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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Unionized workers at MGM Resorts International’s 10 Las Vegas properties will vote Tuesday, June 19, on a new five-year contract, the terms of which they agreed with the casino company…
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UK’s Labour party is throwing heavy criticism at the government for being “fundamentally weak” after reports emerged Friday that MPs and British bookmakers have agreed to delay the crackdown on…
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Unionized workers at Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s Las Vegas Strip and downtown properties approved Thursday the terms of a new five-year contract, thus putting an end to months of negotiations that,…
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Italy’s brand new and apparently very anti-gambling coalition government could soon move to ban all forms of gambling advertising, as Deputy Premier and leader of the populist Five Star Movement…
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Australian betting operator CrownBet filed earlier this week a “Change of company name reservation” form with the nation’s Securities and Investments Commission to reserve the Sportingbet Pty Ltd name, local…
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Horseshoe Southern Indiana held Wednesday a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of an $85-million project for the relocation of the riverboat casino on dry land. The Indiana Gaming…
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The French government is set to begin preparations for divestment of the country’s national lottery operator Francaise des Jeux as well as of airport operator Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP)…
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The Latvian government decided to bring the so-called “sin taxes” system back from retirement to fund its State Culture Capital Foundation. Gambling, alcohol, and tobacco will thus be taxed at…
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Queensland will be the third Australian state to implement a point of consumption tax on betting revenue after South Australia and Victoria announced similar moves earlier this year. The state’s…
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Monday a bill that authorizes the provision of sports betting services by local casinos and racetracks. The state’s top official put his signature on…
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Genting Casinos UK, the UK subsidiary of Malaysian gaming and hospitality giant Genting Group, is planning to invest €140 million in what could turn into one of Andorra’s largest foreign…
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New technology and the closer time zones will boost illegal World Cup betting activity across Asia, the Reuters reports citing statistics provided by police authorities and gambling regulators from around…
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Gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International has completed its payment bond the Government of Catalonia, where it was given the green light to build and operate an integrated resort.…
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Australian gambling company Tabcorp confirmed today that it has been in talks for a hasty retreat from Sun Bets, the joint venture it formed with UK newspaper publisher News UK…
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Sweden’s national legislature, the Riksdag, approved Thursday a proposed legislation for the re-regulation of the country’s gambling market. The law is set to take effect on January 1, 2019 and…
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A South Korean police department has confirmed that it would put forward recommendations for charging local cryptocurrency exchange CoinOne for offering margin trading services that actually constituted illegal gambling, CoinDesk…
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GVC Holdings shareholders revolted against the pay packages for the company’s CEO Kenneth Alexander and Non-Executive Chairman Lee Feldman, among other executives, during its annual general meeting on Wednesday. Nearly…
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Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City will be offering free parking throughout the summer, the property announced Tuesday on its Twitter page. The former Revel casino resort is slated for…
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Philippine gaming and hospitality company Bloomberry Resorts Corporation confirmed plans to build a second integrated resort in the Metro Manila region as part of its strategy to capitalize on the…
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An environmental organization blasted Cypriot gaming regulators and authorities for giving the nod to the construction of the €550-million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort without a proper assessment of…
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Norway’s Ministry of Culture submitted on Monday a recently introduced a set of online gambling-focused regulations to the European Commission. The Commission will now have three months to review and…
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The government of the Australian Capital Territory confirmed Tuesday the implementation of a 15% point of consumption tax on online betting services. The new taxation regime is set to come…
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Philippine gaming and hospitality company Bloomberry Resorts Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of the portion of land where its Solaire Resort & Casino is located. The…
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Australian online sports betting operator CrownBet might rebrand as Sportingbet after buying William Hill’s Australian business, local news outlet The Australian reports. CrownBet was recently acquired by Canadian gambling giant…
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, the smallest casino resort operated by gambling giant Las Vegas Sands, will have its license extended for five more years after members of the Pennsylvania Gaming…
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Florida-based gaming and hospitality operator Hard Rock International unveiled Wednesday a massive $700-million expansion plan for its Tampa hotel and casino property. The expansion will include the addition of more…
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Part of Macau Legend’s $300-million casino resort in Cape Verde will open doors this August, CEO David Chow Kam Fai told local media earlier today after the company’s Annual General…
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A survey commissioned by the Las Vegas Culinary Union found that 59% of all interviewed cocktail servers and 27% of all interviewed housekeepers have been harassed sexually by casino resorts…
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The shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort in Atlantic City is not going be demolished anytime soon as the popular gaming hub is entering its tourism season, The Press of Atlantic…
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A Springfield, Illinois developer has once again put forward a plan for the construction of a downtown casino and the addition of video gaming terminals at the state fairgrounds as…