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.
Eden Leisure Group in association with Estonia's Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has been granted a license by the Malta Gaming Authority for their €12 million Casino Malta. It is the largest of four casinos...
Excitement abounds in the small Spanish beach town of Roquetas de Mar, as lottery players in the town have earned over €600m in cash prizes. The El Gordo lottery is the largest lottery in the world, which gives...
Three individuals from the United Kingdom now face an extended period in jail after scamming the Casino de Monte Carlo at the roulette tables. The gamblers were able to take almost €3.7m from the casino with th...
With one casino license available in the southern half of Cyprus, there has been much interest from companies unknown. Eight companies have shown interest in a formal fashion for the licensing, proposing a bid ...
Scientific Games Corporation, commonly known as Sci Games, revealed that it won a new five-year deal to provide retail lottery technology in Germany. The contract began in October 2015 and was awarded through a...
Caesars Entertainment was fined by the UK Gambling Commission for falling short of the protocols set in place for anti-money laundering (AML). On Wednesday, the UKGC posted a notice on their website, stating th...
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...