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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We are into the second day of what is considered to be one of the most important weekends for bookmakers, with major sports events taking place over the globe. And…
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New York investor Carl Icahn claimed that Atlantic City has lost its investment allure, when he announced the sale of the Trump Taj Mahal casino resort this February. The businessman…
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Online gambling affiliate specialist RakeTech Group has announced that it has acquired two affiliate companies to fuel its acquisition drive. Sports betting-focused platform BetXpert and iGaming affiliate business Turtle Gaming…
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With properties in Las Vegas, New Jersey, and Macau, among several other locations, MGM Resorts International has certainly established itself as one of the leading operators of destination casino resorts.…
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Patrons spent less time at Las Vegas casinos last year, but set aside more money for gambling, the results from a report commissioned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors…
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The Florida House voted on Wednesday 73-40 in favor of a bill that if adopted with its current provisions will basically shrink the state’s gambling industry to few select options.…
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The European Commission has approved a technical standards paper submitted by the Portuguese gambling regulator – Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) – that sets a technical standards…
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The Japanese government commenced on Tuesday work on the second part of its plan for the legalization, construction, and operation of integrated casino resorts in Japan. The Diet (the country’s…
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Consolidation within the gambling industry has taken unprecedented scope over the past several years. In 2015, three pairs of some of the world’s largest operators decided to tie the knot,…
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PokerStars is set to implement more changes to its rewards program, Séverin Rasset, Director of Poker Innovation and Operations for the online poker room revealed in a post in its…
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Poland’s new gambling law came into effect on Saturday, April 1, 2017. And although its original idea was for the country to introduce a regulatory regime that complied with contemporary…
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Macau’s casinos generated MOP21.2 billion ($2.6 billion) in gross gaming revenue in March, figures by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau show. The amount reported reflects an 18.1% increase from…
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Britain will firmly support Gibraltar during the upcoming Brexit negotiations with the European Union, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told media. His statement came after the EU allowed Spain to have…
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TTRpartners, the affiliate program promoting gambling operator 32Red and its associated brands, has informed iGaming affiliates that it would no longer accept players from Australia. The announcement comes shortly after…
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Following media reports from earlier this week, the results from a year-and-a-half long probe into Sweden’s gambling industry were published today. Commissioned by the Swedish government and led by Lotteriinspektionen…
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Former Amaya Inc. CEO David Baazov has offloaded an 8.2% stake in the Canadian online gambling company. He sold 12,000,000 shares of Amaya for a price of C$22.31 per share…
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Gambling operator William Hill today announced that Ruth Prior will replace Philip Bowcock as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bowcock has recently been appointed as the company’s new CEO after it…
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A government-commissioned report will propose on Friday that the Swedish gambling monopoly system be scrapped, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing an unnamed source. Swedish politicians previously called for a review…
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A surprising 2016 that saw Britain vote ‘leave’ on the EU referendum and former casino mogul Donald Trump defy all logic and become the 45th President of the United States…
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China has reiterated its commitment to cracking down on the illegal promotion of casino gambling, local media reported citing Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun. Casinos are illegal across…
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Gambling operator Ladbrokes Coral posted its first post-merger annual financial report after Ladbrokes and Coral combined their operations in November 2016. Pro forma revenue amounted to £2.4 billion for the…
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Casino developer and operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) is planning to complete and launch Phases 3 and 4 of its Cotai Strip property Galaxy Macau by 2018 and 2020, respectively.…
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Online gambling has seen its role for the growth of the overall gambling industry increase significantly over the past decade or so. The Internet has allowed players (almost) unlimited access…
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With market cap of around A$8.4 billion, Crown Resorts Ltd. is one of Australia’s largest casino operators. The company runs two integrated resorts – one in Melbourne and the other…
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To many Pennsylvania has never been closer to legalizing online gambling. In fact, the state has been working on opening its market for Internet gaming options for some time now.…
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The Philippines’ casino resort development activity is set to leave Manila’s borders, PAGCOR Chairwoman Andrea Domingo revealed on Tuesday. The country’s gambling regulator has given the nod to the construction…
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Live Casino provider Evolution Gaming has become another major industry player to have entered the Mexican online gambling market. The company facilitated its entrance into the country with a Live…
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The global gambling industry has come to a point of its development when it needs to make itself appealing to a new type of customers – a more demanding, inquisitive,…
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Australian businessman James Packer collected almost A$600 million last week after selling subordinated notes to local casino operator Crown Resorts and receiving dividend and special payment from the company’s selldown…
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The legalization of online gambling at a federal level in the US is close to impossible at this point. However, a number of states have been pushing for changes in…