European Casino News

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.

Estonia Moves Forward With Online Gambling Tax Cut

Estonia has taken a significant legislative step by approving a phased reduction of its online gambling tax, setting the rate on a path from 6 percent to 4 percent over two years. The decision followed a 51–31 ...

Betfred Penalized £825,000 After Compliance Review Flags Multiple Failures

Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited, known as Betfred, must pay £825,000 after regulators found shortcomings in the company’s oversight of anti-money laundering processes and safer gambling safeguards within i...

Dutch Regulator Imposes €4m Penalty on Unibet Operator Optdeck

The Dutch gambling authority has imposed a €4 million sanction on Optdeck Service Limited, the company behind Unibet in the Netherlands, after concluding that the operator failed to comply with mandatory player...

EY Study Uncovers Expanding Illegal Online Gambling Across Spain

Spain’s black-market online gambling activity is far more widespread than officials previously understood, according to a comprehensive new assessment released by EY. The research, presented by the Spanish onli...

MGA Issues Warning Over Unlicensed Gambling Sites Misleading Players

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has issued a stern warning regarding two online gambling platforms—lavbet321.com and kasinoseta.com—which are falsely claiming to be licensed by the MGA. The regulator has clari...

UK Finalises Major Gambling Tax Overhaul Following OBR Budget Leak

The UK gambling sector is preparing for the most dramatic reshaping of its tax environment in years after official documents released in error confirmed sweeping increases affecting online casinos and sports be...

German Probes Connect Calvin Ayre to Wirecard’s Third-Party Money Flows

The fallout from Wirecard’s collapse continues to widen, with new reporting from Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) and Tagesschau indicating that hundreds of millions of euros routed through Wirecard Bank’s so-called t...

Videoslots Faces £650,000 Penalty After UKGC Flags Serious Compliance Failures

The UK Gambling Commission has issued a £650,000 financial penalty and a formal warning to Videoslots—now operating under the Immense Group name—after uncovering what it described as substantial shortcomings in...