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.
iGaming Business - Henry Birch, chief executive officer of Rank Group, has declared himself pleased with the improvements the British gambling operator’s Grovesnor Casinos brand made during the 15 weeks to Octo...
iGaming Business - A new online betting tax that has been introduced in the Republic of Ireland is set to raise an additional €25 million ($31.6 million) per year for the country.
According to the Irish Exam...
iGaming Business - Sports betting company Sportium has entered into a sponsorship deal with Spanish Liga ACB top-tier basketball team Bàsquet Manresa.
Under the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, S...
PRNewswire - Based in London, Betfect went live at the end of September 2014 with their Beta version.
Betfect is an innovative online-based platform that merges the betting experience with the online social ...
iGaming Business - Betfred-owned British bookmaker Totesport has moved to bolster its mobile offering by launching a new product.
The new mobile service features a full sportsbook and allows customers to pla...
iGaming Business - Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit has imposed fines on a number of companies connected to two unlicensed online gaming websites that have been targeting consumers in the Netherlands...
PRNewswire - Tradagames (Isle of Man) Limited has just re-launched TradaCasino.com. The well-respected European online Casino was originally awarded its Isle of Man online gaming licence in 2011 and has recentl...
World Casino Directory - This week's video headlines include the growing opposition to New Jersey Sports Betting from professional sports leagues, the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Points of discu...
iGaming Business - German land-based gaming machine manufacturer and operator Gauselmann Group has moved to strengthen its position in the UK market by acquiring software company Betcom Limited.
Although the...
Today Mr Justice Green handed down his judgment in the UK judicial review proceedings and found that the new UK licensing regime was not in breach of EU law.
GBGA comment:
“Naturally we are disappointed w...
iGaming Business - Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has unveiled a series of new measures to help keep consumers in the country safe from illegal gambling operations.
According to the Poker777.com ...
World Casino Directory - The new Point of Consumption system in the United Kingdom faces delays until at least November as Gibraltar presses a legal challenge.
Bet365 has made a strategic move to relocate th...
NetEnt, the world’s leading provider of high-quality online casino games, has made way for yet another million Euro jackpot! A Swedish player from Karlstad has just won 3.8 MEUR playing Hall of Gods™ on Betsson...
iGaming Business - UK National Lottery operator Camelot Group has reported that ticket sales during the six-month period from April 1 to September 27, 2014 have increased to the second-highest interim total sin...
iGaming Business - The PokerStars Spain subsidiary of the Amaya Gaming-owned online poker brand will begin offering blackjack and roulette games.
According to the Cardschat.com website, the launch comes afte...