Greek Islands Fight Casinos

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...

Published January 22, 2018

Crimea Reshuffles the Deck

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...

Published January 22, 2018

Cyprus Overhauls Regs

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...

Published January 22, 2018

Young Swiss Politicians Oppose New Laws

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...

Published January 22, 2018

A&S Leisure Group Closes Sheffield Casino

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...

Published January 22, 2018

Grosvenor Victoria Casino to Add Rank Group’s Dual Play Baccarat

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...

Published January 22, 2018

Cyprus Projects Big Casino Returns

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...

Published January 15, 2018

French Casino Revenues Up 2.48 Percent

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...

Published January 15, 2018

Germans Avoid Debts, Italians Want Limits

Some addicted German gamblers are legally able to avoid paying gambling debts because online casinos are prohibited there, except for sports betting and lotteries. And in Scafati, Italy, former...

Published January 15, 2018

Dutch Court Rules Against Kansspelautoriteit

Unlicensed online gaming websites can continue to do business with electronic payment services in the Netherlands, thanks to a ruling by one of the country’s highest administrative courts.

Published January 15, 2018

Portuguese Casino Workers Decry Smoking Law

A law designed to stop smoking in Portuguese casinos apparently isn’t working. An employees union is complaining that enforcement is lax and smoke creeps into non-smoking areas.

Published January 15, 2018

Russia Backs Off Casino Tax

Russian lawmakers have passed a law exempting casinos from a requirement to deduct taxes from their clients’ winnings. The law was signed by President Vladimir Putin (l.) at the...

Published January 8, 2018

Ireland Rejects Betting Tax Hike

Irish lawmakers have nixed a proposal that would have doubled the betting duty from 1 percent to 2 percent. They heeded warnings from the industry that the increase could...

Published January 8, 2018

Finland to Require Players to Confirm ID

The national betting agency of Finland, Veikkaus, has announced that by 2023 all player of slot machines will be required to confirm their identities. There are about 18,000 machines...

Published January 8, 2018

Sweden May Liberalize Gaming Market

Sweden is taking back control of the gambling market, a government minister announced recently. The EU has declined to act, and so Sweden is walking through the open door.

Published January 8, 2018

Big Winners in Gala Coral Merger

According to a report in the UK newspaper the Times, three corporate turnaround specialists that are being credited with reviving the fortunes of Gala Coral are holding shares worth...

Published January 8, 2018

Scientific Games Criticized in UK

Scientific Games, a company that makes thousands of the UK’s fixed-odds betting terminals, has come under fire for offering gambling-style apps on Facebook without age checks. The apps—which are...

Published January 8, 2018

Ho Dumps Summit Ascent Stake

Melco Resorts & Entertainment head Lawrence Ho (l.) will sell off his entire stake in Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd., developer of Tigre de Cristal in the Russian Far East....

Published December 25, 2017

Greece May Add Three Casinos

Greek lawmakers soon may vote on a measure allowing casino resorts in Crete, Santorini and Mykonos. The bill also would let current casinos relocate, including the Regency Casino Mont...

Published December 18, 2017

It’s Official: Chow Tai Fook Owns Baha Mar

Finally, all the i’s have been dotted and t’s crossed, it appears. It’s been nine months since the Bahamas super-resort opened its doors, and the Hong Kong conglomerate finally...

Published December 18, 2017