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.
Leading online gaming entertainment and solutions provider, 888 Holdings Public Limited Company (888) (888:London), recently announced that it launched what it claims is the second largest poker site in the wor...
Big changes could soon lie ahead for Fortuna Entertainment Group after its largest shareholder reportedly revealed that it is preparing to spend big in order to take full control of the Central European sportsb...
One of the highest administrative courts in The Netherlands has reportedly overturned a lower court ruling by decreeing that it is not against the law for local electronic payment service providers to conduct b...
In the United Kingdom, mobile and online casino games developer Blueprint Gaming Limited has announced the purchase of omni-channel rival Games Warehouse from American investments firm Harbour Group.
A subsi...
After purchasing some seven other enterprises over the course of 2017, Better Collective has announced that it ended the year last week by entering the regulated Polish market via the acquisition of Warsaw-base...
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...
Sportsbook and iGaming platform provider BtoBet has entered into a partnership agreement with Spinomenal, leading cross-platform games supplier to some of the industry’s largest casino gaming operators.
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The Danish gaming authority, Spillemyndigheden, has approved online casino operator Mr Green for a gaming license.
Already operating in 12 countries, the approval will now see the Stockholm-listed company’s ...
In a continuation of their current course of selling off assets, Australia's Crown Resorts has reportedly offered up their majority stake in one of the country's largest sports betting operations to shareholder...
Stockholm-based ELK Studios, a small, creative casino game studio, recently announced the launch of its latest slot title, Wild Seas, which it expects to release on Jan. 11. The new online slot game features tr...
Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus has announced that in the future, users of slot games will have to authenticate their identity before being able to play the games. While the authentication process will...
Ireland's Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe (pictured) has decided not to change the country's taxes on betting businesses for 2018 but will revisit the issue before announcing the budget for 2019. The minister ...
The Ethereum blockchain development company SmartPlay has reportedly placed one of their cryptocurrency gambling machines in a land-based casino. The SmartBox machine operates on smart contracts using the Ether...
Emerging megalith GVC Holdings PLC, winner of the battle for bwin.party, and takeovers of Betboo and Sportingbet has now seen Ladbrokes Coral accept an offer worth up to £4bn. The Foxy Bingo owner will control ...
Rozvadov has been a hot spot for poker action lately, as King’s Casino has continued to host prominent live poker tournament events. The casino is currently preparing to host the German Poker Tour Christmas Edi...