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.
On Friday it was announced on the official website of the executive authorities and administrators of Primorsky Krai in Russia that another operator has started construction of an entertainment and casino reso...
Romania's National Office for Gaming has posted a list of 48 online gaming sites that it says are operating without authorization in the country. They have also identified NetBet, Stanley Bet, and Winmasters as...
The Grosvenor Casino, located on Osborne Road in Southsea, is reportedly closing August 9, 2015. A post on Wednesday June 24, 2015 indicated the Portsmouth casino may be shutting down. The news was confirmed o...
The government of Cyprus is reportedly satisfied with all amendments and changes that have occurred with the country's casino authorization bill and the law is expected to be voted on and approved by a majority...
Two of the United Kingdom’s biggest gambling firms, Ladbrokes and the Gala Coral Group, announced earlier this week that they are planning to merge operations and create one major gambling firm that will domina...
William Hill is a top gambling operator in the United Kingdom that provides both land based and online gambling options. The company’s most recent advertising campaign has come under fire by the UK Advertising ...
The government of France may have ruled out the possibility of building full scale casinos in Paris. However a plan to allow exclusive clubs, like those in London, is moving forward according to local reports c...
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...