Ban On Credit Cards for Gambling Takes Effect in U.K.

The UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) ban on using credit cards to fund gambling took effect April 14. The commission’s chief executive Neil McArthur (l.) said it’s just in time,...

Published April 20, 2020

U.K. Agency Suspends Two Licenses

The U.K. Gambling Commission recently suspended the licenses of two online operators for failure to comply with self-exclusion requirements, which included installation of GamStop.

Published April 13, 2020

U.K. Gaming Firms Struggle to Stay Afloat

With 75 percent of the U.K. gaming market erased by the coronavirus, profits will plummet from 2019 levels. Bookies and bettors have turned to virtual sports to remain relevant...

Published April 13, 2020

Bulgaria Suspends Eurofootball

Bulgaria’s State Gambling Commission has suspended Eurofootball’s gaming license for the next three months due to unpaid taxes. The sportsbook owes a total of US$182.4 million.

Published April 6, 2020

Polish Bookies Look for Tax Cut

A Polish gaming industry association is asking the government for a temporary tax cut to help bookmakers survive the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Published April 6, 2020

U.K. Operators Devise Responsible Gambling Plan

U.K. gaming operators have adopted a 10-point plan to help reduce problem gambling issues. The plan mandates more monitoring of time and money spent online compared with pre-pandemic levels....

Published April 6, 2020

Stars Group/Flutter Pass Merger Hurdle

The U.K. Competitions and Markets Authority approved the first step in an exhaustive review of the proposed merger between Flutter Entertainment and the Stars Group. If given final approval...

Published April 6, 2020

Site Work to Begin at Greek Airport

A multibillion-dollar integrated resort development planned for the Hellenikon International Airport (l.) near Athens shows signs of getting under way. Greece’s Central Archaeological Council has reportedly OK’d the demolition...

Published April 6, 2020

Armenia Closed Until April

Slot floors and table areas in Armenian casinos like the Shangri-La are empty these days with the shutdown of all non-essential enterprises in the former Soviet Republic. A state...

Published March 30, 2020

Gaming Companies Included in U.K. Relief Package

A relief effort by the U.K. government to help businesses, such as High Street bookmakers (l.), survive the coronavirus will now include the country’s gaming companies. Their inclusion was...

Published March 30, 2020

U.K. Schools to Teach About Gambling Problems

British schools will initiate a compulsory curriculum to teach teens about the potential negative side of gambling.

Published March 23, 2020

Greyhound Races Up in U.K.

With U.K. horseracing sidelined by the coronavirus, greyhound races have added more events.

Published March 23, 2020

Melco Closes Cyprus Casinos

Cyprus Casinos, a unit of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has closed its five casinos in the Greek-controlled republic following an official edict related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Published March 23, 2020

Netherlands Casinos Close

Holland Casino has closed all 14 of its Netherlands branches due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Published March 23, 2020

France Orders Casinos Closed for One Month

French casinos have been closed until April 15 on order of the Minister of Solidarity and Health. Like its neighbor, Italy, France has been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus...

Published March 23, 2020

Italian Group Closes 150 Betting Shops

Rome-based bookmaker Newgioco has temporarily closed 150 of its betting shops. On March 8, the Italian government issued a public health decree strictly curtailing public gatherings, travel and business.

Published March 23, 2020

Spain’s Canary Islands Ban New Gaming for 18 Months

The government of the Canary Islands has announced that it has suspended new gambling halls as well as additions to existing establishments for 18 months while its gaming regulations...

Published March 23, 2020

London’s Clermont Club to Reopen

This summer, the elegant Clermont Club (l.) will return to London’s Berkeley Square. The private members’ club and casino first opened in 1962.

Published March 16, 2020

Hilton Plans Casinos in Ukraine

U.S.-based Hilton Hotels has announced that it will spend $30 million to develop two casinos inside its property in Kyiv, Ukraine, providing the government legalizes gaming inside hotels.

Published March 9, 2020

U.K. Auditor Slams Gambling Commission

The U.K. Gambling Commission has been ineffective in efforts to reduce problem gambling and addiction, according to the country’s National Audit Office and Labour MP Carolyn Harris (l.).

Published March 9, 2020