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.
Boutique gaming event organizer European Gaming Media and Events has announced that online gaming and sportsbook platform developer BtoBet has signed a deal that will see it serve as the official Digital Sponso...
May 31 marks the second edition of the Vienna International Gaming Expo, with the contemporary Meliá Vienna hotel located in Austria's highest skyscraper, the DC Tower, set to host the upcoming event. The day w...
In hopes of expanding and strengthening its operations, mobile real-money online gaming services and solutions provider Nektan has announced that Michael Byrne has been hired to lead its ‘white-label’ enterpris...
In the United Kingdom, casino operator The Rank Group has announced that industry veteran John O'Reilly (pictured) will be replacing Henry Birch as its Chief Executive Officer after the latter declared in March...
After announcing in January that it was proceeding with its $354.5 million plan to purchase a controlling stake in Ainsworth Game Technology Limited, giant Austrian gaming firm Novomatic AG has now released its...
Poker pro Sam Greenwood is on a roll. After winning the April 18 World Poker Tour Amsterdam High Roller event and the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona on April 10, Greenwood has now taken down a t...
Spain’s largest casino operator, Cirsa Gaming Corporation SA, has reportedly been purchased by American private equity management firm The Blackstone Group via a deal that is rumored to be worth as much as €2.5...
After announcing the first lineup of speakers back in February, organizers of the Mare Balticum Gaming Summit have announced that four regulators will be present during the event to provide briefings and offici...
After inking a supply deal with Italian multi-product aggregator Esa Gaming in September, online casino games developer GameArt Limited has now signed a similar agreement with British firm iSoftBet.
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Global casino operator Century Casinos Inc. (NASDAQ: CNTY) will celebrate the grand opening of its Century Casino Bath, which overlooks the newly-developed Saw Close in the Georgian spa town of Bath in southwes...
After spending a little over $11.6 million in order to acquire German sportsbetting information website operator Dreamworx Online Limited in January, online performance marketing firm Catena Media has now annou...
Online casino operator Mr Green and Company AB has announced that its domain at MrGreen.com has instituted a number of features that have been designed to minimize the time its Sweden-based players spend regist...
In the United Kingdom, yesterday reportedly saw the combined value of a trio of the nation’s largest bookmakers drop by more than £1 billion ($1.39 billion) after rumors emerged that the government is preparing...
In Germany, Spielbanken Bayern’s Casino Bad Steben is now home to Europe’s very first Dealer Assist Blackjack electronic table game (ETG), which has been installed by Spirit Gaming, Interblock’s distribution pa...
Swedish online casino games developer Play‘n Go is celebrating after its very own Deion Williams won the Data Protection Officer of the Year trophy at last week’s Gambling Compliance Global Regulatory Awards 20...