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The Kanspelautoriteit (Ksa) has announced a major overhaul of its online gaming licensing policy, with a planned entry into force on 1 January 2026. This decision follows the forthcoming expiry of the licences issued in September 2021 and developments in the Dutch online gaming market.

Legislation

Lot of Happiness usurped by fraudsters

A new illegal advert has appeared in the Netherlands, using a fraudulent copy of Lot of Happiness to redirect Internet users to unauthorised online casinos.

Sensation

Fair Play Casino fires CEO Michiel Nubé

Nathalie

This Dutch casino is part of the Janshen-Hahnraths Group which operates and manages amusement centers and casinos throughout the Netherlands.

Sensation

No sales to minors: 1,500 posters displayed

As the new school year gets underway, the windows of 1,500 press shops in Belgium are being adorned with a clear message: alcohol, tobacco and gambling are forbidden to minors. Behind this national campaign are the trade associations Perstablo and Prodipresse, who want to remind people of a simple but sometimes forgotten rule: “18 is the minimum age. Simple though it may be!”

Sensation

Brussels under pressure from European lotteries

Julien

In the corridors of the European Commission, the major national lotteries, grouped under influential banners such as the European Lotteries Association (EL), are waging a strategic offensive to influence the sector’s regulatory future. Their objective? To preserve a model that feeds public coffers while distinguishing itself from private operators deemed to be out of control.

Legislation

The gambler’s fallacy explained simply

In casino rooms, an insidious psychological mechanism operates silently: the gambler’s fallacy.

Games

The Gaming Commission welcomes its new experts

Maxime

1 September 2025 marks an important milestone for the Gaming Commission (GC). The Royal Decree formalising the new composition of this key body in the regulation of gambling in Belgium comes into force today.

Gaming Commission

Online scam: PepperMill Casino victim of an illegal clone

The world of online gambling attracts enthusiasts and crooks alike. In recent weeks, an illegal site has stolen the visual identity of the famous Belgian establishment PepperMill Casino. Copied logos, identical banners… Everything seemed authentic at first glance. But behind the facade, there was no link with the legal parent company.

Sensation

Los Angeles sues Stake.us in Californian court

Glen

In Los Angeles, an unprecedented legal battle is under way: the city has filed a lawsuit against Stake.us, the American branch of the online casino Stake, accusing it of disguising a genuine illegal casino behind a so-called “sweepstakes” model.

Legislation

14% of press shops sell lottery tickets to minors

One figure catches the eye: one press shop in seven in Belgium still sells lottery tickets to minors. This is the finding of a series of checks carried out by the National Lottery in the first half of 2025.

Sensation

La Baule casino: behind the scenes of gambling

In his office at the Barrière casino in La Baule, Geoffrey Salingue smiles when he talks about money. Not because he pockets it, but because he knows that every chip wagered becomes the business of a whole complex mechanism: players, machines, municipality, State. And when it comes to the economics of gambling, every euro tells a story.

Economy

Ex-CEO of GVC charged: fraud and bribery in Turkey

On 28 August, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) revealed that it had charged Kenny Alexander, former CEO of GVC Holdings (Entain), with conspiracy to defraud and pay bribes. He and ten others are charged for their alleged role between 2011 and 2018 in the provision of gaming services in Turkey. The complex investigation, led by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), aimed to identify fraudulent behaviour and systematic corruption within GVC’s former Turkish network.

Sensation

Cashier sentenced after repeated theft in Amersfoort

Glen

31 Aug 2025

In Amersfoort, a cashier from the Primera chain was sentenced to community service after being caught stealing scratch-off tickets from the shop where she worked. The shop owner discovered several torn tickets in the bin behind the till. CCTV footage later confirmed that the cashier had taken the tickets without paying for them.

Sensation

MIT Blackjack Team: the casino legend

31 Aug 2025

At the turn of the 1980s, a group of students from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) embarked on a venture that was as risky as it was fascinating: beating the Las Vegas casinos at their own game, blackjack.

Blackjack

Frank Kruit reveals how fraudsters mimic legal online casinos

Julien

30 Aug 2025

In the world of online casinos, visibility is everything. But what happens when that visibility is hijacked by malicious actors? Frank Kruit, an expert in SEO and affiliation in the gambling sector, has observed a worrying increase in fraudulent practices aimed at impersonating legal casinos.

Sensation

Swift-Kelce engagement: a bet paid off at the right time