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.
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...
The RUB 4 billion ($66.3 million) Sochi Casino and Resort, located in the 165,000 square meter Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi, is slated to open today.
Situated in the existing mountain cluster of G...
ICE Totally Gaming 2017, to be held at the sprawling ExCel London in the heart of London’s historic Royal Docks again this year from February 7 to 9, will be their biggest show ever with 40,925 sqm (440,513 sq ...
The Illegal gambling market in Greece is growing rapidly, or so it seems according to the latest report from Greece’s gambling regulatory body EEEP (ΕΕΕΠ). Namely, according to the EEEP, in 2016 alone Greek pol...
Eastern European casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group has announced that its Polish subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy protections following a late-September decision from the Finance Ministry not to ex...
In Spain, local officials have reportedly approved the development master plan for the proposed Tourist And Recreation Complex near Barcelona following the completion of a six-month public consultation period.
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Just a few days ago, the first full casino of the Yantarnaya gambling zone in Russia's "Amberland" opened with work still underway but the venue operating in what is being called ‘technical mode’. The casino go...
British online casino and sportsbetting operator William Hill has formally left the Czech Republic market only days before new legislation comes into effect that would force the London-based firm to obtain a lo...
In Greece, the Regency Casino Mont Parnes has filed a motion with the nation’s highest administrative court, the Council Of State, seeking an injunction on a decision from the Hellenic Gaming Commission to intr...
In what is the latest step in establishing their dominance in the online casino sector, GVC Holdings have recently revealed one of their biggest product updates this year – the Blackjack Pro and European Pro. B...