12 new websites banned by the GC in Belgium
For several years now, Belgium has been actively combating unauthorised online gambling websites. On 04 November 2025, the Gambling Commission…
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LeoVegas fined €500,000 for breach of duty of care
In fining LeoVegas €500,000, the Dutch Gaming Authority has reiterated that online gaming operators' duty of care is not an…
Stake and the new money laundering blind spot
The new internal cryptocurrency exchange function introduced by gaming platform Stake, presented as a simple convenience tool for users, is…
Paddy Power Betfair fined £2m for failings
Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to pay £2 million after a compliance audit highlighted serious failings in player protection. The…
The National Lottery launches the Heritage Tombola
The National Lottery is preparing to launch a new game with a strong social impact. Called the ‘Heritage Tombola’, this…
Threat and abusive refund claim: the court rules
A German court has just drawn a clear legal line in the online casino sector, classifying a refund request accompanied…
Websites hijacked for casino advertising: piracy is rampant
With the new cooperation protocol between the Gaming Commission and DNS Belgium, a strong signal is being sent to providers…
The end of sweepstakes casinos? A look back at 2025
In 2025, one of the most controversial phenomena in iGaming, sweepstakes casinos, came under an unprecedented legal microscope. Largely tolerated…
End of mixed promotions in UK gambling
From 2026, the United Kingdom is preparing to overhaul the rules governing online gambling promotions. The aim is to make…
Fraudulent subscriptions: the Ksa takes action
In the Netherlands, the gambling regulatory authority is today sounding the alarm over what it considers to be ambiguous lottery…
‘This is historic’ – Finland ends state monopoly on online gambling
The Finnish Parliament has approved a law opening up the gambling market by a large majority. The state monopoly will…
National Lottery: a legal framework to be rewritten by 2026
By pointing out legal inconsistencies between private games of chance and certain National Lottery offers, the country's highest court is…
Kansspelautoriteit funds approach to gambling harm, Municipalities start pilot project
Gambling problems often start silently. That is precisely why it is important to recognize them early. The new Collaborative Association…
The ANJ’s new campaign: Where’s the problem?
As the festive season approaches, the ANJ is warning that the practice of giving scratch cards to children is still…
‘Gambling affects more than you think’ – OpenOverGokken pushes for openness and recognition
To take control of your behaviour and make its consequences discussable, there is now the OpenOverGokken campaign. Not to point…
GAMBUSE: the project to protect athletes
The GAMBUSE project has just received major funding from the Foundation for Scientific Research in Flanders (FWO), paving the way…
Questionable directors leave gambling companies – Kansspelautoriteit sets strict limits
They did not receive a fine, but a clear warning. Three fellow policymakers have left after decisive action by the…
‘We lost 80% in one fell swoop’ – KVA sees pattern of SEO attack on legal gambling sites
They did everything by the book. Yet some Dutch affiliate gambling websites lost up to 85 per cent of their…