In Russian, officials in Primorye proposed operating a casino cruise ship to sail to Japan, Korea and China. Authorities also are considering offering gaming aboard a ferry operating between...
About 5 million people visited Spanish casinos in both 2015 and 2016. Now officials hope two new projects will boost those numbers, and the economy. Hard Rock International is...
After discovering a subway shaft and an old Prussian fortification wall at its planned Cologne casino site, German operator Westspiel is said to be looking for a new location....
A report in the UK’s Sunday Times says the long-awaited new bet limit on fixed odds betting terminals will be slashed to £2, the lowest option being considered. The...
The Greek Finance Ministry will reportedly entertain bids for an $8 billion resort development at the former Ellinikon International Airport near Athens. U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment is said...
A casino zone has been OK’d to open on Russia’s Crimean peninsula in September 2019, according to Prime Minister Sergey Aksenov (l.). The project, first announced in 2014, has...
Spain's leading casino operator, the Cirsa Group, placed bids to operate two casinos in the Principality of Andorra. The new 27,000 square foot Cirsa Andorra Escaldes Engordany would open...
One of Europe's oldest and largest casinos, Casino di Campione (l.) in Italy, may be forced to declare bankruptcy by Como province prosecutors. The casino has liabilities of $67...
In fiscal 2016-2017, although slot machine revenue fell by 1.47 percent, it still led the French casino market, accounting for 84.87 percent of the total $2.36 billion, an increase...
Italy’s Tuscan region has approved new measures to combat gambling addiction. They include higher penalties, improved Know Your Customer training, and a minimum of 500 meters (550 yards) from...
The Czech-based Sazka Group received permission to increase its stake in Casinos Austria to 34 percent, making Sazka its largest shareholder and increasing the likelihood it will seek to...
An Irish Gambling Control bill, which has been stuck in the country’s legislature since 2013, will be revamped again to include a central regulatory authority. David Stanton, Minister of...
The Greek islands of Mykonos, Santorini and Crete are joining forces to oppose casinos at the popular tourist destinations. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos (l.) is among the officials...
Despite claims last fall that all the preparations had been completed for a gambling zone in Russia-annexed Crimea, Prime Minister Sergei Aksenyov (l.) is scouting a new location for...
The government of Cyprus has submitted its revised national gaming regulations to the European Commission for review. The proposed rules call for new taxes, some of which will fund...
Swiss political party youth groups must collect more than 50,000 valid signatures by January 18 to trigger a referendum on Money Gaming Act provisions. The new law prohibits foreign...
UK casino operator A&S Leisure Group Limited announced the closing of one of its two venues in the English city of Sheffield as the company focuses on a property...
Online casino games operator Evolution Gaming Group AB has announced a deal with Rank Group to bring one of its Dual Play Baccarat innovations to the operator’s Grosvenor Victoria...
One of Europe’s largest casino resorts, City of Dreams Mediterranean (l.) planned for the city of Limassol in Cyprus, could add as much as $838 million to the island’s...
French casinos generated total gaming revenues of €2.292 billion (US$2.8 billion) in the 2016-17 fiscal year, up 2.48 percent. Operator Lucien Barrière runs four out of five of the...