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Gerard Joling at Peppermill Maastricht opening: apply for free tickets

Gerard Joling on stage, a festive welcome and an evening for which you can apply for free tickets. Peppermill Casino Maastricht Airport will celebrate its official opening on Sunday, 4 October, with the singer as the headline attraction. The programme starts at 8:00 p.m. Anyone who wants to attend must register in advance, as places are limited.

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Record number of Belgians voluntarily exclude themselves from gambling

A record 66,998 people were registered in EPIS at their own request at the end of 2025. Over the course of one year, the number of voluntarily excluded players increased by a net 10,540. People in their twenties and thirties in particular are taking steps to protect themselves from gambling.

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Curaçao investigates gambling hack: what happens to the leaked files and disputed licences?

On 17 September, the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) reported that someone had gained unauthorised access to its online gambling portal. At the time, the regulator said it did not yet know what information had been accessed. Five days later, Follow the Money (FTM) published findings based on tens of thousands of documents obtained through that system.

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€800 million on paper: the questions surrounding Blaze founder Nick van Gorsel

A Dutch name in a Curaçao licensing file leads to one of Brazil’s best-known gambling brands. According to Follow the Money (FTM), Nick van Gorsel is listed alongside American Nicholas Beugg as an ultimate beneficial owner of Prolific Trade N.V., the company behind Blaze.com. In his application, Van Gorsel declared a personal net worth of €800 million in 2024.

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Hack Reveals the Names Behind Hundreds of (Illegal) Curaçao Gambling Companies

A licence application is supposed to make clear who owns a gambling company and where its money comes from. Yet questions remained on precisely those points for several major operators, according to leaked documents from the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA). Nevertheless, companies behind brands including Stake and 1xBet were granted licences.

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Won a free bet? Here’s how much you’ll actually be paid out

A €20 free bet sounds as though you’re being given twenty euros as a gift. However, after winning a bet, the amount credited to your account is not always what you had calculated beforehand. With many free bets, the value of the free bet itself is not paid out along with the winnings. A €20 free bet at odds of 2.00 will therefore not yield €40, but only €20.

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How bookmakers profit from your bet

Bookmakers embed a mathematical margin (overround) into their odds, pushing total implied probabilities above 100%. This built-in markup ensures the operator maintains a structural advantage over the long term.

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GC takes action: Meta removes thousands of illegal gambling adverts

More than 8,500 adverts from illegal gambling operators were reported to Meta in 2025 with a request to have them removed. The campaigns appeared on Facebook and Instagram and regularly misused the names and logos of licensed Belgian casinos.

Gaming Commission

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Has your casino game frozen? Here’s what happens to your stake and winnings

You press the button to start a slot game, the stake is deducted from your balance, and at that very moment the screen freezes. The reels remain frozen, the bonus round fails to open, or the connection to the live casino is lost. When you log in again, you can’t immediately tell what happened to that round of play. Have you lost your stake, has the round been cancelled, or has the system calculated the outcome after all?

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Why do betting odds change before and during a match?

Betting odds fluctuate due to new information, team news, heavy betting volume, and time decay during live play. Bookmakers continuously adjust their lines to manage financial risk and recalculate real-time win probabilities.

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Constitutional Court: National Lottery is wrongly granted exceptional status

The National Lottery’s exceptional status within the Belgian gambling market is coming under increasing pressure. Private casinos and bookmakers must comply with strict rules regarding advertising, bonuses, age verification and excluded players. These obligations do not apply in the same way to lottery products.

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Belgium imposed millions in gambling fines: this is what actually came in

Between 2020 and 2025, less than 6% of the €10.1M in Belgian gambling fines was collected by the GC. The regulator is now shifting focus toward rapid domain blocking and cutting off financial transactions to illegal operators.

Gaming Commission

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GC Chair Magali Clavie warns: ‘The illegal gambling market is growing at breakneck speed’

The planned reform of the Belgian gambling market failed to get off the ground in 2025. Meanwhile, the threat posed by illegal gambling sites grew rapidly. The Gaming Commission had 8,528 adverts removed from Meta and blacklisted 370 new websites.

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Can AI stop gambling addiction before damage occurs?

A new algorithm can assess which online gamblers face an elevated risk based on actual betting behavior. The open-source model, developed by researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), looks beyond just the amount money a player loses. Bet patterns, playing times, and responses to winning and losing streaks are also taken into account.

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Casinos in Paris and Cannes drive strong growth for Partouche

Groupe Partouche recorded consolidated turnover of €360.7 million in the first nine months of the 2026 financial year. This is 3.7 per cent higher than the €347.8 million recorded in the same period a year earlier. Growth accelerated particularly in the third quarter. The French casino operator benefited from recent investments in Paris and Cannes, whilst its overseas branches presented a more mixed picture.

Economy

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Closing a casino account, taking a cooling-off period, or EPIS: understanding the difference

Casino account closure, cooling-off periods, and EPIS registration may seem similar, but their impact varies significantly. Discover which protection measure fits your situation best and how to choose the right option.

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Severe blow at bet365: 340 jobs eliminated across three countries

Bet365 is set to cut 340 jobs across the United Kingdom, Malta, and Gibraltar.

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