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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Former US politician Ron Paul has recently written an opinion piece for Pennsylvania news outlet PennLive, claiming that a federal ban on online gambling would violate “the principles of federalism”…
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Unlicensed online gambling has never been among the activities tolerated by Kansspelautoriteit, Marja Appelman, CEO of the Dutch Gaming Authority, said in an interview published on the regulatory body’s official…
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Up to 900,000 Japanese residents may be affected by pachinko addiction, a recent study by non-governmental organizations dealing with problem gambling behavior showed. Here it is also important to note…
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After receiving green light from Nevada regulators last week and from its shareholders in July, Las Vegas-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. needs to overcome just two more hurdles before…
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Macau’s casino resorts are trying to lure customers back into their premises with big accommodation and dining discounts, local media has reported. The former Portuguese colony, located on China’s south…
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As the Japanese Diet is approaching its self-imposed deadline for crafting a bill that would regulate the country’s nascent casino industry, competition for the preferred locations of the future integrated…
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Last year, a gambling expansion package that included the legalization of online gambling, among other things, made a significant progress in Pennsylvania’s Legislature. The package was approved in the House…
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Mere days after Phil Hellmuth climbed a big poker hill, winning the Poker Night in America-presented King of the Hill heads-up competition, the player is vying for another major poker…
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Australia is losing A$36 billion per year from organized crime activities, a report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) showed. The announcement came shortly after the Commonwealth Bank of…
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Approximately 1.4% of all UK residents who have gambled over the course of 2015 could be classified as problem gamblers, a report by the UK Gambling Commission shows. The regulator…
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Kentucky lawmakers are likely to maintain their firmly negative stance towards the legalization of Las Vegas-style casino gambling within the state’s borders, despite their struggles to close a budget gap…
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This morning, the global gambling community woke up to the news that GVC Holdings has renewed its appetite to consolidate its business with that of Ladbrokes Coral. The Isle of…
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PokerStars will shut its real-money operations for Australian players on September 11, 2017, the online poker room has announced recently. The move comes shortly after the Australian Senate passed a…
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Online poker operator partypoker today confirmed its exit from the Australian online gambling market, shortly after the Commonwealth’s Senate approved a bill that prohibits the provision of unlicensed iGaming services…
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The casino floor at The Palazzo integrated resort is set to undergo a $15-million renovation, local media has reported. The multi-purpose complex opened doors in late 2007 and quickly became…
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Investment management firm Silchester International Investors has purchased a 5% stake in gambling operator William Hill, The Telegraph reported earlier today. William Hill shares currently stand at £239.9, well below…
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Swedish gambling operator Cherry AB was the company to register the biggest increase in online gambling revenue during the first quarter of 2017, a report by Munich-based industry research firm…
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate’s new plan for a casino resort on the city’s waterfront has met severe criticism from Southport MPs and other involved parties, local media reported. The…
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Oklahoma’s Comanche Nation has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior for allowing the Chickasaw Nation to build a new casino close to the state’s border with…
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A second of a total of eight hearings on the construction of Japan’s first casino resorts was held in Osaka on Friday. The topics discussed included the number of casinos…
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The 2017 World Championship of Online Poker, hosted by PokerStars, is set to kick off a little more than two weeks from now. One of the world’s most prestigious online…
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A new proposal for the construction of a multi-billion casino resort in Gold Coast has surfaced a little more than two weeks after a similar plan was rejected by the…
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A review commissioned by the New South Wales government recommended that a mandatory probe into the activities of the state’s casino licensees be scrapped, local media reported today. The above-mentioned…
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Online gambling company RakeTech Group has been found to have used a website with children-oriented content to refer potential customers to online gambling operators, Swedish news outlet Breakit reported earlier…
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The Dutch gambling regulator – Kansspelautoriteit – issued on Tuesday a cease and desist order to performance marketing company Catena Media, after the latter had been found out to have…
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Despite previous comments that he would rather slash his wrists than play James Bond again, Daniel Craig confirmed last night that we will see him as the famously smug British…
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PokerStars presented on Monday the result from its brand-new collaboration with Usain Bolt. To celebrate the end of the world-renowned athlete’s spectacular career, PokerStars has developed a branded product bearing…
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The English Premier League was created in early 1992 and at a time when English football had just emerged from a rather long period of mediocre popularity. Since established, the…
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Las Vegas – a city that never sleeps, a place that promises immense opportunities for entertainment, a venue for escapism from the mundanity of everyday life, a dot in the…
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The results from a year-and-a-half-long review of Sweden’s gambling industry were published this spring, recommending the replacement of Svenska Spel’s monopoly over the provision of licensed iGaming services with a…