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.
More and more Belgians are choosing to gamble via their smartphones.
Rocket Dice is new. Rocket Dice is fast. Rocket Dice is fun. This dice game does exactly what it promises. Simple, straightforward and action-packed.
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.
Many new players make these mistakes without realising it.
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.
