The European Casino Association has informed its members that the European Dealer Championship 2023, which was originally scheduled to take place at the City of Dreams Mediterranean Resort and Casino in Cyprus between June 12-15, has been relocated due to unforeseeable circumstances. The European Dealer Championship will now take place on the same dates – June 12 to 15 – […]

The European Casino Association has awarded two successful candidates for this year’s ECA Diversity Scholarship, sponsored by AGEM, Clarion and the UNLV International Gaming Institute. Now in its fifth year, the Diversity Scholarship is open to all ECA member employees, enabling successful candidates to participate in-person at the renowned Executive Development Programme (EDP), held at Lake Tahoe, US. The EDP […]

The ECA Casino Industry Forum will take place in the Austrian town of Baden from September 27-30. It is the gathering place for Europe’s leading casino operators to discuss the challenges, opportunities, trends, and developments in land-based and online casino gaming. Casino Baden plays host to over 60 guests at this year’s event, marking the return of the ECA Casino […]

Leading international casino suppliers and operators came together at the first ICE London and European Casino Association Summer Symposium held at the iconic Les Ambassadeurs Club in Mayfair, London. The Symposium, whose theme was ‘Building a profitable and sustainable future for the casino industry’ comprised a series of C-Level discussions using the Open Space model. Run under the Chatham House […]

Following its two-year absence, the European Casino Association’s (ECA) European Dealer Championship was deemed a success. Hosted at the Salle Medecin, Casino de Monte-Carlo on May 18, the two-day competition saw 40 participants from 23 different European countries display excellence in the ‘art of dealing’. Throughout the two days, the ECA used the hashtag #EDChamp on social media posts to […]

The European Dealer Championship 2022 will return after a two-year absence to Casino de Monte-Carlo in Monaco. The event will take place over three days from May 16 to 18. EDC host, Société des Bains de Mer, will welcome 37 participants, 39 jury members and an expectant crowd of hundreds of spectators to witness the crowning of Europe’s finest dealers. […]

The European Casino Association and Clarion Gaming have confirmed a new Innovation Symposia, designed to bring casino operators and industry suppliers together in advance of ICE London 2023. The programme is scheduled to commence in the coming month with a series of digital round-tables staged across Europe. These will be followed by a larger in-person gathering in Brussels scheduled for […]

OKTO has confirmed a partnership with the European Casino Association. Under the terms of the agreement, OKTO will provide advice to the 900 casinos represented by the ECA on how to deliver the best digital payments experience to their customers. OKTO’s CCO, Simon Dorsen, said: “We are committed to working with like-minded, influential bodies such as the European Casino Association. […]

The retirement of Bettina Glatz-Kremsner as general director of Casinos Austria, has prompted a restructure of the Board of the European Casino Association. Ms. Glatz-Kremsner’s position in representing Austria at the ECA Board has been filled by Erwin van Lambaart, who transitioned from his role at Holland Casino to the CEO of Casinos Austria at the beginning of April 2022.

JOA Group has becomes the first French operator to meet the ECA’s Responsible Gambling Framework criteria. This follows an independent audit conducted by Pieter Remmers, Chairman of the Board of G4 (Global Gambling Guidance Group). Certification of its 33 casino estate ensures that JOA is operating in adherence with the latest standards in Responsible Gambling upheld by the licensed land-based casinos […]