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.
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...
Online lottery betting technologies provider Lottoland Solutions has announced the signing of an ‘exclusive lotto betting agreement’ with the Playtech BGT Sports sportsbetting subsidiary of London-listed games ...
After recently inking games supply deals with William Hill and NYX Gaming Group Limited, Malta-based developer Pragmatic Play Limited has now announced the signing of a similar agreement with the online casino ...
Armenia-based sportsbook and casino platform provider, Digitain, has agreed a deal to integrate content from Habanero, a leading table game and online slots provider.
Through the deal, the various games that...
After purchasing 51% of gaming affiliates firm Game Lounge Limited in January of 2015 via its Cherry Malta Limited subsidiary, online casino operator Cherry AB has now announced that it will be acquiring a furt...
French casino operator Groupe Partouche has released its financial results for the three months to the end of October reportedly showing that it experienced a 6% increase year-on-year in overall revenues to $12...
In Sweden, the government has reportedly released the details of long-awaited draft gambling legislation that would allow offshore online casino, bingo and sportsbetting operators to legally enter the market fo...
In the United Kingdom, the Gambling Commission has set up the multi-operator self-exclusion scheme, an initiative where players who are problem gamblers can provide a photo of themselves which will be circulate...
Online and land-based gaming technology solutions innovator BetConstruct has announced that Sargis Ayvazyan (pictured) has been appointed to serve as its new Chief Technology Officer.
London-headquartered Be...
Industry veteran Roger Devlin has been hired by William Hill PLC (WMH.LN) as chairman designate effective Feb. 1, 2018, the sportsbetting company said on Wednesday, according to the Financial Times.
The Lond...