Profits for UK Bookmaker William Hill came in £20 million below estimates for 2016. The bookmaker had a tough December in betting on soccer and horseracing, capping a difficult...
The Gambling Control Bill passed the Irish legislature in 2013 but has languished since then. Now the Department of Justice and Junior Justice Minister David Stanton (l.) will review...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has been slammed for cracking down on high street bookmakers in the continuing controversy about fixed-odds betting terminals. The new PM took office in...
A majority of Finns want to maintain a state-run monopoly on gaming, according to a poll. More than two-thirds of those surveyed said they approve of the current structure,...
Despite reservations, the Bournemouth, UK city council planning committee voted 6-2 to approve a $62 million casino in the new BH2 development area. The two-story casino will be open...
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (l.) continued his crackdown on state-sponsored gambling when the national lottery, the Mifal Hapayis, shut down the nation's 500 slot machines and 150 keno...
OPAP has encountered another delay in its plans to deploy 35,000 video lottery terminals in Greece. The European Commission has imposed the most recent pothole in the road to...
Council members in the UK city of York have called for maximum stakes in high street gaming machines to be reduced from £100 to £2. Officials are concerned about...
The Lower House of the Polish Parliament has passed a new Gambling Act designed to combat illegal online gambling in the country and increase revenue from legal gambling. The...
Lawrence Ho’s Tigre de Cristal casino in Russia’s Primorye region is expected to do booming business through 2018, according to forecasts from Union Gaming Securities Asia Ltd.
The UK government has given the Welsh government the authority to license high-stakes gaming machines. It could be a direct hit at fixed odds betting terminals, which allow punters...
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin (l.) says the country is working to relax its laws related to sports betting and online poker. The change will help the government...
According to the International eSports Federation, Finland’s eSports Federation SEUL has gained recognition from the Finnish Sports Confederation as an official sport. The post said that the recognition shows...
Noting opportunities for U.S. gaming projects are becoming increasingly rare, Baltimore-based Cordish Companies hope to develop a $2.2 billion casino resort on 300 acres near Madrid. CEO David Cordish...
The former Elliniko International Airport site (l.) in Greece may become a casino, according to local reports. Sources say the government has already approved a casino license.
A soft opening of the Sochi Casino and Resort will be held on New Year's Eve in the popular Russian resort city on the Black Sea. The official opening...
Residents near the new Victoria Gate "supercasino" in Leeds, England said the building is too close to their homes. For example, the rooftop terrace is just 20 feet from...
Following complaints from online casino and bingo operators, the UK government said it will revise free play tax changes announced in March. The changes would have ended operators' exemption...
A massive sting operation at 27 locations resulted in the shutdown of 19 illegal online gambling sites in the Northern Cape and North West provinces in South Africa. Three...
Around 450,000 children age 11-15, gamble weekly, according to a UK Gambling Commission report. The study, which polled 2,411 children, found smoking, drinking and drug use have declined but...