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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Major South African hotel and casino operator Sun International is among the six companies bidding for a casino license for the operation of a gambling venue on the island of…
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MGM Springfield officials presented on Wednesday city residents with new details about the planned casino resort at a special presentation at CityStage. Recently, gambling operator MGM Resorts International announced that…
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Irish businessman and Ladbrokes investor Dermot Desmond has opposed vocally the proposed £2.3-billion merger between major UK gambling operators Ladbrokes and Gala Coral in a letter to fellow shareholders. Mr.…
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Swedish provider of gaming solutions announced today that it has inked an agreement with online gaming company Gamesys US LLC for the provision of a selection of its gaming titles…
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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission posted on Monday information about the financial performance of Plainridge Park Casino in October. The state’s first licensed gambling venue generated gross gaming revenue of $12.9…
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The U.S. House blocked on Monday the quick passage of a proposed legislation aimed at preventing the Tohono O’odham Nation from launching a Las Vegas-style casino near Glendale, Arizona. House…
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Two of Australia’s biggest gambling companies – Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. and Tatts Group Ltd. confirmed earlier today that there have been ongoing discussions for a potential merger but those were…
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Peter Nolan is Managing Director of Genting Alderney, the online arm of Genting UK, known to be the largest land-based casino operator in the United Kingdom. Mr. Nolan has been…
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The Star Entertainment Group and the Queensland government signed earlier today the final contract for the development of an integrated casino resort in the Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane. Under…
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Officials from Pittsburg, Kansas told local media that they are not concerned about the upcoming court decision related to the state gambling facilities board’s announcement from earlier this year that…
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement posted on Friday its traditional monthly report on the financial performance of Atlantic City’s eight operating casinos in October. Revenue amounted to $204.5…
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The Global Poker Index and USA TODAY Sports Media Group announced on Thursday that they had penned a multi-year content agreement, under which USA TODAY Sports is to host a…
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Owners of what would be Philadelphia’s second Category 2 casino announced that they had reached important agreements with both the city and five community groups residing near the gambling venue’s…
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New Zealand-headquartered gambling operator SKYCITY Entertainment Group announced its financial results for the first four months of the current fiscal year and revealed that it is planning to commence construction…
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An Indiana-based branch of a casino workers union is opposing the proposed sale of gambling venues owned by Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. to Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. The casino employees…
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Sportech PLC’s racing and digital division Sportech Racing and Digital announced earlier today that it will supply its latest pari-mutuel betting solutions for both desktop and mobile devices to a…
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Developer of online casino product offering Greentube announced earlier today that it had penned an agreement with Belgian online gambling company Circus Group. Under its terms, the gaming supplier will…
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Philippine gambling operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation announced earlier today that its only overseas casino – Jeju Sun, located on the South Korean Jeju Island, is to be suspended for a…
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Canadian gaming giant Amaya Inc. posted earlier today information about its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30. Revenue for this year’s third quarter amounted…
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Swedish gaming company Cherry AB (plc) reported its financial results for the third quarter of the year. Group revenue amounted to SEK154.1 million, up 71% year-on-year. The gambling operator reported…
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Gambling operator Aquis Entertainment, owned by Hong Kong-based casino mogul Tony Fung, said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange that the recently purchased Casino Canberra has generated the…
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Melco Crown Philippines, a Manila-based subsidiary of international gambling operator Melco Crown Entertainment, which is in control of City of Dreams Manila, announced that its Chief Operating Officer Kevin Sim…
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Bulgarian gaming machine manufacturer Euro Games Technology (EGR) announced that it had placed more than 130 of its gaming machines across a number of Georgia-based casinos. The sited devices include…
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The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas is planning to launch a casino on a 10,000-acre parcel of reservation land not far from Livingston, Texas early in 2016. The tribe received federal…
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The Tohono O’odham Nation cleared on Friday another legal hurdle on its way to opening a casino in Glendale, Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that state…
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Internationally recognized lottery supplier Scientific Games Corp. announced on Thursday that its subsidiary Scientific Games International, Inc. had signed a new contract to provide the Arizona Lottery with its integrated…
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Colorado-based gambling operator Century Casinos Inc. announced its financial results for the third quarter of the year and the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Net operating revenue amounted to…
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Commissioners for Cherokee County reached an agreement with a Missouri-based company, under which the latter would finance the county’s bills related to its legal fight against the potential construction of…
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Gambling operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. published its financial report for the three months ended September 31, 2015. Net revenue amounted to $945.7 million, down 16% year-on-year from the $1.1…
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The proposed changes in the original plan for the construction of the $800-million MGM Springfield would have a negative effect on the number of visitors traveling to the casino resort,…