Ladbrokes Plc., a London-based betting company, may close up to 60 retail betting shops, foe a total of 150 closures in the past 12 months. Bookmakers in the U.K....
OPAP, Greece’s largest betting company, projects annual net revenues from €800 million to €1 billion (US$895 billion to $1.1 trillion) from video lottery terminals when they open around the...
Lawmakers in Spain are asking the Spanish Gambling Authority to rein in online gambling advertising targeting certain consumer groups, including young people and the “vulnerable.”
Big European bookmakers are laying odds that Greece will keep using the euro, at least for the rest of 2015. Ladbrokes of London bet 8 to 11 that Greece...
Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel, a state-owned entity, will maintain its lock on legal gaming in the country for now. The company, which saw a marked drop in revenue...
Raha-automaattiyhdistys, Finland’s slot machine association, reported a 1.9 percent decline in gaming revenues for 2014. RAY says an overall sluggish economy and poor market conditions were behind the drop.
A community in Central London is irate about plans by Genting UK to build a 30,000-square-foot casino in the largely residential area. The Vegas-style casino, planned for a Holiday...
In 2014, punters in Northern Ireland bet more than a half-billion pounds on high-stakes fixed-odds betting terminals, known as FOBTs. Now a social activist group wants the government to...
The Czech Ministry of Finance is considering a change in the tax rates for gaming enterprises. Many taxes may rise. Some may actually fall. And the rate on lottery...
Svenska Spel, the Swedish national lottery, will offer expanded online casino games beyond its current bingo, poker, lotteries and sports betting. The lottery hopes to attract new players, which...
The Austrian state of Tirol plans to amend it gaming laws to ban live in-play betting online and at stores and at matches. The move is a response to...
The UK Gambling Commission is taking measures to help players apply for self-exclusion from gambling. By 2017, online bookmakers must have a plan in place to help players, while...
Britain’s four biggest bookmakers say smaller bookies should conform with stricter controls they themselves have adopted. They want the little guys to restrict their advertising and address issues of...
Scotland’s bookies get more business from players using odds betting terminals than on those betting on the races according to statistics recently released.
Greece’s economic crisis plus a spike in illegal gambling are behind the continuing downslide in revenues at the country’s nine licensed casinos, including Casino Loutraki (l.). The gaming halls...
Romania’s legalization of online gaming may not be the windfall the government is hoping for. Critics of the new policy point out that Romanians’ appetite for gaming has dropped...
The Czech Republic is taking a hard line on unlicensed gaming operators in the country. The Ministry of Finance plans to levy a tax on the companies to compensate...
Eden Leisure has signed a management agreement with Olympic Casino to operate Malta’s biggest casino. The gaming arm of Olympic Entertainment and Chairman Armen Karu (l.) is a leading...
British bookmakers have come up with a novel approach to ward off increased government regulations: an all-out campaign against problem gambling. The multimedia campaign is being sponsored by the...