The latest news from the Casino world!

8 Sep 2025

In Belgium, gambling is more than just entertainment. Behind each game lies a precise legal framework, defined and monitored by the Gaming Commission (GC). This body ensures that establishments comply with well-defined parameters, two of which are essential: the average payout rate and the average hourly loss.

Games

Finland: influencers threatened with €30,000 fines

Julien

7 Sep 2025

Finland is shaking up the world of social networks this week: two influencers could be fined up to €30,000 each for promoting unauthorised gambling sites.

Legislation

Belgian players flock to dice games in casinos

Glen

7 Sep 2025

Dice games have been a staple of gaming halls and online casinos in Belgium for years. Players consciously choose them. You hear and see them clicking away on these colourful machines everywhere.

Dice Games

Kapa Casino School celebrates its 1st birthday

6 Sep 2025

In just one year, the school founded by Katarina Pantic has become a key player in the training of croupiers in Belgium.

Sensation

Golden Palace Comédie Centrale: a new lease of life in Charleroi

Julien

6 Sep 2025

In Charleroi, the Golden Palace Comédie Centrale is back in action with a bang. After a seven-week summer break to carry out modernisation work, the establishment reopened its doors at the end of August in a revamped, warmer and more welcoming décor.

Sensation

Online gambling: the EU opens the door to refunds

The debate surrounding the recovery of losses incurred in unlicensed online casinos has reached a new stage. The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Nicholas Emiliou, has issued a potentially game-changing opinion for thousands of players across Europe.

Legislation

Holland Casino vulnerable despite sales

Maxime

On the face of it, the first half of 2025 looked promising for Holland Casino: visits to its land-based establishments increased, average spend rose, and sales generated some growth. But this rosy picture hides a less rosy reality.

Economy

Google search results flooded with hacked sites promoting illegal ones

Caroline

Can we still trust Google to find a legal casino in Belgium? Nothing could be further from the truth. When checking the legitimacy of a casino on Google, the results are revealing. Of the first 20 search results, only three sites are legitimate, while all the others are sites hacked to display illegal sites.

Sensation

Big bug at Kruidvat: scratchcard sold instead of offered

Imagine: a customer walks into a Kruidvat store, buys three Kruidvat products, and leaves with a free scratchcard worth €1. At first sight, a nice idea to build customer loyalty. But in Belgium, such an offer has attracted the attention of the Jury voor Ethische Praktijken inzake Reclame/Jury d’Éthique Publicitaire (JEP).

Sensation

What are betting limits?

Betting limits (or table limits) determine how much a player can bet at the minimum and at the maximum. They conceal a complex mechanism combining commercial strategy, risk management and player psychology.

Games

Oria transforms the Club with its new Fortune Wheel

Oria, a recognised player in the online entertainment sector, has recently introduced a new feature to its loyalty programme: the Fortune Wheel. This wheel of fortune allows Club members to try their luck and win a variety of rewards.

Oria

Evolution scandal: games in Iran and Syria

Sarah

Swedish online gaming giant Evolution AB is once again at the centre of a storm. Confidential recordings suggest that its games reached banned markets such as Iran, Syria and Sudan, despite international sanctions. The company denies any responsibility, but the controversy has already led to a sharp fall in its share price and raised questions about its control mechanisms.

Sensation

The future of online casinos in Germany: a revolution?

Julien

The online casino industry in Germany is undergoing a major transformation, shaped by strict regulation and the rapid adoption of new technologies. Mark Seibert, founder and editor-in-chief of OnlineCasinosDeutschland.com, offers an informed perspective on current trends and future developments in this dynamic sector.

Sensation

Stars are pushing children to gamble, warns GambleAware.

Sarah

According to a study published in September 2025, children and adolescents are exposed to gambling-related content at an unprecedented level.

Sensation

Dutch Lottery Claims Victory, But Lalabet Will Continue

Glen