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Nevada Gaming Commission changes gambling regulation

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The Nevada Gaming Association Commission has changed its gambling regulations for dealing with intoxicated gamblers. The commission clarified the new rules. Casinos are not allowed to let “visible impaired” people to gamble, which include the customers who are drunk or high on drugs. The regulation is not entirely new, but it just makes the existing rules tougher,…

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Italian Gambling Regulator introduces New Self-Exclusion Programme

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In its bid to help the problem gamblers, Agenzia delle dogane e dei Monopoli, Italy’s major gambling regulatory body, has introduced a new self-exclusion programme. This will be applicable throughout the country. The launch of the new programme arrives after the industry-wide public demand for the upgrading of the country’s existing responsible gambling measures for at-risk customers. In…

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Swedish gambling regulator to get funding as ahead of looming market regulation date

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Lotteriinspektionen, the gambling authority of Sweden, could receive increased funding from the government, as the country is nearing the completion of the reformulation of gambling legislation. It is expected that the regulatory body will be entrusted with larger responsibilities and will need more funding to carry them out. The government has already mooted a proposal in…

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China approves horse racing and sports lottery in Hainan

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The government of People’s Republic of China has given sanction for the development of horse racing and sports lottery in Hainan, the southernmost island of the country. The move is expected to give an impetus to the tourism activity in the province. According to reports by the official Xinhua News, the Chinese Cabinet approved a…

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Florida to conduct a last-minute session to streamline gambling legislation

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As gambling legislation formulation in Florida is not making any great progress towards any agreement, the state’s legislators are planning to hold a two-day session in a last-ditch effort to reach consensus on the issue. The sessions will be held towards this month-end. It could lead to a consensus in formulating a comprehensive gambling legislation finally. For…

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Philippine President supports ban on casino

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Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines President, has emphatically supported the ban on new casinos in Boracay Island. The President declared that the clean-up operations will continue and there would be no new casinos in the island. The paradise island is facing sewerage and environmental problems that forced the head of state to close the destination, potentially…

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