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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Gambling operators Ladbrokes and Coral have agreed to offload a total of 359 high street betting shops in order to be given the green light to complete their £2.3-billion merger.…
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Residents of Penghu, a remote Taiwanese island chain, once again voted against potential construction of casino resorts in the region, this time by an overwhelming majority. According to the results…
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Gaming platform provider Bit8 has been granted a Class 2 B2B license by the Romanian gambling regulator, Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc, the Malta-headquartered company announced on Friday. The…
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Gambling industry’s big names have embarked on a risky consolidation voyage that has changed the sector’s outlook in a manner and with a speed never seen before. Last summer, there…
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Live Casino provider Evolution Gaming has sealed another important deal that will result in the company expanding its presence in Scandinavian markets. Under a content distribution agreement with Swedish gambling…
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement posted its traditional monthly report on the revenue generated from both land-based and online gambling operations in September. Total gaming revenue decreased 1.5%…
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GameCo, Inc., known as the producer of the first skill-based video game gambling machines (VGM), has been granted the necessary approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to…
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Malta debuted as a stop on the EPT schedule last spring during the biggest European poker tour’s eleventh season. Held at Portomaso Casino in St. Julian’s, the EPT Malta poker…
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Paraguay’s gambling authority – CONAJZAR (Comisión Nacional de Juegos de Azar), has been scolded by the country’s Comptroller General in relation to the Commission’s recent announcement that certain gaming licenses…
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Major American technology company Apple Inc. has removed 55 real-money gambling apps from its App Store after being asked to do so by Kansspelautoriteit, known to be the Dutch gambling…
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PhilWeb Corporation, Philippine provider of technology for the gambling industry and former online gaming operator, said in a letter to the local Stock Exchange that it had submitted an application…
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Online social betting brand EveryFan today announced that it has expanded the channels across which its offering is available to bettors by adding a native Android app. The launch comes…
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UK-headquartered online gambling operator Sky Betting and Gaming today announced its results for the year ended June 30, 2016. The company generated revenue of £373.6 million during the reviewed twelve…
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Italy’s regulated online sports betting market grew considerably in September, according to the financial results posted by Italian news agency AGIMEG. All licensed online sports betting operators providing their options…
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Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness advised that the Development Bank of Jamaica move ahead with the Harmony Cove integrated casino resort project. The said project involves the construction of a…
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It seems that another mega-merger may take place within the gambling industry, thus forming an international online gaming and sports betting giant. Reuters reported on Friday that Canadian gambling operator…
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UK officials may be gearing up to initiate a comprehensive review on the way gambling products are advertised on television, media reports suggest. According to British national newspaper The Times,…
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Czech developer and supplier of online casino games Endorphina announced that its team of sales and marketing specialists will be among the attendees at the Excellence in iGaming show. The…
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Developer and supplier of iGaming solutions Yggdrasil Gaming today announced the addition of a brand-new Missions feature to the BOOST set of in-game promotional tools. The newly added product offers…
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Leading provider of products and services for the gambling industry Scientific Games Corp. announced that it has acquired Karma Gaming’s full suite of interactive games. The purchase was completed in…
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Mobile gambling operator LeoVegas announced that it has been a granted gaming license by the Danish gambling authority. The company will now be able to provide its products to Danish…
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming published information about the state’s five casinos’ financial performance in September 2016. Overall casino revenue amounted to $97.1 million last month, reflecting an 11% growth from…
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Virtual Sports provider Inspired Gaming and gambling operator Paddy Power have signed a three-year extension to their existing partnership, as announced in a statement from earlier today. Under the newly…
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Danish state-owned gambling operator Danske Spil announced that Susanne Mørch Koch has been appointed as its CEO. Ms. Koch will assume her new role in April 2017, replacing current Chief…
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The British Columbia Lottery Corporation, or the organization responsible for the provision of gambling options in the Canadian province of British Columbia, seems to have failed to carry out reviews…
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Eurobet Italia Srl, sports betting subsidiary of major gambling operator Gala Coral, today announced a new agreement aimed at diversifying its product offering and experience offered to gambling customers. Under…
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Leading Virtual Sports supplier Inspired Gaming today announced that it has sealed a partnership agreement with Macau-based provider of casino systems LT Game. Under the deal signed, Inspired Gaming will…
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Swedish provider of online gaming content NetEnt today announced that it has appointed Therese Hillman as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Hillman will replace Maria Hedengren, who announced…
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Manufacturers and providers of gaming machines for the land-based gambling industry IGT PLC and Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. today announced that they have reached a cross-licensing agreement focused on intellectual property…
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The UK Gambling Commission has introduced a new initiative related to its work as the authority in charge of overseeing the provision of gambling services to UK-based customers and making…