a bill which aims to regulate and to legitimise online games of skill.
05/11/16 A proposed bill seeks to amend Philippine anti-money laundering law Fiscal and monetary authorities submitted to the Congress a draft seeking amendments to the country’s anti-money laundering law.
05/11/16 DraftKings and FanDuel to bail on DFS hearing The US Congress will hold its first hearing into daily fantasy sports today, but the two largest companies in the growing sector decided not to attend.
05/10/16 Proposed legislation in Russia fights online gambling The bill would introduce fines for users of online gambling sites and for parents and guardians whose children get hooked on gambling.
05/10/16 Internet gambling ban provision slipped into spending bill Sen. Lindsey Graham has inserted into the Appropriations Bill, a provision that would ban internet gambling in US’ all 50 states.
05/06/16 US Congress ponders over DFS The Congress is considering if there is ‘federal role to play’ regarding Daily Fantasy Sports.
05/06/16 Online poker hearing successful in Michigan The hearing held with the Regulatory Reform Committee of Michigan to discuss online poker provided insight into the industry.
05/05/16 French Senate amends Digital Bill The amended legislation gives ARJEL the power to enter into agreements with other European jurisdictions to establish shared liquidity for online poker.
05/04/16 California approved online poker bill California joins the approval list along with Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey.
05/04/16 Azov-City casinos to close down in 2019 Russian government has given the Azov-City gaming zone a Jan 1st 2019 deadline to shut down its gaming facilities.
