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.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has announced that it expects aggregated European gambling revenues for 2020 to have dropped by about 23% year-on-year to approximately €75.9 billon ($92.8 bil...
Swedish supplier of iGaming solutions Yggdrasil has inked a game IP licensing agreement with Finnish government-owned betting agency Veikkaus for the retail sector.
The collaboration will consist of the Cher...
A week after launching its Big Bass Bonanza video slot and Maltese online casino games developer Pragmatic Play Limited has now returned to announce the premiere of its new 90-ball Snowball Blast bingo innovati...
In the United Kingdom and the Betting and Gaming Council lobby group has warned the government about the potential danger of unintentionally driving iGaming aficionados into the clutches of unregulated operator...
It's that time of year again and in true holiday fashion, Belgium-based e-gaming software company Gaming1 has gifted us with not one but two new Christmas titles that are sure to ramp up the festive mood!
Fi...
Ukraine-based game developer Evoplay Entertainment has launched its latest title, Wild Bullets, just in time to boost the level of excitement during the festive holiday season.
This desert adventure may be s...
Smile-Expo is set to hold the largest gambling event to ever take place in Ukraine in February 2021, with the launch of Ukrainian Gaming Week (UGW). The event will take place on February 24-25, gathering indust...
On the heels of its latest slot release and Swedish iGaming software company, Yggdrasil, has broadened its innovative YG Masters program, making available its proprietary game mechanics including Splitz, MultiM...
In anticipation of new gambling legislation expected to come into effect in Germany in July 2021, Maltese online casino games developer Playson has inked a content deal with Frankfurt-headquartered social casin...
In Cyprus and casino operator Melco International Development Limited has reportedly been forced to temporarily shutter its five-strong chain of Cyprus Casinos (C2) ‘satellite’ venues for the remainder of the y...
Pragmatic Play has secured a series of commercial deals this month, including the latest which has seen its video slots go live with global online gambling company, Betway.
Under the agreement, the supplier'...
Three weeks after shuttering a large number of its slot arcades in response to the coronavirus pandemic and Finnish gaming operator Veikkaus Oy has now announced that these closures are to remain largely in pla...
On the heels of its latest commercial deal, Oryx Gaming has entered into a new content agreement with the online gaming site of Greentube Malta Ltd., StarGames, which will see it enter the German iGaming market...
Starting today, casinos in London, England will be shutting down as the city moves into the strictest tier of restrictions in the UK. Casinos along with bingo halls must close due to the increase in positive ca...
Gaming consultancy firm 4H Agency has provided input on the recently drafted law for sports betting in Russia. According to the agency, the law is of ‘very poor quality.' The company helps gaming entities to se...