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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Online gambling platform provider Aspire Global today announced that it has signed a content distribution agreement with Swedish game developer and supplier Play’n GO. Under the terms of the deal,…
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Estonian casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) today announced that its Polish subsidiary Casino Polonia-Wrocław sp. z o.o. has filed for bankruptcy with a local court. Casino Polonia-Wrocław operated Casino…
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Construction work on MGM Springfield is going on schedule, President Michael Mathis confirmed. The $950-million hotel and casino resort is planned to open doors in September 2018. Mr. Mathis said…
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Northampton County, Pennsylvania prosecutor has threatened that he may not prosecute bad checks or chip theft cases filed by Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, if the gambling venue refuses to pay…
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A law legalizing casino gambling in Japan officially took effect on Monday, December 26. Although the legislation allows the provision of casino gambling services within the country’s borders, construction of…
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The past year has been an eventful one from an iGaming regulatory perspective. Europe’s regulated online gambling landscape has seen certain important changes with several jurisdictions opening their markets for…
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Tioga Downs Casino, New York State’s first full-fledged commercial casino, opened doors less than a month ago, thus marking the beginning of a new era for the state’s gambling industry.…
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If 2015 was a banner year for merger and acquisition deal-making within the industry, 2016 has been a year of transition, of finalization of the deals in question, and of…
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Australian gambling operator Tatts Group said on Friday that it has decided to reject an A$8-billion takeover bid from the Pacific Consortium in favor of a previous merger offer from…
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iGB Affiliate, the organizer of dedicated online gambling affiliate conferences and exhibitions, has revealed that a new conference format will be introduced for its upcoming London event. The London Affiliate…
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Chinese-backed ASF Consortium pledged to contribute up to A$100 million to support the Queensland government’s efforts to solve Gold Coast traffic issues, if its A$3-billion integrated casino resort proposal is…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on online gambling seems to be far from over, local media reported earlier today. During the official signing of the country’s 2017 budget, the Philippines’…
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It has recently become known that Norwegian legislators have decided to implement certain changes in the country’s existing gambling regulations. Much to international operators’ dismay, they will still not be…
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Swedish provider of online casino content announced that it has entered another European regulated jurisdiction, thus further implementing on its international expansion strategy. Under a content distribution agreement with National…
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Lead generation company Catena Media today announced the appointment of Claes Wenthzel as Chief Financial Officer. The move is believed to be a strategic step towards the implementation of Catena…
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A little more than a month after Qui Nguyen won the 2016 WSOP $10,000 Main Event after a fantastic run at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,…
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Provider of products for the international gambling industry Inspired Gaming today announced that a selection of its mobile slot titles has gone live for players of major UK gambling operator…
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UK gambling giants William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral may find themselves locked in a bidding war for the wagering business of their Australian counterpart Tatts Group, according to media reports.…
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The UK gambling market is probably one of the most strictly regulated ones on a global scale. A number of regulatory reforms have been introduced over the past two years…
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Ebbe Groes is the CEO of EveryMatrix. He co-founded the company back in 2008 and working together with a group of visionaries and industry experts has turned it into one…
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A look at PokerScout’s online cash game traffic ranking shows, surprising as it may seem to many, that PokerStars’ .pt website has climbed to second place, standing below PokerStars’ global…
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PAGCOR, the Philippine gambling regulator, asserted its authority to regulate the provision of offshore online gambling services from within the country’s borders. Earlier this week, a non-governmental organization contested the…
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Supplier of omni-channel services and products for the international gambling industry Playtech unveiled a special surprise for its licensees and their players. The company is set to launch a Christmas-themed…
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Game Lounge, the performance-based marketing division of Swedish gambling group Cherry AB, today announced the launch of its first Japan-facing affiliate website. As the company itself revealed, it has become…
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William Hill Australia will no longer enjoy a courtside exposure at the Australian Open, as confirmed by Tennis Australia President Steve Healey on Thursday. The next edition of the Grand…
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UK gambling operator Sportech announced that it has closed the final page of a seven-year tax dispute with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after the Supreme Court had denied the…
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Online gambling operator Betsson AB announced the development of the One Betsson Group (OBG) front-end technology and the subsequent addition of over 800 casino games to Betsson.com’s newly launched mobile…
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A bill promoting the legalization of casino gambling in Japan passed the country legislature’s Lower House on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Japanese Diet, the country’s government, said that the…
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Paddy Power Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Stewart Kenny has secretly lobbied against the legalization of fixed-odds betting terminals in the Republic of Ireland, according to a Times report. Kenny…
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Swedish developer and supplier of digital casino solutions NetEnt today announced that it will introduce its offering in the Latin American region through an extension of its existing agreement with…