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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With the Japanese Cabinet Office currently working on a second casino bill, discussions have emerged on the type of games that should be allowed at the country’s first gambling resorts.…
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Although there has been apparent significant support for the legalization of online gambling in several US states over the past several years, no proposed bill in any of those states…
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The final six of a total of 16 Crown Resorts employees are set to be released from Chinese detention centers on Saturday, according to local media reports. The Australian casino…
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Although much younger than their physical predecessors, online slots games have developed a huge and devoted following, comprised of a mixture of people of different ages, from different parts of…
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Canadian gambling giant The Stars Group posted on Wednesday its first financial report since the completion of its rebranding. In general, the financial picture presented by the company was quite…
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The gambling crackdown initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed to the Macau government the special administrative region’s high reliance on its casino industry. And it also showed the casino…
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The Australian Senate approved earlier today the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, which would generally place a nationwide ban on the provision of online casino and poker services. The bill’s…
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ISP blocking has been a tool commonly deployed as part of the regulation process of one European iGaming market or another. Generally speaking, governments have been opting for that approach…
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If there is one particular thing we have learned about Australia over the past several months, this would be that it has one of the tightest online poker communities in…
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The online gambling regulator of Portugal – Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) – issued late last week the eighth license for the provision of iGaming services in…
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The Government of Malta will strive to improve the island nation’s GDP growth from last year by reaching a 6.5% real-term economic growth by the end of 2017. In 2016,…
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The WSOP Global Casino Championship with a guaranteed $1-million prize pool, one of this summer’s hottest poker events, is just a day away. The tournament is summoning its participants tomorrow,…
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British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has reportedly blocked attempts for a fixed-odds betting terminals crackdown, The Daily Mail wrote on Saturday. The story was later on branded as…
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The Greek Ministry of Finance proposed on Friday a reduction in the number of video lottery terminals (VLTs) local operator OPAP should be allowed to roll out in the country…
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The government of Antigua and Barbuda issued a statement to congratulate Calvin Ayre shortly after the gambling businessman saw all felony charges brought against him by the US dropped. Mr.…
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Early this year, the Czech Republic adopted new gambling laws after a thorough overhaul of its existing legislative framework. The country was among several member states to have been scolded…
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A Hong Kong billionaire investor is reportedly considering the possibility to build an integrated resort in Australia’s Gold Coast region, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported earlier today citing an unnamed…
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Canadian online gambling company The Stars Group has moved its office in Malta to a new location, local media has reported. The new office was inaugurated by Joseph Muscat, who…
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Public hearings in relation to the recently released recommendations for the regulation of Japan’s young casino industry will take place in nine Japanese cities, The Japan Times reported earlier today.…
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Shortly after Indian news outlets reported that the country’s Sports Ministry has initiated talks over the potential legalization of sports betting activities beyond horse racing, it has become known that…
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Canadian online gambling giant Amaya announced earlier today that it has completed its planned rebranding as The Stars Group and the relocation of its headquarters from Montreal to Toronto. It…
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Recent articles by Casino News Daily showed similar trends in the online poker markets of France and Spain. Online gambling figures released today by Italian gambling authorities appeared as yet…
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Analysts believe that major casino operators could reduce or even back off from investment plans for the construction of integrated resorts in Japan, after an advisory panel recommended on Monday…
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As a news website and an affiliate, Casino News Daily has always strived to provide honest and unbiased information about the latest happenings in the global gambling industry. And we…
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Spain’s gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) – published on Friday information about the draft resolution that will allow the country to participate in the shared…
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Caesars Entertainment Corp. has penned an agreement with ASF Consortium that could potentially see the Las Vegas-headquartered gambling company operate the casino portion of a A$3-billion resort in Australian tourist…
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Spain’s online gambling market has continued its year-over-year growth, according to figures posted by its gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). Spain-facing operators generated a total of…
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Last week, Casino News Daily produced an article on Skrill’s practice to target potential online casino players, sports bettors, and forex/binary options traders among its existing customers via email marketing.…
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Online poker’s continued decline in France was one of the main reasons why the country initiated the creation of a network that would see its player pool merged with those…
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Major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. and leisure company Caesars Acquisition Company announced that shareholders have approved their proposed merger that will help Caesars’ main operating unit to eventually exit…