9 new illegal casinos banned by the GC
The Gaming Commission (GC) updated its blacklist on 22 May 2025, adding nine new illegal online gambling sites.
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Behind the football shirts, money from gambling companies
No sooner had the Belgian football championship ended than a significant announcement was made: runners-up Club Brugge have signed a…
Betsson forced to reimburse €527,395 in Sweden
On 1 July 2025, the Swedish Supreme Court handed down a major ruling: Betsson, via its Maltese subsidiary BML Group,…
Children and gambling: a worrying reality
Their names are Raphaël, Inès or Yanis. They are 15, 16, sometimes 17 years old. And already, some of them…
Why players will soon be gambling illegally en masse according to Björn Fuchs
Björn Fuchs is no unknown name in the world of online gambling. As chairman of VNLOK, the industry association for…
PepperMill Friends to sponsor STVV until 2028
STVV football club has announced a new partnership with PepperMill Friends, with the logo to be displayed on the back…
Monopoly comes to casinos with Hasbro’s new partnerships
In July 2025, Hasbro took a major step forward in its ‘Playing to Win’ strategy: not just reviving its iconic…
Do you gamble online? This is why Bwin is so popular in Belgium
Let's face it: if you like to gamble, you want a platform that is reliable, works smoothly and doesn't cheat…
Entain fails to prevent the registration of the name ‘Sportbet’ with the EUIPO
At the beginning of June 2025, the British giant Entain, owner of the Sportingbet trademark, saw its complaint rejected by…
Casinos angry at regulator GGL over misleading figures
German gambling watchdog GGL came out with figures for 2024. According to them, things are going pretty well. More people…
UCLouvain scans gamblers’ brains in a new study
On the campus of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Woluwé, a laboratory is conducting a novel experiment. Its…
New taxes on online gambling in France: is the government jeopardising a strategic sector?
For French online gambling operators, July 1 marks a real regulatory shockwave, with the entry into force of a new…
Club Brugge signs historic deal with Betsson
2 July 2025 marks a major turning point in the world of Belgian football. Club Brugge has just signed an…
New chairman leads merger of VNLOK and NOGA: Björn Fuchs on online gambling and politics
Björn Fuchs (48) lives in Zutendaal, Belgium. He once started at RTL, where he worked his way up to Manager…
How do you find the best dice slot at PepperMill Casino?
You know the drill: you walk into PepperMill or open the website, see a wall full of colourful dice slots…
The Kansspelautoriteit engages with providers to improve player files
Last May, a meeting was held between the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) and the providers to improve the player files. The Ksa…
Top football club says goodbye to 711 with emotional tribute – “thanks for everything”
Since 1 July, gambling companies have been banned from advertising through sports clubs in the Netherlands. The ban in our…
Starcasino strengthens betting integrity by joining the IBIA
Starcasino, a new entrant to the Dutch market, has announced its membership of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Behind…