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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Latin America has been among the regions considered to be holding huge potential in terms of online gambling, and multiple international gambling companies have spotted that potential and have directed…
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The Armenian government approved last week proposed changes to the country’s casino regulations and the way casino investors are licensed, Russian gambling news outlet News of Gambling has reported citing…
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A broadly discussed tax on freeplays and related discounts used by UK-facing online gambling operators to acquire and retain customers will be imposed as from August 1, 2017, despite previously…
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Online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly filed a lawsuit, contesting the Kenyan government’s decision to raise annual gambling taxes to 35% on net revenue. Here it is important to note…
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The French online gambling regulator – ARJEL – has published initial instructions for France-facing online poker operators interested to participate in the shared liquidity project. The move comes two weeks…
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The Japanese Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by local pachinko and slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp. in relation to its defamation case against news agency Reuters. Two lower…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has put his signature on a pro-online gambling bill that urges US President Donald Trump and the Congress not to implement a federal ban on…
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Sports betting seems to be gaining momentum as an important legislative topic around the US, after the US Supreme Court decided to hear New Jersey’s call for the removal of…
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Officials from the Thừa Thiên-Huế Province in North Central Vietnam have asked the country’s government to give the nod to the addition of a casino to the Banyan Tree Lang…
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The Hague District Court ruled last week that the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, had imposed rightfully six-figure fines on iGaming operators that had violated the Netherlands’ gambling laws. The ruling…
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Government-run Primorsky Krai Development Corp. launched last week a call for bids for three sites for the development of casino resorts in Russia’s Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone. Interested developers will…
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More details about the Republic of Cyprus’ first casino resort emerged from Spectrum Gaming Capital (SGC), the financial advisory firm that advised the preferred developer throughout the bidding process and…
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Analysts warn that too strict regulations may produce the exact opposite of what the gambling industry expects from Japan’s recently legalized casino market. Japanese lawmakers are in the middle of…
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Online gambling group Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) today announced the acquisition of Stk Marketing Ltd., an affiliate network targeting players from the Nordic Region, for the approximate amount of €26…
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After the Supreme Court of the United States decided to hear New Jersey’s sports betting legalization case, the topic began making its way in the Legislatures of several other states.…
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The legalization and regulation of online sports betting has been brought up for discussion by India’s Sports Ministry, The India Express reported citing a ministry official. According to the unnamed…
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US federal prosecutors dropped on Friday felony charges against Calvin Ayre, the Bodog online gambling brand, and three other individuals, while the former gambling boss pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges…
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Casino operator NagaCorp Ltd may be forced to pay additional non-gaming taxes estimated to $16.6 million in 2017. The amount corresponds to the added tax obligation the company applied in…
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Genting has decided to sell its 5.62% stake in The Star Entertainment Group. The Malaysian casino operator has made the decision because there is a talk going around that the…
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Londoners woke up Monday morning to the news that a massive fire hit Camden Market. A building located next to the market hall area of the popular marketplace was reported…
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A private equity firm has reportedly proposed to buy Atlantic City’s shuttered Revel casino for the amount of $220 million. The Press of Atlantic City reported on Wednesday that Digital…
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Another US lawmaker has joined the company of politicians to be openly and vocally opposing a 2011 memo of the Department of Justice that practically gave the green light to…
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The first group of Crown Resorts employees, who were arrested last October for the illegal promotion of casino gambling in Mainland China, was released earlier today, Reuters reported. Ten of…
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Earlier this year, Michigan emerged as one of the states that were considering the legalization of online gambling. S 203, sponsored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kowall, appeared on…
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Sydney’s Fairfield Council has requested a freeze on slot machines, or poker machines as they are known in Australia, after news emerged that the amount of A$8 billion was spent…
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Mainland China VIP casino customers lost around $665 million (A$875 million) at Crown Resorts casinos during the previous financial year, court filings from the Shanghai Baoshan district court showed. Obtained…
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American real estate specialist Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said in a recent report on the future of the Vietnamese gambling industry that major international casino operators have been eyeing the…
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Over the past several years, online gambling in the United States has been a topic of contention between one group of very powerful people and another group of very powerful…
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Kenya’s approved gambling tax hike is already taking its toll as native operator SportPesa has confirmed that it would shut down its Kenyan operations, if the new taxation regime is…
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Atlantic City casinos will operate as normal in case of any future government shutdowns under a piece of legislation produced by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Jeff…