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The paradoxical growth of the Belgian gambling market

8 Sep 2025

Gambling in Belgium is enjoying surprising growth. While the country has banned all advertising and tightened its regulatory rules, the online market continues to prosper, reaching record levels. The Right to the Source podcast looks at the issue.

Economy

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Holland Casino vulnerable despite sales

Maxime

5 Sep 2025

On the face of it, the first half of 2025 looked promising for Holland Casino: visits to its land-based establishments increased, average spend rose, and sales generated some growth. But this rosy picture hides a less rosy reality.

Economy

CAP Code: end of advertising loopholes in the UK

Maxime

3 Sep 2025

Since 1 September 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has imposed the same advertising rules on all online gambling operators, regardless of where they are registered. This change corrects a loophole that allowed certain problematic practices to escape.

Legislation

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The Gaming Commission welcomes its new experts

Maxime

1 Sep 2025

1 September 2025 marks an important milestone for the Gaming Commission (GC). The Royal Decree formalising the new composition of this key body in the regulation of gambling in Belgium comes into force today.

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Ksa and ZonMw launch an XXL prevention programme

Maxime

29 Aug 2025

The fight against gambling addiction is entering a new phase in the Netherlands. The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) and the health research organisation ZonMw have announced an ambitious plan: a £21 million investment in the extension of the Gambling Addiction Prevention Programme.

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71% of European betting is illegal!

Maxime

28 Aug 2025

The year 2024 marks an alarming turning point: an overwhelming majority of online betting in Europe remains unreported. According to a recent study by Yield Sec, 71% of the European online gaming market, or approximately €80.6 billion, is controlled by unregulated offshore operators.

Economy

ZonMw call for proposals: beating gambling addiction

Maxime

27 Aug 2025

Since the Kansspelen op afstand law came into force in 2021, the number of people exposed to gambling addiction has increased significantly. In response to this alarming reality, ZonMw is launching a major initiative: in September 2025, it will open a call for proposals for the creation of three multidisciplinary thematic consortia dedicated to the prevention and treatment of gambling addiction.

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Why did ING delay reporting Reynders?

Maxime

25 Aug 2025

A wave of mistrust is sweeping through the Belgian political and banking world. The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into ING Bank, accused of delaying reporting cash deposits made over several years by Didier Reynders, former Deputy Prime Minister and current European Commissioner.

Politics

BAGO launches Play Safe Insights, the gaming newsletter

Maxime

21 Aug 2025

The Belgian gaming landscape is undergoing rapid and complex change. Between new regulations, growing public expectations and the expansion of illegal operators, there is no shortage of challenges for professionals in the sector. To help navigate these changes, the Belgian Association of Gaming Operators (BAGO) recently launched a quarterly newsletter called Play Safe Insights.

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New Jersey says no to sweepstake casinos

Maxime

21 Aug 2025

When New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A5447 on Friday, 15 August 2025, he officially put an end to a controversial model: sweepstake casinos. This turning point marks a clear intrusion by the legislature into a legal framework built on ambiguity.

Legislation

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The GGL publishes its first quarterly data

Maxime

19 Aug 2025

The Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is publishing detailed quarterly data on wagers for the first time. The aim? To promote fact-based discussion, as the institution emphasises. This initiative is part of a broader review of the GlüStV 2021, the German inter-state treaty on gambling, which began at the end of 2023.

Economy

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e-Evidence: give your opinion before 17/09/2025

Maxime

12 Aug 2025

Belgium is preparing to transpose the new European ‘e-evidence’ framework into national law, which is intended to facilitate cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal matters. The IBPT is launching a public consultation open until 17 September 2025, inviting citizens, businesses and judicial actors to express their views on the draft law and royal decree.

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Disruptions to the EPIS system open the gate to illegal market

Maxime

8 Aug 2025

For the past two days, the EPIS system, the cornerstone of Belgium’s responsible gaming policy, has been experiencing a partial failure. As a result, players are being blocked from entering legal casinos, while illegal platforms are taking advantage of this loophole.

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All-time record in Macau: 19% growth in July

Maxime

5 Aug 2025

In July 2025, Macau recorded a historic figure in the gaming industry. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached MOP 22.13 billion (approximately £1.8 billion), marking the best monthly performance since January 2020, just before the emergence of the pandemic. This growth represents a 19% increase compared to July 2024 and an increase of approximately 5% compared to June 2025, which had already recorded 21.06 billion MOP.

Economy

Flutter now controls 100% of FanDuel

Maxime

4 Aug 2025

In early July, Flutter Entertainment reached a decisive agreement with Boyd Gaming to acquire the remaining 5% of FanDuel. The amount is approximately $1.755 billion, bringing FanDuel’s valuation to approximately $31 billion. This transaction marks the culmination of a long process that began in 2018 when Flutter acquired a majority stake in the platform.

Economy

Unibet loses 41% of turnover despite more players

Maxime

1 Aug 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, Unibet recorded a dramatic 41% drop in revenue in the Netherlands compared to the same period in 2024. Ironically, this plunge comes at a time when the number of active users is increasing. How is it that more players did not generate more revenue?

Economy

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Why tourists are fleeing Las Vegas in the summer of 2025

Maxime

28 Jul 2025

Las Vegas, the global symbol of entertainment, luxury and excess, is going through a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Once besieged by millions of visitors every month, the gambling capital is now seeing a sharp drop in visitor numbers. As the figures decline month after month, local authorities admit that the worst may still be to come.

Economy