The Cruks register, designed to protect people from gambling addiction, faced technical problems again yesterday. Players could not register or exclude themselves from participating in online gambling.
Golden Palace is a familiar name in Belgium. Players know it from the physical gaming halls and the official site GoldenPalace.be. Yet there is also another site with almost the same name that confuses many people.
Richard Dennys, CEO of Game Lounge, speaks out clearly about the current approach to the gambling market. He sees that the policy does not match the behavior of players. Instead of stopping, they opt for illegal sites as soon as the rules become too strict.
“This page is not accessible to residents of the Netherlands.” This is the message that visitors have recently been seeing when they try to open Casinoscout.nl from the Netherlands.
In 2012, the Kansspelautoriteit was set up to protect players and ensure fair play. Now, 13 years later, it is clear that this protection is needed more than ever. According to lawyer Benzi Loonstein, the regulator is dropping stings. He worries about licence holders not complying with court rulings.
In France, there is an official list of sports matches that people are allowed to bet on. This sports list determines which matches are reliable enough for betting providers.
Five Jewish youths wanted to go bowling at Gamestate on De Keyserlei in Antwerp last Sunday. What was supposed to be a fun evening turned into shock and disbelief.
The gambling monopoly in Finland will end in 2026. The state-owned company Veikkaus will lose its exclusive position. From then on, other companies will also be allowed to apply for a licence to offer online gambling.
Companies earning from loot boxes or payment benefits are feeling the pressure. More and more regulators are watching. The question now becomes: how long will this continue?
What starts as a normal-looking ad ends up being an illegal gambling adventure. And nobody seems to be able to stop it.
Many gambling companies get their biggest profits from a small group of players who spend too much money. This is no accident. The industry has quietly adjusted to this for years.
Smart players use these tricks without casinos noticing. Online casinos don’t like players who know what they are doing. Still, there are ways to slightly increase your chances of winning.
In an interview with SBCNews, Gaming1 spoke about illegal gambling in Belgium.
