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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Mystery prize vending machines are now illegal in Singapore, according to an announcement made by local police cited by news outlet the Straits Times. A ban on the machines is…
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The Football Association of Ireland is ready to have a “fair debate” on whether it should continue partnering gambling companies, but its Chief Executive, John Delaney, has refused to confirm…
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SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino announced Wednesday that it will take over the W Las Vegas hotel which currently occupies one of the three hotel towers of the property.…
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Hong Kong police arrested a total of 48 people for providing and participating in illegal gambling services, suspected ties with triads and organized crime, and conducting other illegal activities on…
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Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has partnered luxury hotel chain Ritz-Carlton to develop a A$500-million hotel and apartment complex near The Star’s existing casino in Sydney. The development…
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Construction company OHL Desarrollos has purchased a 32.5% stake in the Centro Canalejas Madrid development from Grupo Villar Mir to increase its holding in the project to 50%. PokerStars founder…
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There will be no casinos on Boracay after the Philippine island’s planned reopening on October 26, a government official told local news outlets earlier today. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said…
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The recent participation of Casino News Daily team members in several iGaming conferences has, among other things, confirmed what we all expected – Sweden and the re-regulation of its gambling…
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Australian gambling operator CrownBet has kicked off its planned rebrand as BetEasy with a new advertising campaign created by Melbourne-based ad agency The Monkeys. The rebrand is part of the…
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Italy’s highly controversial Dignity Decree, which among other things contains provisions for a blanket ban on all forms of gambling advertising, was published on Saturday in the country’s Official Gazette…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his commitment to prevent any new casino resort projects from materialization in the country just a day after he said he would block the…
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Preparations for the upcoming opening of Massachusetts’ first commercial casino resort are in full swing as MGM Springfield is just a little more than two weeks away from opening doors…
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Twin River Management Group has confirmed a closing date for its Newport Grand Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The property is slated to be shuttered on August 28 and its…
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Philippine President has a new target in his ongoing war against the proliferation of gambling in the country as a spokesperson for the official announced earlier today that he would…
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Republic of Ireland’s crackdown on unlicensed gambling machines has brought an additional of €1 million in tax contributions, Revenue has said in comments on the progress of a nationwide project…
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Residents of the Indian state of Goa might be banned from local casinos from next year, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. The state currently has 15 operational casinos…
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As many as 1,393 people submitted requests to be barred from Malta’s casinos and other land-based gambling venues in 2017, local news outlet Malta Today reports citing official data by…
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Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has reportedly set sights on Australia’s Gold Coast as the next destination it wants to expand its integrated resort business into, local news…
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Australian gambling operator Crown Resorts will keep the license for its Melbourne casino operation, following today’s publication of a review of the business by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and…
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Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group completed earlier this week the purchase of the Ellis Park thoroughbred racetrack, officials at the gaming and hospitality company have confirmed. The racetrack and simulcast…
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The Nairobi County government tabled a proposal that if approved would see the Kenyan capital receive a 30% share of the revenue generated by its legal casinos. The proposal is…
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Albanian President Ilir Meta vetoed earlier this week a bill calling for the introduction of significantly lower gambling taxes, local news outlet Tirana Times reports. The legislative piece was approved…
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Australian sports betting operator CrownBet is set to rebrand as BetEasy following the recent acquisition of William Hill Australia’s assets, the company’s CEO Matt Tripp said yesterday in an interview…
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Major gaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment is looking to tap into the exploding eSports market with today’s opening of its first eSports venue. The facility, branded Macau…
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Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was nominated by US President Donald Trump for a seat on the Supreme Court earlier this month, was once a key figure in preventing unionization at…
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There will be no casino on the island of Boracay, a spokesperson for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday, following recent comments by gaming and leisure company Leisure &…
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Gaming and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International announced today that it would look to capitalize on the nascent US sports betting market and extend its US presence with a duo…
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Ireland’s Revenue has issued enforcement letters to a number of illegally operating casino facilities across Dublin giving them 21 days to remove gambling machines from their premises, The Times reported…
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Online gambling operator GVC Holdings and casino and hospitality giant MGM Resorts International have entered the final stages of talks over the creation of a joint US sports betting business,…
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Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has reportedly purchased Asia’s second most expensive home for the hefty amount of HK$900 million, according to a report from news…