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.
European casino operator Trans World Corporation has released its financial results for the final three months of 2016 showing that improvements in business volumes led to a 14.2% increase year-on-year in total...
February was a good month for two of Italy's gaming groups while the other two saw precipitous drops, according to a report on G3Newswire yesterday. Sanremo Casino and Casino di Campione saw positive numbers wh...
Although it may appear as if the first casino in Russia's Primorski Krai, Tigre de Cristal near Vladivostock, may have gotten off to a slow start, that may be a matter of perspective.
GGRAsia is reporting th...
To celebrate completing the $4.13 million refurbishment of its Grosvenor Casino Nottingham, United Kingdom casino operator Rank Group has announced that the venue will be hosting a two-week inauguration festiva...
European sportsbetting and lottery giant OPAP could be in trouble with the authorities in Cyprus after the island nation’s Attorney General reportedly ordered a police investigation into the firm’s finances.
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After earlier initiating an investigation into Random Games Limited, the Malta Gaming Authority has now suspended the online casino games developer’s license while additionally ordering the firm to cease all op...
Swedish gambling products suppliers Betsson have entered the online gambling market in Spain by buying licensed local online operator Premier Casino. The company already operates several European online casinos...
New legislation to regulate online and offline gambling was adopted by the Swiss Parliament that will limit the activity to a set number of operators based in Switzerland only, according to SWI swissinfo.ch.
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Playtech has become the first supplier to launch their content within an online casino in the Czech online market in association with the rapidly growing Fortuna brand.
Fortuna was granted the country's firs...
In the United Kingdom, real estate investments firm Aprirose Limited has announced that it intends to sell the building that houses London’s iconic Grosvenor Victoria Casino and is only prepared to entertain of...
In the United Kingdom, a new study from the Gambling Commission regulator has found that 2016 saw the average rate of gambling among adults increase by 3.6% year-on-year to stand at 48.4% with tickets for the N...
After losing an appeals court ruling in November concerning an attempt to collect the over $9.5 million he allegedly won while enjoying games of high-stakes baccarat at London’s exclusive Crockfords casino, Ame...
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic has approved the controversial provisions of the new gambling act that call for blocking of unregulated online gambling operators through ISPs, ruling that the pro...
Global casino operator Casinos Austria International has reportedly announced its intention to open a gambling facility in the tiny central European principality of Lichtenstein later this year complete with a ...
Kindred Group Plc (formerly Unibet) is set to take over rival 32Red Plc in the latest move in an industry beset with consolidation. The deal is for GBP175.6 million ($219 million) or 196 pence per share, a 16% ...