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 Russia, the first casino near the southern city of Sochi has announced that it will be holding a soft launch on the afternoon of December 31 before officially opening to the general public five days later.
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US casino owner and operator, The Cordish Companies has just announced their plan to build a €2.2 billion hotel and casino resort in the vicinity of Madrid, Spain. The casino operator has already bought 134 hec...
November 29, 2016 -- Sofia, Bulgaria
Great interest was shown this year towards the leading exhibition of the gaming and entertainment industry in Eastern Europe - BEGE Expo 2016. More than 60 leading compan...
In the United Kingdom, mobile and server-based gaming innovator Inspired Gaming Group Limited has launched land-based versions of titles from online games developer NetEnt via over 10,000 of its omni-channel an...
The UK Gambling Commission has released new figures on the gambling industry of the country, which show that online gambling has taken the top spot as far as the most popular form of gambling. The gambling mark...
Europe’s fourth-largest lottery and sportsbetting firm, the Greek Organization Of Football Prognostics (OPAP), has released its third-quarter financial results showing a 40% drop year-on-year in net profit to a...
In Russia, facial recognition software firm N-Tech.Lab Limited has built upon the success of its FindFace service with the launch of its new and more powerful FindFace Cloud API innovation.
Moscow-based N-Te...
Thirteen years after the launch of what was hyped at the time as the future of British casinos, Genting Club Star City, is expected to close later in January.
Owners of the Birmingham casino that opened in 2...
After being granted a new license in June of 2014, the latest Casino 36 property has opened in the English city of Wolverhampton offering a portfolio of 80 slots and 24 gaming tables alongside sportsbetting and...
Energy, Tourism, and Commerce Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis (pictured on right) said on Friday that Cyprus’ casino is slated to be Europe’s largest, according to a Cyprus News Agency (CNA) report.
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New-formed UK gambling giant Ladbrokes Coral might see their earnings suffer by 25% if the UK government decides to move forward with its plans to crackdown on FOBTs (fixed-odds betting terminals). Being the bi...
“Stimulating, informative and an in-depth record of a dynamic day”. So comments Michael Tobin, CEO and Co-Founder of Continent 8 Technologies, on the publication of the report on the latest KPMG eGaming summit,...
November 14 , 2016 -- Sofia, Bulgaria
EEGS is the most prestigious forum in the gaming industry in Eastern Europe and will be held on 22 - 23 November at Inter Expo Center in Bulgaria's capital - Sofia. The ...
After winning the right to build and operate the first integrated casino resort in Cyprus, the consortium led by Melco International Development Limited could now reportedly open a temporary training venue in L...
The Tigre de Cristal casino in Siberia is the biggest casino in Russia and was developed at a cost of RUB 8.2 billion by G1 Entertainment LLC. The company recently announced that it plans to invest $500 million...