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January 6, 2021
China Reports 11m Daily Online Gamblers in New Security Report
China’s Ministry of Public Security has published a new report outlining the progress that has been made against illegal online cross-border gambling in 2020. China Continues to Put Heat on Online Gambling Gambling in China is going at full bore despite the government’s better efforts to clamp down on illegal activities and limit the scope […]
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January 5, 2021
Puerto Rico Sports Betting and Esports Bill Makes Progress
Former Governor of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez Garced has signed into law Senate Bill 1534, thus moving a step closer to launching esports and sports betting in the country. Project 1534 Regulating Sports Betting and Esports is Signed into Law Puerto Rico’s outgoing Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law the Senate Bill 1534, which […]
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January 2, 2021
Iowa Legislature May Discuss Casino Tax Change This Year
In light of the economic impact of the pandemic and the recent gambling expansion in neighboring Nebraska, Iowa state officials may discuss casino tax changes this year. State Officials in Iowa May Debate on Casino Tax Changes One of the main reasons why the Iowa legislature may discuss possible changes in casino taxation this year […]
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December 31, 2020
Tule River Indian Tribe Confirms Eagle Mountain Casino Move to Porterville
The Tule River Indian Tribe’s proposal to relocate the Eagle Mountain Casino from its reservation to Porterville, California, was approved by the Department of Interior. Long Overdue Relocation The Tule River Indian Tribe confirmed that the US Department of Interior approved mid-December its plan for the relocation in Porterville of its gaming property Eagle Mountain […]
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December 31, 2020
Putin Signs Law to Create Universal Gambling Regulator
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law that creates the Unified Gambling Regulator, which will oversee the gambling industry in the country. Putin Signs New Gambling Law, Creates Regulator President Vladimir Putin has signed a law paving the way for Russia’s Unified Gambling Regulator, a new monitoring body that comes as part of the […]
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December 31, 2020
900 Indiana Small Business Owners Ask for VGTs Legalization
Looking for alternative sources of revenue, 900 owners of taverns, nonprofits and bars have asked the state’s general assembly to legalize video gaming terminals on their premises. Indiana Small Business Owners Ask for VGT Legalization The clock is ticking away at the final hours of 2021, but Indiana’s business owners of bars, taverns and nonprofits […]
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December 30, 2020
JP Morgan Outlines China Criminal Law Amendment Implications
The criminal law amendment in China seeking punishment for organizers of trips with gambling purposes outside the country for mainland residents could make junket operators who used to bring high-rollers to Macau casinos anxious, a Tuesday memo from JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) outlines. Junket Industry under Threat The ban effective from March 1, 2021 […]
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December 30, 2020
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Rule on Legal Status of Gambling in April 2021
Currently, gambling activity is mainly dealt with by the Law of Misdemeanours (Decree Law No. 3688/1941). Brazil Takes Bigger Steps Towards Make Gambling Legal Minister Luiz Fux, president of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF), released the trial schedule for the 37 plenary sessions to be held during the first half of 2021. On April 7, […]
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December 29, 2020
Alabama Residents Favor State Lottery, Recent Poll Revealed
A poll in Alabama in November among 500 state residents showed strong support for legalizing lottery in the state. Conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for the Study Group on Gambling Policy among residents who stated their intent to vote in the 2022 general elections, the poll showed more than 70% of respondents favoring a state […]
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December 29, 2020
Gambling Trip Organizers to Receive Prison Sentences in China
According to a recent change to China’s Criminal Law, organizers of overseas trips with the intent to gamble may face charges and a sentence of up to 10 years. The tough measure may be a part of China’s crackdown on gambling and comes into effect on March 1 next year. Changes to Criminal Law Incriminate […]