Chestoption: illegal offer stopped

1 May 2025

On 29 April 2025, the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Dutch gaming regulator, announced that it had imposed a fine on Chestoption Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada. The company, registered in Costa Rica, is accused of offering illegal online gambling to Dutch players via the vave.com, vave-luck.com and 65avev55.com websites.

Legislation

MGM cleared: gambler loses $24 million without recourse

Alex

1 May 2025

On 28 April 2025, Federal Judge Madeline Cox Arleo handed down a controversial decision: the Borgata casino and its parent company, MGM Resorts International, are not legally obliged to prevent or interrupt the gambling activities of people suffering from addiction.

Sensation

Why Belgian gamblers are switching to mobile gaming en masse

Ron

1 May 2025

More and more Belgians are choosing to gamble via their smartphones.

Games

EGBA adopts AI from Letzz

Caroline

30 Apr 2025

In an industry where regulation is evolving at a breakneck pace, compliance has become a major challenge for online gaming operators. It is in this context that the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) announces a strategic partnership with Letzz, an innovative platform dedicated to regulatory compliance.

Legislation

United Kingdom: A single tax for all online gambling

Maxime

30 Apr 2025

The United Kingdom is planning to merge the three current taxes on online gambling into a single Remote Betting & Gaming Duty in order to simplify the tax system.

Legislation

The betting industry and the invasion of advertising

Alex

30 Apr 2025

The sports betting industry is undergoing unprecedented expansion, with profits soaring and bets breaking records. However, the question remains: have bookmaker advertisements become too intrusive? In an environment where advertising campaigns are omnipresent, more and more voices are being raised against this phenomenon.

Sensation

Ksa and DSA: Vital cooperation against illegal gambling

Maxime

29 Apr 2025

On 24 April 2025, the Ksa signed a memorandum of cooperation with 11 other Dutch regulators as part of the DSA. This initiative aims to strengthen the regulation of online platforms, with a particular focus on the fight against illegal gambling.

Politics

This new dice game will be the hit of the year

Ron

29 Apr 2025

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.

Dice Games

Gambling ads banned? Google explains

Caroline

28 Apr 2025

For several months now, the Netherlands has been looking for ways to better regulate online gambling advertising. Google already claims to restrict these ads to operators approved by the Ksa, but despite billions of ads being removed by 2023, loopholes remain due to sophisticated techniques.

Legislation

Why is a YouTuber launching a petition against the Postcode Lottery?

Alex

28 Apr 2025

Last March, Rick ‘Serpent’ Broers, a well-known Dutch YouTuber, launched a citizens’ initiative that quickly gained momentum: a petition to ban the Postcode Lottery, or Nationale Postcode Loterij, in its […]

Sensation

15 months in prison for casino cheating

Alex

27 Apr 2025

Two Ukrainians have been sentenced to 15 months in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated cheating operation at the Annecy casino, using micro-cameras, earphones and artificial intelligence to analyse the cards in real time via an accomplice abroad. The duo, who pocketed more than €270,000 since 2023, were arrested after a nationwide investigation.

Sensation

What are the most popular games in Belgian online casinos?

Ron

27 Apr 2025

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.

Games

One million for the future of British horseracing professionals

Alex

26 Apr 2025

The HIPB has been awarded $1 million to strengthen the UK horseracing workforce, with initiatives focusing on training, welfare and equality.

Economy

5 mistakes novice gamblers always make and how to avoid them

Ron

26 Apr 2025

Many new players make these mistakes without realising it.

Games

Research on the influence of crypto casinos: Revenue increased to over 80 billion dollars last year

Nathalie

25 Apr 2025

You can no longer ignore the influence that crypto casinos have. Crypto casinos are online casinos where you can deposit and get paid out in crypto, most often in bitcoins.

Economy

Blacklist: 8 new websites banned

Caroline

25 Apr 2025

On 24 April 2025, the Gaming Commission (GC) updated its blacklist of illegal online casinos, adding 8 new platforms. The move is aimed at strengthening the security of Belgian players in the face of the risks associated with unauthorised sites.

Gaming Commission

Illegal advertising: online casinos exploiting the image of OnlyFans

Alex

25 Apr 2025

Unauthorised online casinos have been using the OnlyFans name to illegally promote their services by running misleading adverts via news sites and influencers. This practice, denounced by the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), aimed to exploit the popularity of the platform to attract players, often vulnerable, to unregulated gambling offers.

Sensation