Liechtenstein, as the fourth smallest country in Europe, has experienced significant changes in the regulation and market development of the gambling industry in recent years. Although the country legalized gambling in 2010, it has always maintained a cautious attitude towards online gambling.Evolut
Successive Thai governments have been discussing the legalization of casinos, but due to debates between proponents and opponents, a consensus has never been reached. Despite multiple attempts by the government to push related policies, especially considering the development of tourism and regulati
The Cook government has introduced new reform measures to strengthen the regulation of the gambling industry in Western Australia, increase enforcement powers, and enhance penalties for violations.This legislative change has now been passed in parliament, aimed at modernizing the gambling laws in We
An irrevocable judicial ruling relaxes the restrictions imposed in 2023 and allows the expansion of games such as roulette, dice, and cards, as well as more slot machines.Mexico.- A Mexican court has issued a ruling that significantly modifies the regulation of casinos in the country, allowing them
As the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission nears its Feb. 6 meeting on a proposed Cedar Rapids casino, Iowa lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to set a five-year moratorium on new casino licenses.Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, introduced House Study Bill 80, a proposal to retroactively begin a
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will not make a decision in the petition challenging Cedar Rapids casino efforts. This comes after commissioners heard oral arguments Thursday from both Riverside and Linn County lawyers.The petition, filed by Riverside Casino and the Washington County Riverboat
The National Casino Employees Association faced the provincial regulator and requested an urgent dialogue table to address their multiple complaints.Argentina.- The National Casino Employees Association (AECN) sent a letter to the president of the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC
The French government has put plans to legalize online casinos on hold following opposition from the country’s physical casino industry and organizations concerned about gambling addiction. France remains one of only two European Union countries, alongside Cyprus, to prohibit online casinos. Despite
It’s a new year in Las Vegas. The Boulevard has been swept clean, but there’s unfinished business on the Strip. It threatens to give the state’s largest industry and its regulators a bell-ringing hangover.Disgraced Strip casino executive Scott Sibella is gone after having his gaming license revoked
The resolution was published in the Official Gazette. In Chile, it is claimed that it is a provision made to measure for Enjoy, so that it can get rid of the casinos that generate losses.Chile.- Supreme Decree 803 was published in the Official Gazette of Chile with the signature of President Gabriel
The Cambodian Commercial Gambling Management Committee recently announced that the country's gambling industry tax revenue will exceed 60 million US dollars in 2024, an increase of 85% year-on-year.The committee has also set a target for 2025, planning to collect more than 70 million US dollars in t
With the passage of the "National Gambling Regulation" (LOK), the gambling industry in Curaçao has entered a new era. The bill was passed in the parliament by a majority of 13 to 6, marking the most significant reform in the island's gambling regulations in decades.The reform process began in 2022,
The Minister of Tourism once again expressed the benefits that legalization would bring to the country and explained that he is working towards getting Bill 2,234/22 debated in the Senate between January and February of next year.Brazil.- The Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, gave an interview to
A gaming-license revocation at last week’s meeting of the Nevada Gaming Commission capped a momentous 18 months for regulators and law enforcement.Scott Sibella, former president and COO of Resorts World Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to federal charges of failing to report illegal gamblers playing at MG
The call was made known after the previous tender to renew the license in Coyhaique (Aysén Region) failed.Chile.- Through Exempt Resolution No. 929 of December 4, 2024, the Superintendence of Casino Games (SCJ) initiated a new process for granting a casino gaming operation permit in the Aysén Region
Chile's Superintendency of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) announced it has initiated a new process for the granting of a casino operation permit at the national level, from the quota that will be available after the expiration of the authorization that the company Rantrur S.A. has until May 2027. The SCJ made