Ladbrokes executives headed by new CEO Jim Mullen (l.) are contemplating a £3.5 billion merger with Gala Coral that would create Britain’s largest bookmaker. But Ladbrokes may have to...
The French government has rejected a proposal that would bring casinos to Paris. Instead, lawmakers hope to replace the city’s renegade cercles de jeux, or private gambling halls, with...
In response to the recent FIFA corruption scandal, the betting industry watchdog group ESSA has joined a call from the European Parliament to protect sports wagers from corruption and...
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has ruled against legislation that would ban slot machines outside casinos. The court said the legislation would conflict with rights laid down...
The republic of Cyprus has announced it will accept bids for one casino resort and one regional casino by the end of the summer. The previous government took a...
Up to 15 gaming companies may be preparing to bid on a license to operate a casino in Cyprus, according to news reports. Interested parties are said to include...
The Senet Group, an “independent gambling self-regulator” launched by a coalition of U.K. gaming operators, is rolling out a new series of ads to encourage responsible gaming.
A gaming cruise ship arrived in Malta this week, the first floating casino approved by the Maltese Gaming Authority. The Crystal Serenity (l.) will offer a number of table...
Lawrence Ho has confirmed that the first casino resort in the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone is expected to open as planned in August of this year. The IEZ is...
British bookmaker Gala Coral continues to explore the possibility of selling its 132 bingo clubs in the U.K. The clubs are said to be worth around £250 million (US$383...
Stricter reins on advertising and the addition of responsible gaming measures show the industry in the U.K. is ready to grow, says Roy Ramm (l.), a Caesars Entertainment exec...
Lawrence Ho’s Tigre de Cristal casino resort in Russia will be completed by the end of June and be ready to open by August 28, according to a filing...
Socrates Kokkalis, chairman of Greek betting services company Intralot, has submitted a proposal for a national lottery to Hellenic Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis. The proposed system would be...
The European Commission says it does not see a need for gaming regulations that apply to all members of the European Union, nor will it launch an across-the-board awareness...
A group of landlords for Ladbroke’s gambling shops have come together to seek better terms from the bookmaker as Ladbrokes seeks to close about a third of its shops....
In 2012, Germany issued 20 licenses for online sports betting providers. The licensing process has since been called into question, and an administrative court is calling for a do-over.
Bookmakers are usually accurate when setting the odds of any U.K. general election, but this time, they got it all wrong. A narrow win by the Conservative Party was...
Despite recent criticism in the U.K. of fixed-odds betting machines, which have repeatedly been called “the crack cocaine of gambling,” a prominent Tory politician, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale (l.),...
The Romanian parliament has approved legislation that would open the country’s gaming market to international operators. The measure still must be weighed by the constitutional court and the Romanian...
Officials in Ontario are discussing the possible addition of live gaming tables to Woodbine Racetrack (l.) in Etobicoke, Toronto. The track currently houses some 3,000 slot machines.