Illinois could introduce online casino and player liquidity in poker next year The prospect of Illinois joining the ranks of states with legal real-money online poker remains alive as two bills filed last February continue to navigate the legislative process in the Illinois General Assembly. The bills look to legalize online poker and casino gaming
The state could follow Michigan and others in limiting gambling options Pennsylvania lawmakers Senators Amanda Cappelletti and Representative Mark Rozzi recently presented legislation that would ban “skill” slot machines in the state. It’s a change that could impact a number of independent stores and businesses. “In addition to preying on users of the machines, skill
Virginia is struggling with casino expansion and including more amenities could be the key Virginia Senator David Marsden foresees a new entertainment district in Tysons that will house a performance venue where major stars like Taylor Swift could perform. It would include a conference center and casino. “If we’re going to have a downtown, let’s
A slew of changes are possibly coming to Italy’s online gaming segment The Italian Ministry of Finance (MEF) will soon issue preliminary legislation of amendments for new gambling reforms. The ministry has supported redrafting existing iGaming laws to make major changes to the framework for gaming providers that wish to operate in the country. Italy
Senator Addabbo is already tweaking the language of his planned online gaming bill New York Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. plans to introduce iGaming expansion legislation in December. It continues to evolve, and could include language that would seek to legalize peer-to-peer online poker, as well as authorization to join a multi-state compact to support online
A state lawmaker wants to raise the fees casinos currently pay to the state Proposed legislation in Missouri seeks to increase the casino admission fee by at least a dollar, with the additional revenue used to subsidize veterans’ nursing homes. While the casinos would be responsible for the fee, it could mean gamblers will end
The decision means a new round of bidding to bring a casino to the state Oklahoma Governor Kevin Sitt suffered another setback in his ongoing attempts to modify the state’s tribal gaming laws. On Wednesday, members of the Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations voiced concerns that the new gaming compacts would lead to casino
Land-based casinos will try to prevent Mississippi from exploring online sports betting The Mobile Online Sports Betting Task Force of the Mississippi legislature assembled on Tuesday to listen to various gaming industry authorities, including local casino operators, who are against the online expansion of sports betting. Mississippi launched retail sports betting at casino properties only
The UK is preparing new gambling laws, but most industry players are not prepared A petition was launched on October 25 by Britain’s horseracing industry insisting that the UK Government stop its planned legislation that would require bettors losing as little as £1.37 ($1.66) a day to be subject to “intrusive” affordability checks. The UK
Lawmakers in Paraguay may start drafting legislation to remove the quasi-monopoly currently in place Paraguay’s Legislation and Codification Commission Deputy, Adrián Vaesken, was recently visited by the president of the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar, for its Spanish acronym), Carlos Augusto Liseras, with one goal in mind. The discussion focused on the idea of revising Law
Norway wants its ISPs to use DNS blocks to protect its online gambling monopoly The government of Norway has introduced legislation to block unlicensed websites offering online gambling. In this most recent attempt to maintain the government monopoly on gaming, the law would require internet providers to introduce technology preventing users from accessing illegal sites
France gives NFT games a nod, which could lead to more blockchain-based gambling The French National Assembly enacted the so-called Sorare law on Tuesday, which is the country’s first regulation regarding NFTs video games and crypto-powered monetization strategies. The 561 members of the French National Assembly voted on the regulatory framework, part of the Digital
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