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Online casinos have been on the rise in Belgium for years. More and more people are choosing to gamble at home or on the go. And this is not surprising: you don’t have to move around, the games are available 24/7 and there is something for everyone.
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Online casino operator Videoslots Ltd has been fined 12 million kronor (approximately €1.05 million) by the Swedish gaming authority, Spelinspektionen, for failing to take effective measures against excessive gambling. The investigation revealed that a number of players, including some under the age of 25, were able to deposit and bet large sums of money without appropriate intervention by the company. Despite automatic detection systems, Videoslots’ responses were deemed late and insufficient. The company cites legal ambiguities, but the authority considers that the legislation was clear and that the risks for vulnerable players were neglected.
The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has fined Gamusoft LP for illegally offering games of chance to Dutch players via the csgofast.com website, without a licence and without geographical restrictions. A penalty payment of €280,000 per week, capped at €840,000, was imposed to force the company to cease its activities. This decision is part of the Ksa’s strategy to strictly regulate the online gaming market and protect consumers from the risks associated with unlicensed operators.
A political scandal has rocked the United Kingdom after 15 leading figures, including former Conservative MPs, were charged with betting on the date of the 2024 general election using confidential information before it was officially announced.
When we think of gambling, we often think of glittering casinos, risky bets and fortunes won – or lost – in an instant.
Gamestate, known for its arcade halls in the Netherlands, is now coming up with something new. From now on, you can play the well-known crane machines, which you normally see at the fairground, at home. Via the website Gamestate Now, you control a real machine remotely.
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The Kansspelautoriteit in the Netherlands has imposed a hefty fine on Techno Offshore Limited. So the organisation announced on its site today.
It is impossible to imagine Belgian casinos without dice games. Both online and in land-based gaming halls, more and more players are opting for these dice games. But what exactly are dice games, and why are they such a hit in Belgium?
Professional tennis has been rocked once again by a major match-fixing scandal involving five Belgian players sanctioned by the ITIA. The athletes – Yannick Thivant, Thomas Setodji, Thomas Brechemier, Gabriel Petit and Hugo Daubias – were found guilty of manipulating matches between 2017 and 2018, in connection with a vast illegal betting network orchestrated by Grigor Sargsyan, who has already been sentenced to five years in prison.
n February 2024, Betsson AB announced the acquisition of Goldrun Casino for €27.5 million in order to gain a lasting foothold in the Dutch online gaming market. However, more than a year later, the deal has stalled, as the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has still not given its approval.
Online gambling is on the rise. You no longer have to get in the car to a gaming arcade. You simply open your laptop or smartphone, choose a casino and start playing. Sounds easy, right?
You have probably seen them passing by: blackjack, roulette or a slot machine with flashing lights. Casino games have been wildly popular for years, and nowadays you play them on your phone at home just as easily as in a real casino.
Roel Veltmeijer, the entrepreneur behind Gamestate, is expanding his family-friendly arcade empire to Denmark with the opening of his fiftieth arcade at the new Center Parcs Nordborg Resort. This marks Gamestate’s first venture in Denmark, making it the eighth country the Veltmeijer Group operates in.
Lucky 7 Casino was recently criticised by the Ksa for serious breaches of its duty of care, including a customer service that was unavailable in Dutch and flaws in the protection of self-excluded players. After being warned, the operator quickly corrected certain problems, but remains under scrutiny.
