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.
The small European territory of Gibraltar seemingly looks set to lose a legal challenge currently before the Court Of Justice For The European Union against the 15% point-of-consumption tax levied by the govern...
In the United Kingdom, the Gambling Commission regulator has published a public notice advising online operators to learn from a 2016 case and ensure that any bonus promotions for customers are entirely fair an...
Bulgarian game suppliers, Euro Games Technology (EGT), have recently announced another expansion over the Monaco market, once again thanks to a contract with state sponsored Societe de Bains de Mer (SBM), who r...
After its Polish land-based casino operating subsidiary filed for bankruptcy protections earlier this month, Eastern European casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group has now reportedly established a new onl...
Approved by the Bath Council provisionally on August 9, 2012, Global Gaming Ventures Limited whose casino operator is Groupe Partouche, won full council approval for a new 'small casino' for Bath in March 2014....
Beginning in April of this year, betting operators in the United Kingdom will have to provide 10% of race wagering revenues to the racing industry. Last Friday, Tracey Crouch, the Minister for Sports, Tourism a...
After paying a fine of $11 million in February following allegations that it had illegally signed up investors in the United States, Banc De Binary has now reportedly announced that it will be winding down oper...
Based on their past success for hosting successful and groundbreaking gaming events all over Africa, Eventus International will be hosting the first ever Cyprus Gaming Show September 20 and 21 in Nicosia, the R...
It’s been an exciting decade for fans of the casino. In a relatively short space of time they have seen a plethora of new ways to enjoy their favourite games so now there truly is 24 hour gaming and, best of al...
Leading casino game makers Playtech yesterday announced the opening of a new live dealer studio based in Bucharest, the Capital of Romania. The new studio comes a few months after Playtech was awarded several B...
In the Netherlands, the past Chief Executive Officer for former three-dimensional online games developer and operator Sheriff Gaming has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the government for just over $79 milli...
Thoroughbred horse racing venue, Chelmsford City Racecourse, located in Essex, England, has been given the green light to open an all-night casino, according to EssexLive.
The venue, located near Chelmsford ...
The largest casino in north England and Scotland, and the third largest casino in the UK, Victoria Gate Casino, will open to the public on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
The casino, to open in the already thriv...
Czech-based SYNOT Group has recently acquired an existing casino license at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe in Tbilisi, the capital and largest city of Georgia.
Roland Andrýsek, sales direc...
One of the biggest UK sport betting operators with over 1,400 betting shops across the country, BetFred, has recently announced its latest partnership with Oxford-based casino game designers, Realistic Games (R...