05/17/21 Florida lawmakers to discuss Seminole gaming compact Florida lawmakers will today (Monday) discuss a new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe.
05/14/21 Missouri to protect lottery winners’ identities Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that would protect lottery winners’ identities, prohibiting companies from publishing their personal information online.
05/14/21 Nebraska drops betting on instate college sports from bill Lawmakers have tweaked Nebraska’s bill to legalise sports betting, adding an amendment that bans betting on the home games of instate college teams.
05/13/21 Illinois Senate calls for report on potential igaming tax revenue The Illinois Senate will discuss a bill calling for a report on how much tax revenue the state would have received from igaming if a privilege tax had been passed in 2020.
05/13/21 Ohio may allow sports betting outside casinos An Ohio Senate committee has discussed changes to a sports betting bill that’s soon to be sent to the floor and could allow sports betting licences beyond casinos.
05/12/21 Three sports betting bills under discussion in Louisiana Louisiana’s proposed sports betting regulation has arrived at the state Senate.
05/12/21 LVS push for casinos in Texas runs out of steam The push by Las Vegas Sands to get Texas to legislate on the casino industry seems to be fizzling out in the Capitol as the legislative session nears its end.
05/11/21 Nebraska drops mobile Keno from casino bill As Nebraska debates how to regulate the casino industry, lawmakers have voted to remove mobile keno from the proposed bill.
05/11/21 German Bundestag to discuss igaming tax regime The proposed 5.3 per cent turnover tax on online poker and slots has been criticised by the industry as punitive.
05/10/21 Florida Senate rules out casino licence for Fontainebleau Resort Senate President Wilton Simpson has said that the special session on May 17 will not allow a casino permit to be transferred from another casino to the Fontainebleau Resort.
05/07/21 Florida gambling deal faces voters opposition Florida voters want to have a say on the new compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe for the control of sports betting.
05/05/21 EGBA says Germany’s online casino turnover tax illegal The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) claims Germany’s proposed 5.3 per cent online casino turnover tax violates EU law.
05/04/21 Ohio to introduce sports betting bill this week According to Senator Kirk Schuring, who backs the bill to legalise sports betting in Ohio, the regulation will be presented for discussion in the Senate.
04/28/21 Senators debate creation of new Irish gambling regulator The debate has begun ahead of the creation of the new Irish gambling regulator, now due to launch in 2023.
04/27/21 Missouri Gaming Commission claims no capacity to regulate slots Missouri has been trying to expand its gambling market for the past four years. Current tensions are slowing the process.
