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.
PRNewswire - Award-winning sports betting solutions provider, SBTech is pleased to announce they have signed an exclusive multi-year deal with TGP Europe Ltd. To provide a turnkey sports betting solution for th...
Playtech is delighted to announce the integration of Metric Gaming’s Rapid Fire Sports service into the IMS back office system, enhancing the gaming offering for Tier 1 licensee, Coral.
Rapid Fire gives Cora...
iGaming Business - Swedish online gaming operator Unibet generated gross winnings of £16 million (€20.2 million/$27.5 million) during football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup in June and July.
In announcing interim re...
iGaming Business - Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has become one of the first producers of slots and table games to be granted a remote gambling software operating licence by the UK Gambling Commission...
iGaming Business - Evolution Gaming, which specialises in video-streamed live dealer gaming, has struck a deal to launch Evolution Live Roulette on the mobile bingo service offered by Rank Group’s Mecca brand.
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iGaming Business - The Remote Gambling Association has admitted that the igaming industry in the UK needs to address concerns from politicians and the public about the proliferation of gambling advertising, its...
iGaming Business - UK bookmaker William Hill has reported an increase in revenue thanks to betting on football’s Fifa World Cup, but a slight dip in operating profit, for the first six months of 2014.
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iGaming Business - Regulations governing online slots and exchange betting in Spain have been approved by the national government.
In a statement on the website of the DGOJ, the Directorate General for the R...
iGaming Business - French-licensed betting operator and B2B platform provider France Pari’s revenues doubled during the first half of the year to reach €9m compared to €4.6m to the same period in 2013, the Braz...
iGaming Business - The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against Ladbrokes for an online banner advert for a sales promotion.
The promotion stated, ‘UP TO £500! IN FREE BETS O...
iGaming Business - Stockbroker Numis has claimed that bookmakers William Hill and Paddy Power should consider a merger, although iGaming Business understands that such a transaction would be highly unlikely.
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iGaming Business - The Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP), which operates the French football league, has announced sanctions for dozens of players found to have breached rules on betting.
A total of 87 pl...
Paris, France, July 29, 2014 – Dictao, the leading regulatory compliance solution provider for online gaming operators, welcomes the European Commission decision to recognize the control system, or SAFE, as th...
iGaming Business - The Belgian national lottery has extended its title sponsorship of the Lotto-Belisol UCI World Tour cycling team.
The deal will run for six years, from 2015 to 2020, with sealants, adhesiv...
iGaming Business - The opposition Labour political party in the UK is considering a proposal that would introduce a levy on all sports betting, with all revenue generated to be ploughed into grassroots sports a...