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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PokerStars, the flagship brand of online gambling giant The Stars Group, has partnered with Paysafe Group to roll out the global payments provider’s Rapid Transfer online payment solution across ten…
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Financial crimes prevention and player authentication are two very serious topics of conversation when it comes to online gambling, and a company that became part of the TransUnion group not…
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Online casino content developer and supplier Red Rake Gaming today announced another major partnership that will help its deliver on its strategy to expand across multiple markets and have its…
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A Singapore-based accountant who embezzled more than S$41 million (approx. $30.2 million) over a ten-year period to fuel his excessive gambling habit was sentenced to 25 years and 10 months…
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During its first week of operation, Encore Boston Harbor generated nearly as much gaming revenue as MGM Springfield did for the whole month of June, figures released by the Massachusetts…
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Cyprus Casinos, the Cypriot casino brand of gaming and hospitality giant Melco Resorts & Entertainment, today cut the ribbon on its third satellite casino in the tiny Mediterranean republic. The…
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Pennsylvania is just a few hours away from becoming only the fourth US state with regulated online gaming. Two of the state’s 13 brick-and mortar casinos are set to soft-launch…
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Online casino content supplier Pragmatic Play today debuted its new promotional tool Pragmatic Play Enhance, which includes a suite of marketing and gamification features that aim to boost user experience.…
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Sports betting technology provider SBTech today announced that it has been selected to power the retail betting network and online betting operation of Finland’s gambling monopoly Veikkaus. SBTech won earlier…
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Caesars confirms Anthony Rodio’s appointment as CEO, sets up Transaction Committee to explore M&A, other opportunities for enhancing shareholder value Casino and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced today the…
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Chad Eveslage leads 18 hopefuls into the penultimate day of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown with massive advantage With 1360 entrants, this year’s WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker…
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Denmark’s gambling regulator urges operators to comply with advertising rules and avoid misusing the term ‘free’ in bonus offers The Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, warned Monday locally licensed gambling companies…
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Cyprus’ gambling regulator is looking to develop a strategy for prevention and combating gambling addiction among local gamblers Cyprus’ National Betting Authority has asked the government of the tiny Mediterranean…
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Caesars will reportedly announce today the appointment of Anthony Rodio as the replacement of outgoing CEO Mark Frissora Gaming and hospitality company Caesars Entertainment Corp. is expected to name today…
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Resorts World Las Vegas owner sells $1 billion bond to finance its construction; property on track for late 2020 opening Two subsidiaries of Malaysian casino and hospitality giant Genting Bhd…
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Top-level Wynn Resorts employees concealed key information about former boss Steve Wynn when the company was applying for a Boston casino license Wynn Resorts executives intentionally concealed sexual misconduct allegations…
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It’s already been a busy year for Smile-Expo, and the event organizer is now gearing up preparations for yet another brand-new iGaming affiliate event After the Prague iGamiing Affiliate Conference…
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A joint venture of Greek companies was awarded the construction contract for the City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort Integrated Casino Resort Cyprus Ltd. (ICR Cyprus) awarded Tuesday the concession…
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MGM acquires Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park’s operating assets to add another gambling property to its ever-growing portfolio MGM Resorts International announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of…
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Puerto Rico is looking to tap into the lucrative sports betting field with a new bill that aims to legalize the practice on the island, news outlet the Caribbean Business…
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The Malta-based and licensed online casino has been slapped a hefty fine for targeting Dutch gambling customers without a local license Casumo has become the latest online gambling operator to…
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Property officials said they did not want to compete with the disruption of the upcoming presidential election Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels has pushed back the start of the transformation…
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Arkansas officially joins today the list of US states where commercial casino gambling is legal and available Two state race tracks are set to launch today full-blown casino gambling offering…
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The re-organization of the online gambling market of Buenos Aires can finally begin after a recently approved decree was published Friday in Boletín Oficial, the Official Gazette of Argentina After…
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A Bucharest official has proposed the relocation of all operational gambling halls to a place outside the Romanian capital Bucharest could relocate its gambling halls to a “neighborhood of gambling”…
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Myanmar is set to legalize casino gambling in a bid to boost the local tourism industry and attract foreign investors Casino gambling will become legal in Myanmar in May when…
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Delaware North parted ways with its wagering partner after unexpected sports betting outage at its two West Virginia casinos Casino operator Delaware North is ending its contract with its sports…
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Sydney officials call Crown and The Star hotel and casino towers projects “scandalous abuse” of planning laws Two hotel and casino tower projects have drawn the ire of the City…
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Two more casinos have tossed their sports betting hats in Pennsylvania, the state Gaming Control Board said Friday The regulator revealed that Mount Airy Casino Resort and Mohegan Sun Pocono…
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Paul Merson who has been battling gambling addiction for decades was featured in two Sky Bet ads Online gambling operator Sky Bet has once again landed in hot water for…