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.
KPMG’s 7th annual eSummit in Gibraltar was held aboard the Sunborn Hotel on March 23rd. Nearly 300 delegates attended the event which featured more than 40 keynote speakers and experts of the eBusiness world.
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Global online gaming and sportsbetting giant William Hill has announced that Ruth Prior will be joining its corporate ranks later in the year to serve as Chief Financial Officer.
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Antanas “Tony G” Guoga is a poker player from Lithuania who was recently banned from Russia by Vladimir Putin. Tony G is a member of European Parliament for the Liberal Movement and was one of 12 European polit...
In Sweden, the Lotteriinspektionen gambling authority has reportedly advised the government that it should scrap the nation’s monopolistic approach to online gaming and open up its domestic market to internatio...
After finalizing its outright acquisition of Malta-based online casino operator ComeOn! in December, Swedish firm Cherry AB has now announced that all of its consumer-facing Internet gaming activities are being...
Online casino games developer High 5 Games has signed a deal that will see Nektan immediately begin distributing its portfolio of real-money titles on an exclusive basis across Europe and Canada.
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Japan comes one step closer to the introduction of Integrated Resort projects with the news that the Macau-based operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and Monte Carlo's Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) have i...
Lawrence Ho's Tigre de Cristal casino in Russia's Siberia has been forced into significantly lowering its main casino floor offer due to illegal gambling operations in the region that unfairly compete with the ...
After approving the development master plan for the proposed Tourist And Recreation Complex near Barcelona in January, local officials for the Catalonia region of Spain have now granted the companies interested...
The first ever Cyprus Gaming Show, originally scheduled for May in Bafra, North Cyprus - will now be held in Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus 20 - 21 September 2017. The event has been fully endorsed by the National...
On March 31, 2017, Moscow will host Betting Trends Forum 2017, an exclusive event in Russia focused on issues and trends of the betting business. Delegates will see presentations from leading experts in the fie...
It's time to bet on virtual and augmented reality and Smile-Expo has organized an event for April 3 at Andel’s by Vienna House in Prague, Czech Republic that promises to be the break-out event of the year.
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What once was one of the largest casinos in the region could be making a return as Birmingham-based Genting UK assesses the future of its Aston property, which could see a new, smaller scale casino operation in...
The regional government of Madrid has reportedly poured cold water on a plan that would have seen American casino operator The Cordish Companies construct a $2.2 billion leisure and entertainment complex on the...
A local political party’s spokesman has voiced his opposition to a skyscraper hotel project in Málaga, in southern Spain, arguing that the 135 meter (approximately 443 feet) building would transform the city’s ...