Bratislava Court Overturns Gambling Ban

A gambling ban in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, recently was overturned by the Regional Court. In response to a petition drive signed by 130,000 citizens, the city council passed...

Published June 18, 2018

Hard Rock Gets Green Light for Spanish Casino

Hard Rock has gotten permission to build its World Project casino resort in Catalonia, Spain. The project would be near the Barcelona international airport.

Published June 18, 2018

Casino Opens in Amsterdam

Holland Casino has opened at Ven Amsterdam (l.) in the Netherlands. The operator transferred its license from a gaming hall at Schiphol Airport, which CEO Erwin van Lambaart said...

Published June 18, 2018

Melco to Break Ground in Cyprus

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced that it will break ground this month on its City of Dreams Mediterranean resort in Cyprus and also open a temporary casino in...

Published June 18, 2018

Century Casinos Opens UK Facility

International gaming company Century Casinos Inc. in May opened the Century Casino in Bath, England. The casino resort is the company’s first in the United Kingdom.

Published June 11, 2018

Conservationists Object to Cyprus Casino Plan

Conservationist group BirdLife Cyprus are charging that authorities are pushing for development of a casino resort at Zakaki without proper environmental impact assessments. The group charges that the race...

Published June 11, 2018

Ardent Group Acquires Stake in Swiss Casino

Belgium’s Ardent Group has acquired a 44 percent stake in Swiss casino operator Stadtcasino Baden AG’s Casino Davos (l.) ahead of the expected launch of legal online gambling in...

Published June 4, 2018

GVC Exec Payments Challenged

GVC is reportedly facing a shareholder’s revolt after it was disclosed that it paid more than £67 million to two of its top executives. According to UK reports, chief...

Published June 4, 2018

Olympic Set to Lose Seven Riga Casinos

The government of Latvia’s capital city has declared its historic central district off limits to gaming and has given operators four years to comply. Olympic Entertainment, the Baltics’ largest...

Published June 4, 2018

Andorra to Name Winning Casino Bidder Soon

Andorra, a tiny European principality with no access to the ocean, will soon have a casino. By the end of June, the government will name an operator for its...

Published May 28, 2018

Melco Breaking Ground in Cyprus

Melco Resorts & Entertainment will break ground on its new €550 million (US$648 million) casino in Cyprus on June 8. A temporary facility will open this summer and the...

Published May 28, 2018

UK Cuts to FOBT Stakes Sends Bookmakers Scrambling

The UK Government’s move to cut the maximum bet allowed on fixed odds betting terminals (l.) to just £2 has sent shockwaves through the country’s gambling industry. William Hill...

Published May 28, 2018

Portugal Posts Record Gaming Profits

Portugal’s gaming industry—including lotteries and online sports betting—generated a record-setting €3.5 billion (US$4 billion) in revenues in 2017, up 11 percent over 2016.

Published May 21, 2018

Malta Strengthens Gaming Act

The island state of Malta has amended its national Gaming Act to give the gaming authority more power to enforce compliance and protect consumers. The law is expected to...

Published May 21, 2018

William Hill Head Asks U.K. to Rethink FOBT Wager Cuts

Amid wild media speculation about what maximum stake the UK government will set for fixed odds betting terminals, the head of William Hill has asked Prime Minister Theresa May...

Published May 21, 2018

Ireland Considers Tougher Laws to Protect Problem Gamblers

The Irish Parliament will consider toughening problem gambling protections under new laws, which would require gambling firms to shutdown problem gamblers accounts and possibly create a new independent regulator....

Published May 14, 2018

Bath Century Casino to Open May 25

The grand opening of Bath's new Century Casino in Saw Close will be held May 25. The casino will have 18 gaming tables, 35 slot machines and 24 automated...

Published May 7, 2018

Blackstone Buys CIRSA

The renowned Barcelona-based operator is leaving the control of its founding family. It wasn’t disclosed what Blackstone paid for its portfolio of casinos, slot and bingo halls and betting...

Published May 7, 2018

Britain’s Finance Ministry Supports Government on FOBT Stakes

Britain’s Finance Minister Philip Hammond (l.) issued a statement saying his agency would support government cuts to fixed odds betting terminals stakes and that reports it is concerned about...

Published April 30, 2018

UK Gambling Commission Publishes New Licensing Conditions

The UK Gambling Commission has published changes to its licensing conditions that took effect earlier this month. The changes apply to what regulatory data must be provided to the...

Published April 23, 2018