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.
Ireland’s gambling authority has released 27 remote gaming licences that allow operators to offer their services to Irish players. All licences are valid for two years and after that period licensees will have ...
According to a note from Eastern European Gaming, since a new Romanian gambling law went into effect recently, the country has seen an influx of companies willing to comply with the new regulations, even if it ...
Summit Ascent Holding Ltd., a company controlled by gaming entrepreneur Lawrence Ho, announced last week that its Tigre De Cristal integrated resort located in Russia’s Primorsky Krai, will have its soft openin...
Conditional upon investments of at least $100 million, Armenian legislation will allow for a casino to be built near the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex located in the western part of Yerevan, the c...
Asian news outlet GGRAsia is reporting that Lawrence Ho backed Tigre de Cristal will open in Russia's Primorsky Krai, near Vladivostok before the end of year.
Late filings with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange T...
A merger agreement between Ireland’s largest bookmaker, Paddy Power and Betfair, one of the United Kingdom's largest online gaming operators, will create an online betting and gaming company that will be one of...
Resorts World Birmingham has been playing their cards very close to the chest and not releasing an opening date for the £150m integrated leisure and entertainment complex due to premiere "sometime mid-2015". Bu...
Rank Group has increased its profit thanks to a rise in sales at both its land based bingo clubs and Internet gaming websites. The company that operates 58 casinos and 90 Mecca bingo clubs announced a pre-tax p...
An update to Malta’s gambling legislation will focus on safeguards for customers of online gambling by gaming regulators in the southern European island country.
According to a Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) r...
Opening a sportsbook won’t be part of daily fantasy site DraftKings broad range of overseas expansion plans according to its Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins who said, “We know what we do, and that’s daily ...
About 600 members from Malaysia and abroad celebrated the 50th anniversary of Genting Group at the Grand Ballroom of the Genting Convention Centre on August 15, 2015. The black-tie gala dinner themed "Forging A...
Manchester United has formed a partnership with Donaco International Limited, according to an August 19, 2015 announcement. Donaco is a casino resort company located in Asia. It is the first official partnershi...
On Tuesday, casino plans for the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex (Hamalir) in the western part of Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia, were assailed by the wife of the late Karen Demirc...
Juniper Research, an international investments analyst firm focused in the mobile and digital tech sectors, and headquartered in the UK, has released research forecasting more than 1 in 10 adults worldwide will...
According to the legal response filed on Friday, the Borgata admits to destroying the playing cards integral to the lawsuits and counter-lawsuits between Phil Ivey, his co-defendant, and the Atlantic City casin...