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.
In the United Kingdom, online gambling firm GVC Holdings has reportedly failed in a second attempt to take over giant bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group despite having upped its initial bid by approximately $500 m...
Mr Green, a Malta-based online casino and sportsbook, has appointed Mattias Wedar as its new chief executive of Mr Green & Technology, the company’s development subsidiary.
The Stockholm-listed gaming op...
Less than a month after launching its EmotiCoins video slot and online casino games innovator Microgaming has announced that September will see it premiere a pair of new titles in 108 Heroes Multiplier Fortunes...
As part of an effort to further expand into the markets of Latin America and Africa, omni-channel gaming and sportbetting platform provider BtoBet has signed a deal to supply its innovations to BetGames.tv.
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Mobile social casino games developer KamaGames has announced that an HTML5 version of its flagship Pokerist title will soon appear on the VK.com network utilizing the service’s new Direct Games platform.
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EEGMedia/EEGEvents announced from Transylvania yesterday that the Central and Eastern European event organizer has engaged in a strategic partnership with the Asia Gaming Brief. The partnership is expected to g...
British-based betting and gambling operator Ladbrokes and the Rugby Football League have agreed to extend their current partnership resulting in the bookmaker maintaining its sponsorship title of the prestigiou...
King’s Casino of Rozvadov has become a hot spot for poker activity. Having already secured a deal to offer World Series of Poker and World Series of Poker Europe events, the casino continues to host events in t...
English Premier League team Burnley FC has inked a deal with British online and land-based sports betting and gaming operator Ladbrokes that will see it become the professional football club’s official UK betti...
Specialist eSports fantasy league and online sportsbetting provider ESP Limited has announced that it has received a license from the Isle of Man’s Gambling Supervision Commission regulator to offer virtual-goo...
In Russia, the government has reportedly reacted to criticism over the lack of investment in the Primorsky Krai gambling zone by announcing that it intends to pass federal legislation to streamline the process ...
Swedish video slot innovator Quickspin has launched its latest title in the five-reel Sticky Bandits and is hoping that the HTML5-developed game will transport online casino players back time to the days of the...
British pools betting innovator Sportech has announced that its Sportech Racing and Digital subsidiary has signed a deal to provide parimutuel technologies and services to the operator behind all nine of the ho...
In the United Kingdom, horseracing track operator Arena Racing Company has signed an agreement that is to see sportsbetting giant William Hill run on-course sportsbooks at six of its venues.
Arena Racing Com...
Only days after hiring experienced industry professional Harry Biring to serve as its new Senior Business Development Manager and online casino games developer, Pragmatic Play Limited has announced that it has ...