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.
With billions of dollars already invested in infrastructure and facilities for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia is moving ahead with plans to populate another gambling zone, this one in the Krasnodar regi...
Spanish gaming operator Codere SA (CDRE.MC) recently announced that the growth initiatives of the business will focus on sports betting in Spain while remaining attentive to the local market by acquiring more s...
The United Kingdom (UK) government is looking to impose more restrictions on the gambling industry in the country with regard to day time gambling advertisements via traditional and social media outlets. The UK...
William Hill is one of the most well known bookmakers in the world and operates the biggest network of betting outlets in the United Kingdom, while Amaya Inc, the parent company for PokerStars, the biggest onli...
Stanley Ho-controlled SJM Holdings Limited (HKG:0880) and Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd (HKG:0102), controlled by son Lawrence, may be looking to add the Crimean gaming zone to their substantial investment portfol...
The World Series of Poker Circuit is a poker series that travels across the globe to host multi-day events for players to enjoy quality tournament gaming. In 2015, the King’s Casino Rozvadov was successful in h...
Melco International Development Ltd led by Hong Kong tycoon Lawrence Yo confirmed that the Melco International Consortium met the October 5 deadline for submitting its final bid to obtain the single casino lice...
London, October 5th, 2016
Award winning producer and TV sports presenter Hayley McQueen is to present the SBC Awards 2016 on Wednesday 7th December.
Argyll Entertainment, the company behind the Alan Brazi...
October 4, 2016 -- Malta
The mantra “As strong as your weakest link” never applied better than in the case of Human Resources Many gaming companies based in Malta have set up their own department for head hu...
Russian Gaming Week Sochi is an international forum for representatives of gambling businesses and related industries. It will be held on the Sochi coast of Russia on October 27, 2016. Organizers continue to re...
For 2015, the land-based casinos of the Netherlands continued to see growth with gaming regulators reporting gains for the year. On Friday, Kansspelautoriteit reported that the Holland Casino monopoly was able ...
Following the decision of NagaCorp Limited to pull out of the bidding process earlier this week, the race to build and operate the first casino resort for Cyprus is now down to just one candidate in a group led...
The competition for a single casino license in Cyprus is down to one candidate, according to a filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday by NagaCorp Ltd., stating that it would not be proceeding to the f...
The tax for slot machines and betting shops in the Russian Federation will be doubled by the Russian Finance Ministry, according to an Asia Gaming Brief report.
The news agency reports that Deputy Finance Mi...
Numerous reports surfaced over the weekend that state NagaCorp Ltd. is still in the running for a casino license in Cyprus. It was announced that NagaCorp, the casino operator that owns NagaWorld in Cambodia, w...