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Sri Lankan Govt Approves Issuance of Casino Licences

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  The Sri Lankan government has approved a plan to provide official licences to the four casinos in the country – in order to facilitate the collection of taxes. Local newspapers report that the casinos owe a total of $7.4m in taxes but it has been difficult to collect the money in the absence of…

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I&B Ministry of India Issues Advisory to Media to Not Promote Online Betting Platforms

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  Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India (I&B ministry) has issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites/platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. Betting and gambling, illegal…

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PAGCOR EMPHASIZES ITS NEUTRALITY IN THE INTRA-CORPORATE DISPUTE IN TIGER RESORT, LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

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“All that PAGCOR did was to follow the law and court processes.” In fact, in his letter dated May 4, 2022, Atty. Roderick R. Consolacion, PAGCOR’s Chief Legal Counsel told the lawyers of the contending groups that “it is for the Supreme Court to resolve the merits of the pending case. In the meantime, the…

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AIGF Welcomes India’s Move to Develop Online Gambling Regulation

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  India’s move to set up an inter-ministerial panel to study regulations for skill-based online gambling has been welcomed as a “step in the right direction” for the burgeoning industry. The seven-member panel includes secretaries of home affairs, revenue, industries and internal trade, electronics and IT, information and broadcasting, sports and Niti Aayog. It will…

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Representatives Propose Legalisation for Land-based and Online Casinos in Thailand

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  A group of parties led by the Thai Local Power Party has suggested changes to Thailand’s Gambling Act to allow both land-based and online casinos. They propose allowing four casinos in Thailand’s busiest areas. Chutchawan Kong-u-dom, leader of the Thai Local Power Party and his party members along with 20 representatives of smaller parties…

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Macau Gaming Law Amended to Help Satellite Casinos

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  Macau’s draft gaming law has been amended to help satellite casinos, which will now be able to operate for longer than the original three-year transition period, but without revenue sharing. The original version of the law stated that all satellite casinos must be operating out of property owned by one of the six concessionaires.…

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