Opponents of the Glendale, Arizona casino being built by the Tohono O’odham Nation failed to pass a bill through the 113th Congress that would have halted the casino from...
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts says a “super tax” on high roller play at its Melbourne property is crushing profitability. Crown has taken its complaints to the Victoria government....
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa recently won another victory over the city of Duluth which had sought to block the expansion of the tribe's Fond-du-Luth...
Mithripala Sirisena, who is running for president of Sri Lanka against incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, has pledged to cancel a casino license given to Crown Resorts Ltd. if he wins...
The Mohegan Tribe, which operates the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, wants to open another gaming facility to protect the economy from competition, in the form of MGM...
The Canadian Senate will review Bill C290, which would legalize betting on single sporting events. Currently Canadians only are allowed to bet on several sports events at a time...
In a blow to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals denied his request to reconsider its ruling overturning a district judge's May 2012...
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh Jr. (l.) is considering a bill to allow casinos to reach eight stories instead of the currently allowed six. Casino Control Commission member...
The Obama Justice Department is extending the same courtesy to tribal reservations that it currently gives to states when it comes to enforcement of federal drug laws, and is...
The sale of the struggling Casino Canberra became final in December. Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung’s Aquis Canberra will pay up to AUS$6 million (US$4.9 million) for the property...
Despite the departure of main investor Veremonte, the mammoth BCN World project outside Barcelona will go forward, according to the regional government of Catalonia. The Generalitat and La Caixaa...
Officials in Scugog, Ontario have asked provincial leaders to not allow gambling beyond the Great Blue Heron casino, owned by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. They said...
One of the last independent bookmakers in London warns that he and fellow bookies could go out of business when a new gaming tax is levied this spring. A...
The Andorran legislature is looking at a draft bill that would permit one casino in the European microstate, which already has a flourishing tourism industry.
Britain’s top gaming firms are behind a new campaign against compulsive gambling. The Senet Group, a unit of William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power, is behind a new...
A proposal from the Czech Republic Finance minister to increase the country’s gambling tax to 30 percent to 40 percent of gross win is scheduled to be considered by...
The IiPay Nation, based in Santa Ysabel, California, is not buckling down to a federal court order that it shut down its interactive real money bingo website. It plans...
USPoker.com columnist Steve Ruddock has listed three studies that show that online gaming is not leading to an increase in problem gambling. Ruddock acknowledges that online gaming is still...
A bill outlawing the playing of online poker in Russia has been passed by the country’s lower house. Online poker play would be allowed in four designated areas, but...