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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Privately-held gaming company The Meruelo Group has received permission by the Nevada Gaming Commission to complete the acquisition of the struggling SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. During a Thursday…
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Gambling operators GVC Holdings and Ladbrokes Coral received a regulatory green light to complete their £4-million consolidation that could create a new gambling powerhouse within the field. In a statement…
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Construction work on a $500-million casino resort on the Boracay Island is slated to begin in 2019, developers Galaxy Entertainment and Leisure and Resorts World Corp. confirmed earlier today. The…
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Four individuals have been detained in Bulgaria after an operation by the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) uncovered that they had defrauded casinos and gaming halls across the country…
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The relaxation of visa requirements and the weak yen have unleashed the boom of Japan’s tourism, quadrupling the number of international visits over a five-year period and encouraging increased tourism…
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Gibraltar-based online gambling operator 888 Holdings is considering its exit from Germany after a recent court ruling banned its operations in the country and due to uncertainty over a potential…
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Around 80 online gambling license applications were submitted to Italy’s gambling regulator, local news outlets reported on Monday citing sources from the regulatory body. Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli,…
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Online gambling, over the course of its relatively short history, has often proved to be an industry that can be very hostile to the small ones. And iGaming affiliates have…
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Irish national broadcaster RTÉ admitted that The Ryan Tubridy Show should have been more specific that the Wednesday programme, which was broadcast live from the Cheltenham Festival, was actually sponsored…
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The Financial Conduct Authority is looking into allegations that Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill have created a “false market” by quoting certain pieces of information from a report on the…
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Macau gambling operator Galaxy Entertainment Group is moving forward with plans to build $500-million casino resort on the Philippine island of Boracay, despite recent threats by President Rodrigo Duterte that…
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Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced that it will hold its first career fair for people interested in working at the casino operator’s integrated resort in the Republic of Cyprus.…
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Google will crack down on cryptocurrency ads as well as content advertising other “unregulated or speculative financial products”, Scott Spencer, Director of Sustainable Ads at the tech corporation, announced in…
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The Delaware Senate Finance Committee could consider on Wednesday a bill that calls for a significant cut to the current tax the state’s three casinos are required to pay annually.…
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida and Disney Worldwide Services, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, contributed collectively the amount of $700,000 in February to Voters in Charge, the political…
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Las Vegas casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. has threatened to abandon a $90-million casino project in Indiana, if the state’s gaming regulator decides that a $50-million transfer fee applies to…
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Italy should apply the terms of the shared online poker liquidity agreement it signed with France, Spain, and Portugal last summer in Rome, Pier Paolo Baretta, the outgoing Undersecretary of…
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Stewart Kenny, co-founder and former CEO of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (now Paddy Power Betfair), has thrown criticism at the company and the whole industry for responding poorly to the…
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Online sports betting has been holding the largest share in Sweden’s unregulated online gambling market over the past decade, according to recent data from H2 Gambling Capital and Lotteriinspektionen, the…
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Construction work on the A$3-billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane integrated resort began officially on Thursday when Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk turned the first sod. The property, which will feature hotels, a…
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Representatives for Las Vegas casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. met with Brazilian politicians on Tuesday to discuss the state of Brazil’s tourism industry and what reforms would be needed to…
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Isle of Man-based online gambling operator GVC Holdings has extended its push into regulated markets with another acquisition deal. The company confirmed Monday that it would buy a majority stake…
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CrownBet has won the race for the Australian business of William Hill, the British bookmaker confirmed today. CrownBet and a group of shareholders, including the sports betting operator’s founder Matthew…
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Europe’s gambling regulatory scene has been very dynamic over the past several months, as some countries are crafting their new regulations, while others are struggling with the consequences of adopting…
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This week’s major poker events include exciting festivals in Europe, South Africa, and the United States. The WPTDeepStacks series will kick off two stops on its 2018 schedule over the…
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A sixth bidder for the renovation of Springfield’s Riverfront Park has emerged, Massachusetts news outlet MassLive reported earlier today. Agawam-based company JL Construction has submitted a $2.418-million base bid for…
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Two bidders for William Hill Australia have been granted due diligence access to the business, the Australian Financial Review has reported citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. British bookmaker…
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This year’s Florida Senate gambling bill is set to be brought up for consideration by the Appropriations Committee today. The piece of legislation provides for a certain level of gambling…
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Kentucky-headquartered casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated announced on Wednesday that it would expand its footprint across the United States through the acquisition of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Eerie,…
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The Malta Gaming Authority rejected earlier today the recently emerged claims that it has subjected a former employee to retaliation in relation to allegations made by said employee of improper…