Casino Sopron, Casinos Austria International’s popular casino in the Hungarian border town of Sopron, has relocated to new larger premises with effect from 22 November 2013. In October 2012, the Hungarian government had banned slot machines outside casinos and closed all slot halls across the country.

The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Goa government to freeze its directive to offshore casino operators to move outside the city limits and drop anchor in a nearby bay. The bench issued the directions Thursday after Hotel Leela Ventures Limited (HLVL), which operates Casino Rio, moved the court challenging a state cabinet decision taken Feb 26 to move the offshore casinos from Mandovi river to the Aguada bay some 3 km away.

President Vladimir Putin last week signed a law that will close casinos and slot-machine halls in major cities in Russia and force them to relocate into four gambling zones throughout the country. Putin’s signature on the bill was expected following almost unanimous passage through both houses of Parliament of a measure he introduced. The bill calls for the creation of four zones for legal gambling in the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad...