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Cashier sentenced after repeated theft in Amersfoort

31 Aug 2025

In Amersfoort, a cashier from the Primera chain was sentenced to community service after being caught stealing scratch-off tickets from the shop where she worked. The shop owner discovered several torn tickets in the bin behind the till. CCTV footage later confirmed that the cashier had taken the tickets without paying for them.

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336,980 registrations on OASIS in four years

Glen

29 Aug 2025

In July 2021, when Germany opened its online gaming market via the Gaming Treaty (GlüNeuRStV), a protection mechanism was launched: OASIS, the national self-exclusion system. Today, this mechanism is proving to be a tangible success.

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SEO expert Frank Kruit warns: “Google is broken when it comes to gambling”

Glen

28 Aug 2025

Frank Kruit doesn’t call himself a moralist, but his mission is clear: get rid of the junk in Google’s search results. And by junk, he means illegal gambling sites, dubious affiliate pages, and clever tricks that lure players to dangerous platforms.

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Close-up: first Nationaal Gokschade Congres

Glen

26 Aug 2025

On 24 November 2025, on the initiative of the Expertisecentrum Gokken of the Trimbos-instituut, the first edition of a National Congress on Gambling Harm (Nationaal Gokschade Congres). This unique event aims to bring together researchers, health professionals, policy makers and, above all, people who have suffered from gambling-related harm.

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Study: When responsible gambling advertisements become dangerous

Glen

25 Aug 2025

A recent survey by Thinks Insight & Strategy, commissioned by the British charity GambleAware, has shaken up conventional wisdom: responsible gambling advertisements, designed to moderate behaviour, can sometimes be counterproductive. According to the study, 45% of people who viewed one of these messages felt that gambling seemed to be a risk-free, fun distraction, creating a false sense of security.

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The Circus Casino Resort in Namur welcomes the comeback of Worlds Apart

Glen

21 Aug 2025

When the lights go down on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September 2025, the Casino Club at the Circus Casino Resort in Namur is set to be reborn to the sounds of the legendary boy band Worlds Apart. After more than a decade away from Belgian stages, Nathan, Cal and Steve will make their big comeback, offering two exclusive evenings that promise to be memorable.

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NAGRA wants to join forces with European regulators

Glen

15 Aug 2025

When Jeremy Locke, newly appointed president of the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA), spoke of the need for closer ties with European regulators, it was more than just a call to action: it was an invitation to rethink the boundaries of gaming regulation.

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Ladisfaction: Ladbrokes reinvents itself in the United Kingdom

Glen

14 Aug 2025

The summer of 2025 marks a new chapter in Ladbrokes’ history. This sports betting institution is undergoing a radical creative shift. Called ‘Ladisfaction’, the new advertising campaign aims to put the brand back at the heart of British betting culture, focusing on people, humour and personal experience.

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Judge rules against gamblers: Unibet wins first round

Glen

13 Aug 2025

At the end of July, lawyer Benzi Loonstein and a group of eleven gamblers appeared before the District Court of The Hague. They wanted to request their complete transaction history from Unibet, ahead of the legalisation of online gambling in the Netherlands on 1 October 2021.

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Revealed: Kansspelautoriteit unable to monitor online gambling

Glen

13 Aug 2025

On 25 February 2025, someone submitted a Woo request for information about staffing levels at the Kansspelautoriteit (Gambling Authority) in the Netherlands between 2012 and 2019. The focus was on the Supervision Department, and in particular on the Online Supervision section.

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Crypto casinos: the gaping hole in the UK’s anti-money laundering arsenal

Glen

13 Aug 2025

A Betconix investigation reveals that online casinos using cryptocurrencies are exploiting loopholes in UK anti-money laundering regulations, thereby circumventing the controls imposed on licensed operators.

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EGBA: 89% of gaming employees trained in responsible gaming

Glen

12 Aug 2025

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has announced that nearly nine out of ten of its members’ employees underwent responsible gaming training in 2024. This record figure reflects a profound cultural shift, with player protection becoming everyone’s business, from customer service to senior management.

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A perfect copy of Staatsloterij spotted

Glen

11 Aug 2025

While searching for ‘online casino Nederland’, Frank Kruit, a web visibility expert, came across an intriguing advertisement: a link to ‘staatssloterij.nl’, with an extra ‘s’. The site looked official, so he clicked on it.

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Woman in Texas wins $83.5 million but only receives $35 million due to scandal

Glen

9 Aug 2025

Kristen Moriarty from Houston thought she had won the jackpot of a lifetime. She won $83.5 million through the Texas Lottery. But her luck quickly turned into a legal nightmare when it emerged that her winning ticket had been purchased through a lottery courier.

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Hackers use Belgian webshops to promote illegal casinos

Glen

8 Aug 2025

Hackers linked to illegal online casinos have shifted their focus. Whereas they previously attacked school websites, they are now targeting Belgian webshops.

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American prosecutors demand tough action against illegal gambling sites from abroad

Glen

7 Aug 2025

Fifty prosecutors from various states have asked the American federal justice system to take tough action against illegal foreign gambling companies.

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Young people and gambling: the shocking study by Trimbos

Glen

7 Aug 2025

As online gambling becomes increasingly popular in the Netherlands, more and more minors and young adults are exposing themselves to problematic gambling behaviour, often from their very first experience. In response to this reality, the Trimbos Institute is launching an innovative programme, Moti-4 Gokken, to intervene before addiction sets in.

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