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.
Europe’s first ever integrated casino, hotel, shopping, conference, cinema, and entertainment complex opens today with a “coming to life” daytime-only shopping experience. The entertainment and event center sta...
There may not be an abundance of amity between Cypriots living in the south and those living in the north, but there is a special village in the republic which is bi-communal with a fairly balanced population. ...
In early July the government of Romania published a list of 48 online betting operators it had blacklisted. Now, according to reports in major niche media, Bet365 and bwin.party have been added to the list. Bot...
Genting Group's highly anticipated Resorts World Birmingham will begin a phased opening of their £150 million property in the populous city on October 21st. The company has mega-resorts in Manila, Singapore, Ge...
Ladbrokes has sealed a £1.35 billion debt facility with several banks in order to provide financing ahead of the merger with Gala Coral. The merged company is going to be the biggest bookmaker in the United Kin...
Cyprus Weekly is reporting that there has been a keen interest from casino operators from all over the world in obtaining the sole casino license to be issued in Cyprus. So far six big companies from the United...
Resorts World Birmingham has announced a phased roll out launch beginning with retail store grand openings on October 21, and casino gaming beginning on Monday the 26th.
Doors will open at 10am and patrons w...
The Committee on Economic Policy of the Finland Government has announced that the three gaming monopolies of the country will be merging into one entity. Finland has three domestic gaming monopolies which will ...
It appears that the gambling monopoly of Svenska Spel in Sweden is coming to an end after the mounting pressure experienced by the Swedish Ministry of Finance from the European Commission.
About a year ago t...
According to a filing on Bursa Malaysia (formerly Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) this week, Genting Malaysia Bhd will acquire all shares of Genting Alderney Ltd for US$10.9 million, streamlining its UK gaming bus...
Genting Casinos is getting ready to host an exclusive poker tournament next week at the Palm Beach Casino, located in the Mayfair district of London. The special tournament is a Super High Roller event and will...
Unibet Group Plc has finalized the purchase of online gambling business, Stan James Group Plc after having satisfied the contractual requirements of the GBP 19 million sale today.
The Stan James Group Plc wi...
A scam was recently detected that has affected hundreds of online players on popular gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker by allowing malware operators to cheat during online games. The scam was uncove...
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Wednesday that the selection process for an integrated casino resort in Cyprus would begin this week.
In an attempt to boost tourism of the third largest is...
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) recently completed an investigation into Grosvenor Casinos' (Rank Group) anti-money laundering policies and found them to be weak. The broader investigation was spurred by look...