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Show organizer hails success of inaugural EGC

November 6, 2018

Slovenia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Italy

Boutique gaming event organizer European Gaming Media and Events has hailed the ‘huge success’ of the inaugural edition of its European Gaming Congress (EGC) before detailing that the extravaganza’s 2019 editio...

Spirit Gaming exclusive distribution partner for Aruze

K Morrison

October 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Game manufacturers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Germany

Las Vegas-based designer, developer, and manufacturer of slot machines and gaming devices, Aruze Gaming, recently announced that effective October 9, 2018, the 35-year-old company began a partnership with Germa...

Vienna House Andel’s Prague to host Prague Gaming Summit 3 this March

Sadonna Price

October 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows

Details involving the Prague Gaming Summit 3 have now been announced, with the event set to take place on March 12th at the Vienna House Andel’s Prague. The yearly summit is considered the most interesting in t...

Oryx Gaming signs up to sponsor upcoming ECG

Adam Morgan

October 9, 2018

Slovenia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Boutique gaming event organizer, European Gaming Media and Events, has announced that iGaming turnkey solutions provider, Oryx Gaming, has signed on to serve as a general sponsor for its upcoming European Gamin...

Novomatic AG appoints Felipe Ludena

Adam Morgan

October 8, 2018

Austria, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Employment & Careers, Sports betting

In hopes of expanding its sportsbetting business around the globe, Austrian gaming giant, Novomatic AG, has announced the hiring of experienced industry professional, Felipe Ludena (pictured), to serve as its n...

Upcoming EGC to discuss Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Adam Morgan

October 6, 2018

Slovenia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News

Boutique gaming event organizer European Gaming Media and Events has announced that its inaugural European Gaming Congress (EGC) is due to feature a special panel discussion looking at the potential in the onli...

Scientific Games launches new sports betting platform for Swisslos

K Morrison

April 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Switzerland

Having recently agreed a supply deal with Hungary’s Szerencsejatek Zrt, Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) announced on Friday the successful launch of an omni-channel sports betting sy...

Gauselmann Group arm to open third Saxony-Anhalt slot parlor

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Germany

In Germany, the Merkur Spielbanken Sachsen Anhalt GmbH subsidiary of European gaming machine giant Gauselmann Group has announced that it will be opening a new slots parlor this summer in partnership with Swiss...

Dr. Joerg Hofmann to speak during Prague Gaming Summit 2018

Sadonna Price

February 23, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Czech Republic, Conferences / Trade Shows

On March 29th, online gambling industry experts will make their way to the Prague Gaming Summit 2018, which offers an inside look into the inner workings of the industry. Andel’s by Vienna House Prague will hos...

Sazka Group to buy additional stake in Casinos Austria AG

Adam Morgan

January 2, 2018

Austria, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Czech lottery giant Sazka Group has announced that it is to move forward with a plan to acquire an additional 23.04% stake in Vienna-based casino operator Casinos Austria AG after last week receiving the necess...

10Bet inks VfL Wolfsburg sponsorship deal

Adam Morgan

November 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Germany

Online sportsbook operator 10Bet has signed a sponsorship agreement with VfL Wolfsburg to serve as the German top-flight soccer club’s official betting partner for the remainder of its current domestic season. ...

Tracinda Corporation selling all of its stake in MGM Resorts International

Adam Morgan

February 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Private investments firm Tracinda Corporation has revealed that it will be selling the around 16% stake it holds in American casino giant MGM Resorts International to Swiss investment bank UBS for approximately...

Online gaming bust results in $50m split between United States and Switzerland

Sadonna Price

November 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Unlicensed Operation, Switzerland

Following 2009 plea agreements in an illegal online gambling service case, the Swiss Justice Ministry says that the assets involved in the service are now to be split between the United States and Switzerland. ...

Switzerland to allow casinos to open online sites

Sadonna Price

October 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Switzerland

Legislation has been proposed by the government of Switzerland to authorize online gambling services within the country. According to recent reports, legislators are considering allowing the land-based casinos ...

World Casino News: Gibraltar, Switzerland and the NHL Gaming News

JT

August 25, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online Gambling News

Gambling news brought to you by World Casino Directory. This week's headlines include the rumor that online gambling may be on the way in Switzerland. More importantly, the gaming authorities in Gibraltar are s...