05/16/18 Utah Senator to promote anti-sports betting bill US Sen. Orrin Hatch announced that he’ll introduce a bill to make sports gambling illegal, hours after the Supreme Court revoked PASPA.
05/15/18 Australia: Victoria to set 8 pct iGaming tax The government of Victoria has announced that it plans to introduce an 8 per cent tax for online betting agencies to increase tax revenue.
05/15/18 Japan authorises poker in IR bill The government decided to change its policy and will allow operators to offer poker games under the Integrated Resorts bill.
05/14/18 Kambi welcomes full repeal of federal sports betting ban in US Supreme Court judgment permits individual states to dictate their own sports wagering laws.
05/14/18 Delaware casino legislation in doubt The future of the bill that would give casinos tax relief has been questioned by a House Speaker.
05/14/18 Licence renewal process raises concerns in Japan The licence renewal process could turn out to be too expensive for potential investors, MGM Japan CEO Ed Bowers said.
05/14/18 Malta’s Parliament approves gambling laws The Parliament approves the third and final reading of the new Gaming Act, which seeks to elevate the regulator’s supervisory role.
05/11/18 Louisiana voters to decide on DFS legalisation The Senate approved a bill to send DFS legalisation to the state electorate in a vote scheduled for November 6.
05/11/18 Japan divided on IR bill’s details Lawmakers are optimistic on the IR bill being passed before the current Diet session ends on June 20th but are divided on some topics.
05/11/18 Bulgarian PM receives support on gambling bill The Bulgarian Socialist Party is the second major party that supports the gambling bill.
05/10/18 Arkansas rejects casino proposal Arkansas has once again denied residents the right to participate in gaming.
05/10/18 Illinois village delays gaming law Orland Park village in Illinois State could allow a casino to boost the tourism industry.
05/10/18 Casino bill dies in Connecticut MGM’s lobbying efforts in Connecticut have fallen short after the casino expansion bill has died with the end of the current General Assembly’s session.
05/10/18 Norway’s Lottery Authority issues bingo draft proposal The gambling regulator issued a draft proposal to change the current bingo regulations.
05/09/18 DFS far from legalisation in Arizona Experts say that DFS would only be legalised in Arizona if the state’s gaming compact gets modified or if it’s no longer considered as gambling.