April 20, 2021, 11:37 am ·
Indiana lawmakers have backed a deal with Michigan-based Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians allowing the tribe to transform its gaming venue in South Bend into a full-scale casino with table games, among other gambling offerings.
The tribe launched Four Winds South Bend Casino in 2018. The property’s gaming services have been limited to only electronic games since its owner had not agreed on a compact with the state.
On Monday, the Indiana House voted in favor of an agreement between tribal leaders and the state permitting the former to
conduct various gambling activities at its South Bend property. The agreement was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb this past January and has also been approved by the state Senate.
Philippine lawmakers found a solution to the country’s financial problems in taxing online gambling firms.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, online gambling has become huge hit in the casino industry in many countries including the Philippines. On Monday, the country’s lower congressional chamber voted on a bill calling for the introduction of taxes on online gambling firms.
Philippines-licensed offshore gambling operators (POGOs) are online gambling companies that are known to be offering betting and casino experiences to customers mostly from China where gambling is banned altogether.
China made a call to ban such activities but in 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte rejected it. According to him, online gambling fueled the country’s property demand and retail spending and opened much needed jobs for residents of the South-East Asian nation.
January 13, 2021, 4:42 pm ·
Last year The Provincial Institute of Lottery and Casino (IPLyC) in Buenos Aires received 14 proposals for legal online gaming operations in Argentina’s province. On the last day of 2020, the Institute approved only seven of them.
The process for the regulation of the online gaming in Buenos Aires was very long since it started in 2018. After a significant set back in August 2019, due to the complicated political situation in the country, at the end of the year 2020, the regulated gaming launch reached a turning point when the province’s gambling regulatory body announced the seven winning proposals for iGaming and digital wagering licenses.