In an interview with EGR Global, Jean-Christophe Choffray, head of product vision at Belgian group Gaming1, outlines their strategy for the years ahead.
The announcement of Stake’s arrival on the Danish market was presented by certain specialized media as a major breakthrough in one of Europe’s strictest regulatory environments. However, a careful reading of the available facts suggests that this story needs to be qualified.
The European online gambling market is experiencing an explosion in illegal supply. Public authorities are now looking for a new strategy: no longer going after sites one by one, but attacking the ecosystem that enables them to exist.
The online gaming industry is currently at the center of an unexpected debate: the ethical limits of marketing and the themes used in certain digital slot machines. Between deliberate provocation, visibility strategies, and questions about social responsibility, a new generation of games is raising issues that go far beyond simple entertainment.
The judicial investigation into former European Commissioner Didier Reynders has taken a new turn. The Brussels courts now suspect two close associates, his right-hand man Jean-Claude Fontinoy and antique dealer Olivier Theunissen, of being involved in a possible money laundering scheme involving more than €1 million.
A new wave of fraudulent online adverts is using the image of Netflix to promote illegal gambling offers presented as legitimate. This phenomenon, reported by the KVA, illustrates the evolution of covert marketing strategies.
The National Lottery has launched a new initiative called the Heritage Tombola, designed to fund projects to conserve and restore heritage assets in Belgium. With a budget of up to 600,000 euros for its first edition, this operation aims to provide practical support for cultural players.
To mark Valentine’s Day, several online gaming platforms operating in Belgium have launched themed campaigns. Here are 3 of them.
A Belgian website devoted to news about DJs was recently hacked, leading to the publication of content promoting online casinos that are not authorised in Belgium. The page redirected users to gambling platforms that were not licensed by the Gaming Commission.
Problems associated with gambling do not always leave visible traces, until the consequences become impossible to ignore. This observation is at the heart of Speeltermeer, a campaign launched at the beginning of January aimed at professionals in contact with people at risk.
From the 1940s to the present day, the Las Vegas dining scene has always fascinated visitors. Once famous for its cheap buffets for gamblers between bets, the city is now seeing those same buffets radically transformed towards luxury, gastronomic variety and the complete dining experience.
A lottery win can transform a life, sometimes spectacularly. In the UK, a pensioner who won several million pounds used his fortune to finance a vast network for the production and distribution of falsified medicines.
A recent study by Common Sense Media highlights a phenomenon that often escapes the attention of parents and educators: a growing number of boys aged between 11 and 17 are taking part in forms of gambling even before they reach the legal betting age.
A court in Limburg has ruled that the immediate dismissal of a Casino Peppermill branch manager was lawful.
The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger) for distributing illegal online gambling advertisements that fraudulently exploited the reputation of the Barrière Group.
At the end of a year of high tension, Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, ends 2025 on a difficult note. Official figures for the last month of the year show a significant decline in both tourism and gaming.
