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.
Estoril Sol is owned by Portuguese operator Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM). The parent company saw their profits drop by 95% in 2014 and they blame those losses on increased taxes from the gov...
FIFA lost support Friday, June 12, 2015, from both the Vatican and Interpol due to fraud investigations. Interpol stated it would no longer take funding from FIFA, which is supposed to stop match fixing and oth...
The UK Gambling Commission has chosen Susan Harrison to replace Jenny Williams as CEO. Williams will step down from her role in September. According to news sources, the search for a new CEO took longer than ex...
Two croupiers, Craig Walker and Daniel Johnson, figured out a way to fix a roulette wheel, so the ball would go into the same slot, while working at Coral Island Casino in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Once the wh...
The investigation into FIFA has confirmed that an ugly monster controls the ‘beautiful’ game. The investigation has implicated some of the most senior members of FIFA on corruption charges and also alleges that...
The republic of Malta is a southern European island that is located in the Mediterranean sea and has a population of around 400,000 people. More than 1.3 million tourists from all over the world travel to Malta...
On June 5th 2015, it was announced that Big Lifestyle and Development will be the exclusive sales and marketing partner for the new casino resort that is being built along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan.
In the...
On June 3rd 2015, it was reported that the Iida Group Holdings, which is one of the biggest residential development companies in Japan, may be looking to build a resort on Russky Island, which is located near t...
On June 4th 2015 it was reported that William Hill will be withdrawing its services from the Romanian market because of current regulatory developments in the country.
From the 2nd of June their services wil...
Spanish police have released news on Thursday that a clandestine casino in Madrid, Spain has been raided and shut down. The notice made no mention of the date of the action.
According to reports, legitimate ...
The opportunity to build a casino resort in Cyprus has several top companies looking to bid for the rights to be involved. According to a report on the in-Cyprus news website, MGM and Caesars of Las Vegas as we...
On May 19th 2015, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the doors to the Russian casino Tigre de Cristal will open by August 28th. Lawrence Ho Yau Lung of Melco is the majority owner through ...
Last week Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM) saw losses in Portugal increase by 95%. This has been put down to the heavy taxes on gaming and declining revenues. The business founded by Stanley Ho ...
Last week, Novomatic, the new owners of the Casino Admiral in Ocean Village Gibraltar, reopened the casino with the help of the triple world champion of Formula 1, Niki Launda.
Niki Launda was given the rol...
On Monday it was reported that Synot will be supplying 2,000 video lottery terminals (VLTs) to the Greek lottery. This week an agreement has been signed for the supply of VLTs to OPAP, which is the company with...