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.
Reports have surfaced that the first casino to be located in Sochi will be opening within a two year time frame. The Gorky Gorod resort will be based in Sochi and according to Yuga.ru, spokesperson Elena Zakhar...
In past years, the Betting on Sports conference has attracted sportsbook operators from the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Canada, Africa, Asia, and Australia. This year's event is shaping up to be no diff...
Casinos Austria International have completed a successful restructuring, which resulted with a high operating profit of €18.9 million for the first time in the past seven years.
The performance of the compan...
GVC Holdings recently announced that their fully owned subsidiary, Headlong Limited, has been granted a 10-year license within Romania. The Romanian National Gaming Office granted a full and permanent license t...
Evolution Gaming will be working with iSoftBet to launch a Live Casino studio at the Grand Casino Bucharest, a first to take place within Romania. Evolution Gaming is a top provider of Live Casino gaming soluti...
Austrian gaming equipment manufacturer Novomatic has abandoned an attempt to increase its stake in local casino operator Casinos Austria following a ruling from the nation’s Federal Competition Authority regula...
Krasnaya Polyana (Красная Поляна) will be the name of the newly minted Russian gambling zone to replace doomed Azov City, according to media reports coming out of the former Soviet state. The "Gorky Gorod" ski ...
September 8, 2016 will see the 7th Annual KPMG eGaming Summit open in the Isle of Man at the Villa Marina. The event begins at 9am and will feature more than 30 experts in the field of eGaming. The entire day w...
Located at the center of Cardiff, the Rainbow Casino is currently undergoing a refurbishment. £3m will be invested into the property, essentially doubling the size of the venue. The changes will be completed by...
After last week failing in its joint $4 billion bid to buy competitor William Hill, British land-based casino and bingo operator The Rank Group has announced that it is still on the lookout for merger and acqui...
The city of Sochi is set to create a new gambling zone after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, gave the go-ahead. TASS, a Russian news agency, is reporting that on the 10th of August, a resolution wa...
Just days after their acquisition offer was turned down by William Hill, 888 Holdings and Rank Group have announced they will not be pursuing an attempt to merger with the gambling rival any longer. William Hil...
One of the industry’s most reputable gambling authorities, the UK Gambling Commission, has published a discussion paper in which it shines light on virtual currencies, eSports, social gaming and more. Moreover,...
In Russia, the Ministry Of Finance has begun amending laws governing the local securities market with the aim of stamping out activities that could be considered as illegal gambling.
According to a report fr...
Casino investor, Royal Time Group recently lost a court case seeking compensation for investments in the Azov City gaming area of Russia's Krasnodar region. The area was designated as a Gambling Zone in 2009. R...