Author: Alex D.

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Illegal poker: 100 players caught by the police

30 Aug 2026

A police operation triggered by a report of a potentially armed individual led to an unexpected discovery in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. Officers found around a hundred people gathered for an illegal poker tournament.

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Poker legend Pierre Neuville has died

Alex D.

28 Aug 2026

Pierre Neuville has died at the age of 83 following a long battle with prostate cancer. The Belgian had carved out an extraordinary career in international poker, eventually reaching the final table of the main event at the World Poker Championships in 2015, aged 72.

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Brussels Casino: Philippe Close accused of a conflict of interest

Alex D.

27 Aug 2026

The future operation of the Brussels Casino has sparked a political and ethical controversy centring on Mayor Philippe Close. Ecolo believes he should have recused himself from the process leading to the selection of Napoleon Games, a major sponsor of Sporting Anderlecht, of which he is a director.

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Florida cracks down on sweepstakes casinos

Alex D.

26 Aug 2026

Florida steps up its crackdown on sweepstakes casinos. The State Attorney General, James Uthmeier, has filed two civil complaints in Hillsborough County targeting operators of these platforms, as well as five companies involved in payment processing.

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Brussels Casino: the licence hangs in the balance

Alex D.

24 Aug 2026

The Brussels casino licence, awarded to Napoleon Games for fifteen years from 2027, faces a serious legal hurdle. Following a referral by Viage, the State Council’s auditor has recommended suspending the City of Brussels’ decision, with just 3.28 points separating the two bidders.

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Caregiver convicted after spending €52,511 on gambling

Alex D.

23 Aug 2026

A man responsible for caring for a vulnerable woman has been convicted by the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal after he and his partner used her money beyond the authorised limits. A significant portion of the sums in question was spent in casinos and on online gambling.

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DMCA: how casinos disappear from Google

Alex D.

21 Aug 2026

A key page may still appear as indexed in Google’s monitoring tools even though it has already disappeared from search results. Ivana Flynn, co-founder of DMCABoss and an SEO specialist, describes a system where a procedure designed to protect content creators can be misused to remove competitors’ pages.

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Polymarket is testing a much-anticipated new feature

Alex D.

19 Aug 2026

Polymarket US is now testing contracts that allow up to ten outcomes to be combined. This trial phase has already generated a trading volume of approximately $7.4 million across 16,173 transactions.

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CCTV games at Circus

Alex D.

18 Aug 2026

CCTV games, or games of chance based on CCTV footage, allow players to bet on events visible on screen rather than on cards, reels or a roulette wheel. Circus now offers a selection of CCTV games to Belgian players.

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BR1 Infinite: $1 to kill, $1 to respawn

Alex D.

16 Aug 2026

The concept behind BR1 Infinite can be summed up in a few figures: pay to join a match, earn money by eliminating opponents, and lose your stake if you die. A post shared on X in early August 2026 brought the game massive exposure in France, even as its business model raises questions about its compatibility with French gambling regulations.

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Dragon Link jackpot: $1.14 million won in Florida

Alex D.

15 Aug 2026

A visitor to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida won a Dragon Link progressive jackpot of $1,143,913.90. The win came on Sunday 9 August 2026 whilst the player was betting $25.

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EuroMillions: should the jackpot be capped?

Alex D.

14 Aug 2026

What if EuroMillions stopped creating multimillionaires in order to distribute its winnings more widely? Jonas Van der Slycken, an economist and visiting professor at Ghent University, advocates a radical overhaul of the lottery model. His key proposal: to cap the EuroMillions jackpot at €10 million and redistribute the additional funds amongst more winners.

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Amigo Gaming arrives at PepperMill Casino

Alex D.

12 Aug 2026

PepperMill Casino is expanding its offering with Amigo Gaming’s portfolio. This new partnership enables the operator to offer slot games from the Barcelona-based provider, which has been developing casino games since 2020.

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EuroMillions: a Belgian wins 111 million

Alex D.

10 Aug 2026

A Belgian player has won €111,058,174 in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 7 August 2026. By matching all five main numbers and both Star numbers, they have claimed Belgium’s fourth jackpot of the year and the ninth-largest win ever recorded in the country.

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What are betting limits?

Alex D.

9 Aug 2026

Betting limits (or table limits) determine how much a player can bet at the minimum and at the maximum. They conceal a complex mechanism combining commercial strategy, risk management and player psychology.

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He accidentally threw away a winning ticket worth 1 million

Alex D.

8 Aug 2026

An Italian player nearly lost a €1 million prize after accidentally throwing away his lottery ticket. To recover it, staff had to sift through six tonnes of rubbish in Bitonto, in southern Italy.

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Monopoly makes its debut on French slot machines

Alex D.

6 Aug 2026

The Villers-sur-Mer casino, in Normandy, is expanding its range of games with the arrival of the Monopoly Big Board Bucks slot machines. Already popular in the United States, they are being offered as a preview at this venue.

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