EUROPEAN GAMING
The government of Madrid recently rejected plans by U.S.-based Cordish Companies to build a $2.2 billion resort complex outside Spain’s capital city. Now the Baltimore developer has come back...
Could Brexit Derail Gibraltar Gaming?
Brexit, the March referendum in which UK voters chose to leave the European Union, could have dire consequences for Gibraltar’s gaming industry. Gaming accounts for one-fourth of the territory’s...
Britain’s Gaming Elite Worth £19B
The Sunday Times has published its annual “Rich List” and five of its billionaires and 15 of its multimillionaire are gaming owners. Moreover, their combined personal wealth since the...
Ladbrokes Coral Betting Shops See Sales Decline
Ladbrokes Coral betting shops saw a decline of 7 percent from the start of the year to April 23 with total revenue falling 2 percent. The group’s CEO blamed...
Century to Open Warsaw Casino
Century Casinos Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Casinos Poland Ltd., will move its second casino license in Warsaw to a new, larger location in the city.
UK Won’t Tax Free Plays—for Now
As the UK Parliament prepares to shut down ahead of the general election in June, the government has tabled a proposal to tax gambling industry free plays and other...
Melco, Hard Rock Plan Cyprus Debut
Cyprus will see the opening of its first new land-based casino in October, according to reports. A temporary betting hall from the team of Melco International and Hard Rock...
FOBT Review Stalls
The UK government will not release the results of a study of the stakes on fixed-odds betting terminals (l.) until the fall, according to local media. The study was...
Sweden Considers Broader Online Gaming
The Swedish government has proposed that the country’s regulated gaming companies be allowed to offer online gambling to better compete with international operators that serve the market.
UK Intros New Horserace Tax
The UK government has confirmed that a new 10 percent tax on profits derived from horse racing went into effect last week. There is a £500,000 (US$645,200) threshold on...
Primorye Files to Stop Royal Time
Russia’s Primorye Territory Development Corp. has filed to terminate the agreement that permitted Royal Time Primorye to build its first gaming resort, Phoenix (l.), in the economic zone near...
Ukraine to Launch Legal Gaming by 2018
Ukraine’s government has pledged to legalize gambling and start reaping the revenues “no later than 2018,” according to a letter from the Ministry of Finance to the International Monetary...
Critics Slam Malaga Casino Hotel
A planned casino hotel project in Málaga, Spain continues to meet pushback from politicians and community organizations who say the 440-foot skyscraper would be a blight on the city’s...
Bratislava Bans Gambling
On March 30, Bratislava lawmakers banned casinos in the capital city of Slovakia. But the gaming halls will not disappear overnight. The last gaming licenses will not expire until...
Chinese Company Looks at Primorye
Chinese investment company Zhonghe Linhai (Harbin) is looking to invest in Russia’s Primorye gaming zone, home of Summit Ascent Holdings’ Tigre de Cristal (l.), the first resort to open...
Catalonia Planners Get Extension
Casino companies interested in the former BCN World project in Spain have won a 90-day extension to submit their designs to Catalonian officials. The massive project has been renamed...
Report Calls for Changes in Swedish Online Gambling Regulation
A report on online gambling regulation commissioned by the Swedish government and conducted by Hakan Hallstedt (l.) calls for an end to the monopoly on online gaming held by...
Cordish Shut Out in Spain
The government of Madrid has rejected plans by the U.S.-based Cordish Companies to build a $2.2 billion resort complex (l.) outside Spain’s capital city, saying that the project is...
Tigre Shuts Down Poker, Trims Table
G1 Entertainment, operator of the Tigre de Cristal resort in Russia’s Primorye gaming zone, announced the VIP resort has been forced to cut costs due to intense competition from...
Al Bidda Casino Hotel under Fire
The Al Bidda Casino Hotel (l.), a planned project in Málaga, Spain, has met opposition from politicians and community organizations who say the 440-foot skyscraper would mar the city’s...