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 a scant few days the deadline will pass for companies to show their interest in a single casino license to be issued in the southern or Greek region of the divided country of Cyprus.
The government of the...
The Cabinet of Ministers has given its stamp of approval to the draft gaming law in the Ukraine, and is expected to be presented to the Verkhovna Rada for approval before the end of the year. The law legalizes ...
This years’ Malta iGaming Seminar (MiGS), attended by 430 iGaming industry professionals, was a successful standout conference – from the poker tournament kickoff to the zorb football closing party. With 18 exh...
The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance recently presented draft legislation to fully regulate casinos, sports betting, and online gaming in the country. Gambling has been prohibited in Ukraine since it was outlawed ...
Shangri La Casino Tbilisi has given away one of two luxury Maserati cars to a lucky VIP Lottery player in Georgia. Shangri La Casino Tbilisi is part of a chain of casinos managed by Storm International. On Frid...
December 18th is the final day to propose a bid for a casino license in Cyprus, with last minute interest now being show by companies based in Russia. The Russian companies are not only interested in the casino...
Christiaan Alexander Van Dalen is a former affiliate manager for Betsson AB, an online gambling operator, who has been accused of stealing money from the company by using his position. Van Dalen had access to c...
On the heels of a nearly 8% dip in earnings for the third quarter and a new tax the company expects to lower revenues even more, Greek gambling monopoly OPAP will sue the government there for imposing new restr...
For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker Circuit will be visiting Tbilisi, Georgia, traveling to Eastern Europe. Adjarabet will be hosting the event, offers players action at the Tbilisi Sports Palac...
One of the top poker events in all of Europe will kick off today and run until the 29th of November. The Unibet Open Antwerp will offer a quality poker tournament series in Antwerp for the very first time, with...
UK gambling watchdog Senet Group has launched a major social media campaign that targets young men and promotes responsible gambling. The hashtag used for the campaign is #gamblesmart and it will be seen everyw...
Following 2009 plea agreements in an illegal online gambling service case, the Swiss Justice Ministry says that the assets involved in the service are now to be split between the United States and Switzerland. ...
NYX Gaming Group Limited announced that the company is going to sign an agreement with the popular Irish gaming and betting operator Paddy Power for supplying a selection of casino titles through its Open Gamin...
Online gambling websites invest millions of dollars to implement the latest in online security attacks to prevent them from cyber attacks. Max Whitehouse, a teenager in the United Kingdom found it all too easy ...
Greece plans to raise an additional €300 million to €400 million in annual tax revenue by imposing a new five Euro-cent tax on OPAP’s sports betting and lottery products. However, OPAP is far from happy with th...