World Casino News brings you complete coverage of the European gaming markets, openings and closings, regulatory changes, mergers & acquisitions, and finance. You'll find coverage of major industry events and trade shows, as well as casinos for sale from Malta to Riga and beyond.
Much of the news in this section comes out of the UK, due to the mature gambling market and robust licensing requirements there. We also cover partnerships and game distribution deals in the online sector so players will know where to find their favorite games, and industry executives can follow emerging and continuing trends.
Paddy Power has announced plans to close 57 of its betting shops across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, in a move that will affect nearly 250 employees. The closures follow a review of the compa...
Italy’s online betting market is preparing for a sweeping transformation as regulators implement a new framework that will drastically reduce the number of active betting websites from 407 to just 52. The chang...
Austria’s online gambling regime is approaching an inflection point. The Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG) has renewed calls for policymakers to move beyond the current state-monopoly model t...
Evoke plc, the parent company of bookmaker William Hill, is reportedly preparing to close a significant portion of its UK betting shop network as the government considers steep gambling tax hikes in the upcomin...
A major shift is underway in the global lottery and gaming landscape as Allwyn International AG and OPAP SA officially move forward with a merger valued at €16 billion. The all-share deal between the Lucerne-ba...
A Leeds-based millionaire who lost 1.5 million pounds betting on football is fighting to reclaim the money in a case that could reshape how gambling firms handle high-spending customers.
Lee Gibson, a 47-yea...
The Latvian government’s decision to accelerate planned gambling tax increases by one year has drawn sharp criticism from the country’s leading gaming association. Operators warn that the new rates, set to take...
Relax Gaming has reached yet another milestone in its Dream Drop Jackpot saga, confirming the 24th Mega Jackpot win since the product’s inception. A lucky Finnish player secured an impressive €1,966,051 prize f...
The UK Gambling Commission is set to implement significant changes to how online operators manage deposit limits, aiming to provide clearer and more consistent protections for consumers. The revised rules, whic...
Digitain has officially joined the European Lotteries (EL) as an Associate Member, a move that solidifies the company’s growing influence across Europe’s regulated lottery and betting sectors. This announcement...
Entain’s CEO, Stella David, has issued a stark warning about the impact that rising gambling taxes could have on the company’s UK operations. In her first interview since being appointed permanent CEO in April,...
Soft2Bet has introduced Swiper, a next-generation casino concept that merges the interactive gestures of social media with online betting and gaming. Originally developed to mirror the natural swipe motions fam...
A sweeping investigation has revealed that more than 100 individuals tied to Finnish floorball placed bets on matches within their own sport, in violation of strict gambling rules. The Finnish Sports Ethics Cen...
Play’n GO, the Swedish developer celebrating its 20th anniversary, has entered the land-based casino sector for the first time in its history through a collaboration with Genting. The deal introduces BOOM Slots...
Codere Italia, the Italian division of Grupo Codere, has officially launched its first online gambling platform, Codere.it, signaling a decisive expansion beyond its established retail network. Already a recogn...