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The Finnish government has unveiled a draft law proposing a major overhaul of the country's gaming regulatory landscape. The proposed system, targeted for launch in January 2027, would usher in a new era of open competition...more
The Illinois Gaming Board held its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., Fifth Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present...more
The regulatory framework of Online Casinos is evolving at high speed since the new State Treaty on Gambling has entered info force mid-2021, solidifying the paradigm shift in online gambling regulation and leaving room for...more
Gambling and more particularly the regulation of gambling has been part of the United States before we were even the United States. Societal standards and the need for revenue have largely shaped the history of legal gambling...more
The IGB held its monthly meeting on November 18, 2021. As noted last month, this meeting was added as a Special Board Meeting. Board members present included Chairman Schmadeke, Member Hayden and Member Bell. Before we...more
On July 12, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee approved amended state-tribal gaming compacts with 15 of the state’s Indian Tribes that would allow the Tribes to offer retail and online sports betting on the premises of...more
The IGB held its webinar-based monthly meeting on June 9, 2021. Members present included Member Garcia, Member Hayden and Chairman Schmadeke. The meeting began with the approval of the April meeting minutes...more
Over the past few years the sports betting industry has completely transformed due to the ability to wager in multiple states and, in some of those states, wager online. Historically, Nevada was the only state to have legal...more
In order to enact legalized sports wagering in Colorado, voters were required to approve a ballot measure, Proposition DD in 2019. The initiative barely passed with 50.8% of the vote. With the passage of Proposition DD,...more
On Nov. 5, voters in Colorado approved Proposition DD, meaning that Colorado’s sports betting legislation, HB 1327, will become effective on May 1, 2020....more
A bill recently passed by the Illinois Senate will significantly expand the gaming landscape in Cook County and the surrounding areas and modify certain fee and tax structures. Most notably, the bill will permit sports...more
Casino gaming also would be limited to cities that meet certain very specific criteria relating to poverty rates, unemployment, and population decreases, among other factors. Effectively, the criteria would limit casino...more
On March 5, 2018, Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee convened briefly to pass a resolution that provides clarity for Nevada gaming licensees regarding the interactions they may and may not have with the state-legal marijuana...more
On December 5, 2017, following an internal government review of the casino sector after allegations of transnational money laundering and illicit cash transactions in gaming facilities in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia...more
On June 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law the first major overhaul of the Commonwealth’s Liquor Code since the end of Prohibition. Wolf heralded the measure as enhancing customer convenience while providing...more
MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND GAMING: TO DIVEST OR NOT TO DIVEST? Even as more and more states pass laws permitting sales and use of medical and recreational marijuana, marijuana remains an illegal Schedule I drug under the...more