Lamotte-Beuvron bets on the casino

27 Oct 2025

Lamotte-Beuvron, a peaceful commune in the Sologne region of Loir-et-Cher, could well become the future gambling hub of the Centre-Val de Loire region. At the crossroads of horses and forests, this small town of 4,700 inhabitants hopes that a change in the law will remedy what its mayor calls a ‘territorial injustice’.

Legislation

Licence refused? Belgium has become very strict on gambling sites

Glen L.

27 Oct 2025

Want to start a gambling business in Belgium? These days, you have to jump through a lot of hoops. Since 2024, the Gaming Commission has been much stricter about who gets a licence. And that’s necessary, they say.

Gaming Commission

Playtech exposed: industrial espionage against Evolution

Maxime R.

26 Oct 2025

On 21 October 2025, the rumour became a scandal: British giant Playtech Plc (via its subsidiary) was allegedly behind a secret surveillance campaign targeting its American-Swedish competitor Evolution AB. The case was revealed by US court documents, confirming that Playtech had hired Israeli private intelligence agency Black Cube to investigate Evolution’s practices.

Sensation

American woman wins 100,000 in lottery thanks to AI betting advice

Glen L.

26 Oct 2025

A woman from Michigan has won $100,000 in the Powerball lottery. She based her choice on numbers generated by an AI chatbot.

Sensation

Can AIs become addicted to gambling like us?

Alex D.

25 Oct 2025

What if artificial intelligence could become addicted? An idea that seemed like science fiction has just been confirmed by researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. In a groundbreaking study, they show that AI systems such as Gemini, GPT and Claude exhibit behaviours comparable to those of a compulsive gambler.

Sensation

Man (55) defrauds Facebook users for gambling money

Julien D.

25 Oct 2025

A 55-year-old man from The Hague has been convicted of defrauding eight people via Facebook. He received money for items he never delivered. The total damage amounted to €484.

Sensation

Gaming Commission warns in new figures: significant increase in young players

Glen L.

24 Oct 2025

Online gambling is growing rapidly in Belgium. According to the Gaming Commission’s annual report, the increase among young people is particularly striking. Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 are gambling more often and for longer than ever before.

Gaming Commission

LeoVegas warns: “This is how we lose control over the player”

Julien D.

24 Oct 2025

LeoVegas Group argues that stricter rules actually increase risk. Restrictions on bonuses and games frustrate players and cause them to seek alternatives outside the legal market.

Legislation

Betting shops disappearing: gambling companies sound the alarm

Glen L.

24 Oct 2025

Paddy Power is closing 57 betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Rising costs and changing customer behaviour mean that the company can no longer keep the shops profitable.

Economy

Fair Play takes top executive to court – and wins decisively

Julien D.

24 Oct 2025

The court in Limburg has ruled that Michiel Nubé’s dismissal is legally valid. He was dismissed in August 2025 as CEO of Janshen-Hahnraths Group, the parent company of Fair Play Casino.

Sensation

EPIS stops gamblers en masse – reports GC

Glen L.

23 Oct 2025

In 2024, the Excluded Persons Information System (EPIS) blocked more than 450,000 attempts to gamble. This is according to the annual report of the Gaming Commission. More and more people are consciously choosing to protect themselves from gambling addiction by excluding themselves.

Gaming Commission

The Staatsloterij’s giant advertising fish at jaarsbeursplein in Utrecht: The city is displeased

Nathalie Maes

23 Oct 2025

It was a remarkable scene at Jaarsbeursplein in Utrecht when the Staatsloterij launched a campaign using a giant advertising fish (known from their logo) to promote the draw on October 10, 2025. However, the municipality of Utrecht reacted with dismay to this scene due to the increase in gambling addiction.

Sensation

Journalist proves: Hacking automatic shuffle machines makes cheating in poker possible

Nathalie Maes

23 Oct 2025

Andy Greenberg, a journalist for the American magazine WIRED (focusing on topics such as technology, culture, economics and politics), together with a security researcher, took the initiative to demonstrate that cheating at the poker table can be made possible by hacking automatic shuffle machines.

Sensation

The FPS Economy takes control of Belgian gambling

Caroline B.

22 Oct 2025

In a context where the gambling economy continues to develop and become increasingly digital, the Belgian federal government has approved a major transfer of powers: the regulation of gambling, currently the responsibility of the FPS Justice, is to be entrusted to the FPS Economy.

Gaming Commission

The Ksa launches limited licences for mechanical games

Glen L.

22 Oct 2025

The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Dutch authority responsible for regulating games of chance, has just announced the forthcoming creation of a new type of operating licence for skill machines.

Legislation

Annual report 2024: a challenging year for the GC

Maxime R.

21 Oct 2025

2024 was a difficult year for the Belgian Gaming Commission (GC). Between poorly coordinated legislative reforms, a staffing crisis and the explosion of online gambling, the regulatory body has drawn up an alarming but clear-sighted report.

Gaming Commission

Interview with Katarina Pantic, Kapa Casino School

Alex D.

21 Oct 2025

After more than a decade behind the tables at the Brussels Casino, Katarina Pantic wanted to pass on her know-how and decided to create a unique school where rigour, practice and a passion for gambling come together to train people in the profession of croupier.

Interview