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 operator Wynn Resorts was granted on Friday a key environmental permit from Massachusetts environmental authorities. Thus, the company cleared one of the many obstacles it has been facing and…
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Gambling operator 888 Holdings released information about its financial performance during the first half of 2015. Like-for-like revenue, or the proceeds generated excluding the newly introduced EU VAT, rose 9%…
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Australian gambling operator Echo Entertainment announced earlier today a planned re-branding in a bid to bring its Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Sydney casino properties under the same name. Group shareholders…
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Gaming and hospitality operator Genting Malaysia Berhad posted its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of this fiscal year. Revenue for the three months ended June…
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A spokesman for Hollywood Casino Columbus in Ohio announced on Wednesday that another smoking patio will be launched sometime next month. The facility will spread over 2,000 square feet and…
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British bookmaker Betfair and Irish gaming company Paddy Power announced earlier today that they had reached an agreement over the major terms of their potential merger. If completed, it would…
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Florida’s federally recognized Seminole Tribe and state officials are to head into mediation in order to avoid a potential deadlock in talks regarding the tribal casinos’ monopoly over blackjack and…
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South African hotel and casino operator Sun International posted information about its financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Revenue rose 6% to R10.5 billion and EBITDA…
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Swedish gambling company Cherry AB (plc) announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the year. Group revenue increased 40% during the three months ended…
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Evolution Gaming, supplier of various Live Casino and other gaming solutions, announced that it had reached an agreement with Genting Alderney, a subsidiary of major gambling operator Genting Group. As…
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More than a month after a New York appellate court ruled that Rochester-based real estate developer Wilmorite Inc. should suspend construction on the $450-million Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre,…
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Reportedly, gambling operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. has consented to pay the amount of $20 million so as to settle charges over allegedly failing to follow the appropriate anti-money laundering procedures.…
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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sent on Friday a 15-page letter to Matthew Beaton, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs , urging the official to deny Wynn Resorts a crucial…
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The popular LAVO Italian restaurant, located at The Palazzo in Las Vegas, is to be expanded into an innovative gambling venue in mid-September. The so-called LAVO Casino Club will feature…
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Yellow Brick Road Casino officials announced on Thursday that the gambling venue will start offering Las Vegas-style table games by the end of the year. This will result in the…
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Alpharetta-based provider of hospitality software solutions Agilysys, Inc. announced earlier today that Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort, located in Hogansburg, New York, had chosen the company’s rGuest Pay payment solution and…
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The Malta Gaming Authority, an independent body responsible for the regulation of gambling activities in the country, announced earlier today that it had started reviewing Malta’s existing gambling laws and…
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Premier League football club Manchester United announced earlier today that it had signed a partnership agreement with Asian gambling and entertainment operator Donaco International Limited. Under it, the company is…
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Galaxy Entertainment Group, one of the six gambling operators that run casinos in Macau, posted its financial results for this year’s second quarter and first half ended June 30. Revenue…
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Plainridge Park Casino generated overall gross gaming revenue of $18.1 million during its first full month of operation, according to official information released by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Monday.…
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The South Australian government released on Tuesday plans for the redevelopment of the Adelaide Casino area. The gambling venue is located in the capital of the state and is managed…
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk attended a sod-turning ceremony for Echo Entertainment’s new six-star hotel tower that is to be added to the existing Jupiters Hotel and Casino complex. The Australian…
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The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head voted on Sunday on the proposed plan for the establishment of a gambling venue that would offer bingo-style games. The property is to…
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bestbet Jacksonville, Florida’s biggest poker room with as many as 70 tables, is to start offering several new table games as of September. These will be the first changes introduced…
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The Las Vegas Club, one of the oldest casinos in downtown Las Vegas, was sold to Derek and Greg Stevens, who own the The D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and…
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Boston officials and Massachusetts Transportation Department representatives met on Thursday to confer about ways on how congestions at Sullivan Square to be alleviated. More traffic issues are expected to occur…
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Gambling operator Wynn Resorts released on Thursday a rendering of its 20-foot wide pedestrian and bicycle harborwalk, which is to be part of the $1.7-billion hotel and casino resort in…
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A federal court hearing was held on Wednesday concerning the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s proposal to build a casino on the Martha’s Vineyard island. According to Massachusetts officials…
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Australian gambling operator Crown Resorts posted information about its full-year financial performance as James Packer announced that he is to step down from his position as Chairman of the company.…
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Gambling operator Isle of Capri Casinos announced that it will shut down its casino in Natchez, Mississippi. The property is known to be one of the oldest gambling venues within…