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...

Published May 15, 2017

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...

Published May 15, 2017

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...

Published May 15, 2017

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.

Published May 8, 2017

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...

Published May 8, 2017

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...

Published May 1, 2017

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...

Published May 1, 2017

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.

Published May 1, 2017

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...

Published May 1, 2017

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...

Published April 24, 2017

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...

Published April 17, 2017

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...

Published April 17, 2017

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...

Published April 10, 2017

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...

Published April 10, 2017

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...

Published April 10, 2017

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...

Published April 10, 2017

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...

Published April 3, 2017

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...

Published April 3, 2017

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...

Published April 3, 2017

Star City UK Could Reopen, But Smaller

Genting UK’s casino at Star City (l.) in Birmingham, England could return, but with a much smaller casino. The property opened in 2003 but struggled with weak market conditions....

Published April 3, 2017