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The heated run-up to the June 10 referendum popular on Switzerland online gaming regulatory policy
In September 2017 Swiss legislators stirred controversy by approving changes to the country’s gambling laws that would only allow online ...
Special Session gambling proposal sent to top Florida lawmakers
Top Florida lawmakers are considering details of a gambling deal that could potentially pave the way for an agreement with the Seminole T...
Illinois lottery winners could be anonymous under proposed law
A lottery jackpot win in Illinois could become a private affair.
Illinois lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan that would allow any lo...
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and top lawmakers are trying to stop online gaming
Internet gambling opponents are zeroing in on the industry's ads to try and shut it down
Opponents of online gambling point to certain...
Florida Legislature may reconvene on gambling, with $300 million at stake
When Florida legislators adjourned the annual session three weeks ago without a new gaming deal with the Seminole Tribe, they left open t...
Mississippi House passes lottery, but don't hold your breath
The House on Thursday passed a likely doomed measure to create a Mississippi lottery, more of a symbolic message to legislative leaders a...
Florida House, Senate throw in towel on gambling talks
TALLAHASSEE — Despite the looming threat of a constitutional amendment and a potential $300 million annual hit to state coffers, Florida ...
Florida Reanimated: Senate gambling bill, with changes, back in play
A strike-all amendment planned for the Senate’s 2018 gambling bill will add an authorization for slot machines in counties where voters O...
Alabama Democrats pitch lottery in governor's race, conservative critics pounce
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and former Alabama State Supreme Court chief justice Sue Bell Cobb have both rolled out educational lottery ...
Vermont House approves liquor control, lottery merger
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) The Vermont House has approved a bill that would merge the Vermont Lottery Commission with the Department of Liquo...
Florida Tribe, Legislative Leaders Huddle on Gambling
The Seminole Tribe could deal its opening bid before the end of the week as negotiations heat up with the state about a 20-year gambling ...
Let's make a deal? Florida legislators take up gambling bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —
The Florida Legislature is rolling into the sixth week of its annual session and there's a big question out there: c...
Georgia Senate OKs anonymity for lottery winners
ATLANTA -- Big money Georgia lottery winners could stay anonymous under a bill passed by the state Senate Monday. The bill removes their...
Kentucky State Lawmakers Propose Casino Gambling To Aid Ailing Pension Systems
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed allowing casinos to open in Kentucky so the state can glean gambling tax revenue for its ail...
China Considers Legal Gambling on Hainan Island
China is drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island, people familiar with the talks said, in what would be an unprecedented m...
Arizona Legislator pulls gambling bill after pushback
Legislator pulls gambling bill after pushback
PHOENIX — Plans for what could be an instant state-run numbers game hit a snag Wednesday a...
Florida Lawmakers roll the dice again on a gambling plan
ALLAHASSEE — Attempts to reach a deal on sweeping gambling proposals have been perennially fruitless endeavors in the Florida Legislature...
Tribes put the brakes on state's lottery expansion
PHOENIX — Plans for what could be an instant, state-run numbers game hit a snag Wednesday as an attorney for the state’s largest tribe wa...
Tennessee bill would remove cash-only obstacle when purchasing lottery tickets
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - A billed filed by Tennessee legislators would make it easier to purchase lottery tickets.
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Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would dock lottery winners who'd received welfare
Senate approves bill to dock lottery winners
The Senate passed a bill Monday that would take back money from Virginia Lottery winner...
Georgia lawmakers discuss bill that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous
The Georgia Senate’s higher education committee voted in favor Tuesday of allowing a bill to move forward that would allow lottery winner...
Florida Gambling expansion could go to voters
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Facing the prospect of a constitutional amendment that could put control of future gambling expansion in the hands of vote...
North Carolina Lottery report outlines options to up proceeds
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RALEIGH — North Carolina could get more money for education if the state expands where people can play the...
New Mexico Bill would nix lottery scholarship 30% quota
State law requires the New Mexico Lottery to allocate 30 percent of its gross revenues for college scholarships, a program that helped ...
Florida gambling gets another look as ballot measure looms
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Facing the prospect of a constitutional amendment that could put control of future gambling expansion in the hands of...
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran: No predictions on gambling legislation this year
House Speaker Richard Corcoran won’t give an over-under for chances of success for comprehensive gambling legislation this Session.
When...
Union Vows No Contributions to Dems Supporting Tribal Labor Bill
The union UNITE HERE won’t give campaign contributions to House members who recently helped pass a bill that would shield tribal governme...
Lottery Gaining Momentum Among Legislators
Mississippians may not have to travel to neighboring states to play the lottery much longer. As MPB's Desare Frazier reports support for ...
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Key New York Lawmaker Sees Opposition To Online Poker Fading, Raising Hopes For Passage This Session
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European Lottery News
07 DEC 2016 |
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Key stakeholders call for the entry into force of the Council of Europe Convention on the ...