Robert Johnson’s Casino News Daily archive follows the business and technology behind gambling. His published coverage includes US sports-betting legislation, casino development proposals and operators entering new markets.
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A tech-savvy Finnish teenager who defrauded a Malta-based online casino out of €138,000 was given on Monday a suspended sentence of one year and eight months, local news outlet Yle…
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The new owners of the vacated Bristol Mall in Bristol, Virginia are considering the opportunity to turn the site into a casino resort, local news outlet the Bristol Herald Courier…
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South Korea’s Minting and Security Printing Corporation has agreed to create new chips for Grand Korea Leisure, the state-run entity operating the Seven Luck casino in Seoul. The state-owned corporation…
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The Northern Marianas Casino Commission has asked Hong Kong-listed integrated resort developer Imperial Pacific International to fast-track the construction of luxury villas as part of its major development in the…
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West Virginia quietly became the fourth state to launch legal sports betting after the US Supreme Court struck down in May a federal ban on wagering on professional and collegiate…
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Amendment 3 will see support from 71% of Florida’s residents who are likely to cast their vote in the upcoming General Election in November, the results from a recently conducted…
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Nayong Pilipino Foundation officials once again denied corruption allegations and stressed on the legality of the foundation’s deal with Hong Kong casino resort developer Landing International Development that secured the…
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Canadian pharmaceutical company Easton Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to participate into a project for the development of hotel and casino…
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The owners of two NFL clubs have not disposed of their stakes in daily fantasy operator turned bookmaker DraftKings as the new season is weeks away from kicking off and…
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Macau junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Limited has completed the purchase of Vietnam-based integrated resort developer Star Admiral Limited after the finalization of the deal had been delayed several times.…
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It has been three months since the US Supreme Court struck down the 1992 nationwide ban on sports betting. The historic ruling led up to the legalization and launch of…
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The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has announced that it will open its casino, currently under development in Carter Lake, Iowa, in late October, despite facing legal challenges from the states…
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Chinese casino tycoon Lui Che Woo is confident that Galaxy Entertainment Group will build a $500-million integrated resort with a gaming floor on the Philippine island of Boracay, despite President…
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Kenyan lawmakers may finally agree to reduce the 35% tax on betting and gaming that took effect early this year to 15% as the nation’s gambling industry is growing restless…
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Greece’s land-based casinos saw an enormous slump in the amount wagered by customers in 2017. According to information released by the Hellenic Gaming Commission earlier this week, patrons wagered €1.58…
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A Nevada judge has recently dismissed a defamation case lodged by disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter. It was in April when Mr.…
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The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, has slapped a hefty fine on a Betsson subsidiary for serving Dutch players without holding the necessary permission, the Malta-headquartered online gambling operator revealed in…
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DraftKings is beefing up for its busiest time of the year as the new NFL season is just over two weeks away, CEO Jason Robins said in a recent interview…
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Illinois lawmakers gathered public input on Wednesday about a potential expansion of the state’s gambling industry that could see the construction of up to five new casinos, addition of table…
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Five casino giants have expressed interest in building a casino resort at the site of the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens, Greece, the Hellenic Gaming Commission has revealed. The…
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An observant Finnish teenager defrauded a Malta-licensed online casino out of more than €250,000 last year by spotting and exploiting a software glitch, local news outlet Yle reported on Monday.…
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Belarusian lawmakers do not expect any significant boom in the number of licensed online casinos, following the recent approval of a decree that legalized that type of activity in the…
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The European Gaming & Betting Association has once again urged Norwegian lawmakers to craft a “modern, open to competition” gambling regulation framework as a consultation on recently proposed restrictions in…
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Italy’s retail betting sector generated revenue of €490.6 million during the first seven months of the year, a period that included the FIFA World Cup, Italian gambling news outlet Agimeg…
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Competitive video gaming has a long history of ups and downs in Russia. The ups involved the country’s eSports community growing tremendously in the number of its members and their…
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Apple has reportedly pulled thousands of gambling apps from its Chinese App Store after facing media backlash for failing to prevent Chinese customers from being exposed to banned content. State-controlled…
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Police in the Chinese province of Jiangsu have busted a massive illegal online gambling ring believed to have handled more than CNY7.8 billion (approximately $1.1 billion) in wagers over the…
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The state of Massachusetts is just a few days away from celebrating the grand opening of its first commercial casino – the $960-million MGM Springfield. The property will feature a…
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The second stop on the 2018/2019 WSOP Circuit schedule is now in full swing, with Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut currently playing host to the popular series. And a…
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An INTERPOL-led operation during the 2018 World Cup invovled thousands of raids being carried out across the Asia-Pacific region and suspects being arrested on illegal gambling charges, the organization said…