The recent closure of Svenska Spel's last land-based casino in Sweden is a clear example of the significant changes happening in the Swedish gaming industry.

Paul Gauselmann, founder and CEO of the Gauselmann Group, has taken the unprecedented step of writing a personal letter to UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson conveying his ‘disappointment and regret’ at the Government’s re-opening timetable...

Espelkamp. The announcement by the Berlin Senate Administration for the Economy, Energy and Operations (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe) to close four out of five arcades has met with incomprehension...

Panaji: The Congress party will urge the government to safeguard the interests of Goan youth who are employed on casinos, in view of the demand from some organisations that casinos in Goa be closed. Addressing mediapersons on Wednesday, in the presence of a group of employees of the Maharaja casino, the party's spokesperson, Vishnu Wagh, said, "90% of casino employees are Goan youth.

Moscow (RIA Novosti) - Moscow's budget will not be severely affected by the closures of casinos and other gambling establishments, the Russian capital's deputy mayor said on Wednesday. Under a 2007 law passed under then-president Vladimir Putin, gambling is to be moved from large cities to designated far-flung regions. Casinos in the capital and other cities are to disappear completely by July.

A group of workers of the 18 casinos closed by the Quito City Council demanded an audience with President Rafael Correa last week. The operation was performed Saturday 15th. Workers concentrated in the surroundings of the Ministry of the Coast. There, the employees of the firm Invermun SA protested for the closure of gambling venues and the loss of their jobs. According to the company, in the 18 casinos closed there are 2,000 people working, plus other 5,000 that have indirect jobs.

Two days after it lost its bid to host casino gaming, the Guam Greyhound Racetrack shut down operations and the property is for sale, the Pacific Daily News reports. The racetrack in Tamuning has been an island fixture for 32 years. But owner John Baldwin, who was behind the initiative to open a gaming facility at the track, earlier this week said it had been losing USD 100,000 a month for some time. Guam voters on Tuesday rejected the casino gaming initiative.

As house prices tumble and the credit crunch bites even harder, life can feel like one big game of roulette. But at one famous Leeds casino, the wheel has spun for the last time, more than 40 years after the first poker game was won. The slot machines have been packed away at the historic Grosvenor Casino, Moortown, which opened to gamblers in 1968. The Harrogate Road venue, home to six gaming machines, six roulette tables, two blackjack tables...

San Jacinto, California -- The National Indian Gaming Commission has warned a Riverside County Indian band that its casino could be closed in a "worst-case scenario" if violence continues, it was reported Sunday. "Closure of the facility might be necessary" if violent incidents continue near the Soboba Casino, Gaming Commission Chairman Phil Hogen told the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

The downturn in the casino industry is poised to claim another two victims after Genting Stanley said it was considering closing premises in Luton and Bristol. The company, bought by Malaysian-based Genting in 2006 in the expectation of a government-led expansion of the industry, said more than 120 jobs were at risk as it reviewed manpower across its 46 UK casinos.

The backlash against the casino industry has seen the closure of seven venues in recent months and is about to claim another victim, with industry leaders warning of more to come unless ministers act. Gala Coral has closed two casinos, in Nottingham and Glasgow, while Rank has pulled down the shutters on its Grosvenor operations in Scarborough, Liverpool and its Manchester Hard Rock venue. Two independent casinos have also shut in the Midlands.

The casino industry in Trinidad and Tobago is bracing itself for next Monday’s Budget. Yesterday, President of the Association of Members’ Clubs (AMC) Brian Phillips, said that he was not optimistic about the upcoming presentation, but called on Government to stick by promises it made to the workers of the casino industry, if it does indeed go ahead with plans to shut the industry down.