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The Kickapoo Tribe of Texas are calling for a prohibition on courier service operations
Though the tribe omitted it from their correspondence, recent legal developments might mean these casinos won’t be housed on reservations...
International Game Technology Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period
LONDON, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) today announced the expiration of the waiting...
President Santiago Peña of Paraguay has endorsed a new bill to reform national gambling laws and revise the privileges of municipal gambling monopolies
President Santiago Peña of Paraguay has endorsed a new bill to reform national gambling laws and revise the privileges of municipal gambl...
President Marcos orders immediate ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators
All POGO and related offshore gaming operations are required to cease activities and wind up their affairs by 31 December 2024.
Key poin...
Kansas Supreme Court will decide what’s just an arcade game, and what’s a gambling
Kansas Supreme Court will decide what’s just an arcade game, and what’s a gambling device A game manufacturer said it’s lost money becaus...
European Commission ruled that FDJ did not benefit from unfair state aid
PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The fee France's gambling provider Française des Jeux (FDJ) (FDJ.PA), opens new tab pays for its monopoly to op...
The Halle Administrative Court has upheld the German gambling regulator’s order to block the payment provider
Germany.- Halle Administrative Court has upheld an order issued by the German federal gambling regulator GGL to block a Swiss payment pro...
Kentucky Lawsuit Seeks Triple the Losses of All Gray Machine Gamblers
The lawsuit, filed in the Franklin Circuit Court last week by charity nonprofit Empathy in Action, cites the state’s 226-year-old Loss Re...
Court decision on U.S. election betting still pending after federal hearing
A federal appeals court has yet to reach a decision on the contentious issue of betting on U.S. elections. The United States Court of App...
Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act Passes California Legislature
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Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act Passes Legislature
August 31, 2024
Sacramento, ...
Resorts World Las Vegas Facing Discipline For Anti-Money Laundering Violations
The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a 12-count complaint Thursday against the operators and owners of Resorts World Las Vegas. The comp...
Ontario seeks court verdict on online gambling with international players
The case will be heard in the autumn.
Canada.- Premier Doug Ford’s administration has asked for a court decision on whether Ontario’s re...
Tribal gaming well positioned after new regulations and Supreme Court ruling
With new federal regulations and assistance from the U.S. Supreme Court, Indian gaming is positioned for online-gaming expansion and grea...
MGM Resorts faces lawsuits from workers fired over COVID-19 vaccine refusal
A federal judge is expected to consolidate several lawsuits this week involving former MGM Resorts International employees who claim they...
Austrian Supreme Court orders gambler to return partial winnings to unlicensed operator in landmark case
In a recent ruling, Austria's Supreme Court partially sided with an unlicensed online gambling operator seeking to reclaim winnings from ...
DraftKings is shutting down its non-fungible token (NFT) business following recent legal challenges
Sports gambling giant DraftKings is shutting down its non-fungible token (NFT) business following recent legal challenges. The decision c...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Could Finally Settle Skill Games Issue
The issue of whether Pennsylvania skill games represent illegal gambling in the state has finally arrived at its inevitable destination. ...
In an opinion piece published on Icelandic news website Visir, (EGBA) secretary-general Martin Haijer called for a “rethink” of the nation’s monopoly-based market
European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) secretary-general Martin Haijer believes Iceland can follow Nordic neighbours Denmark and ...
German Court approves GGL position on foreign-based streamers
The Higher Administrative Court of Saxony-Anhalt has upheld a ban from German gambling regulator GGL against streamers based abroad from ...
An insider-betting scandal helped sweep the Labour Party to a landslide victory in the UK general election
An insider-betting scandal has helped sweep Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to a landslide victory in the UK general election.
Sir Keir ...
Coquille Indian Tribe has lashed out at efforts by other tribes to oppose its plans for a casino in the city of Medford, Ore
Oregon-based Coquille Indian Tribe has lashed out at efforts by other tribes to oppose its ambitions for a casino in the city of Medford,...
Danish Gambling Authority to host third round training anti-money laundering (AML) and financing of terrorism case-based training event
The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, has announced that it will be hosting a third anti-money laundering (AML) and financing...
Skill Games Remain Banned in Kentucky Following Judge’s Ruling
Skill games in Kentucky won’t be powered back on anytime soon after a county judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on the...
Federal Court’s Ruling Strengthens ‘Public Domain’ Status Of Geolocation Technology For Online Gambling
If you take some time to look through the enormous catalog of patents the United States government has granted over the course of nearly ...
The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a ruling allowing a tribal and state compacts to include statewide online gaming eases their path for adoption
The U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a ruling allowing a tribal and state compacts to include statewide online gaming won’t impact t...
Scratchcards and ECJ jurisprudence debate on the agenda for EU gambling regulators
A plethora of European regulatory bodies recently held a joint discussion to explore various gambling issues spanning across the Old Cont...
California Lottery Won’t Pay Out On Courier-Bought Tickets
Meanwhile, the Lottery has written to its 23K ticket retailers warning them that selling tickets to lottery couriers could result in the ...
Kindred Group’s Trannel subsidiary has been ordered by a Dutch court to return more than €676,000 to a losing player.
The plaintiff is a player in the Netherlands who gambled on Trannel’s Malta-licensed website between September 2011 and September 2021, w...
Bovada Blocked In Michigan, Connecticut Follows Suit
Offshore betting and online casino online Bovada added Michigan to the list of states that cannot access the website.
The move comes abo...
Pennsylvania Skill Games Legality to Be Determined by State Supreme Court
The legality of so-called skill games in Pennsylvania will be determined by the state’s Supreme Court.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court an...