A visitor to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida won a Dragon Link progressive jackpot of $1,143,913.90. The win came on Sunday 9 August 2026 whilst the player was betting $25.
The Dutch courts have upheld the Ksa’s position in its dispute with the National Postcode Lottery and the Friends’ Lottery. At the heart of the case: games offered online in 2023 that gave access to an additional draw. The Amsterdam court ruled that this mechanism constituted a remote game of chance for which the two lotteries did not hold the required authorisation.
From 13 August 2026, independent press shops and newsagents in Belgium will be subject to a new legal framework. This reform, which the Corbis federation has been calling for over the past decade, aims to better distinguish traditional press shops from businesses that use this status primarily to take advantage of certain benefits.
What if EuroMillions stopped creating multimillionaires in order to distribute its winnings more widely? Jonas Van der Slycken, an economist and visiting professor at Ghent University, advocates a radical overhaul of the lottery model. His key proposal: to cap the EuroMillions jackpot at €10 million and redistribute the additional funds amongst more winners.
Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden has criticised the attitude of certain Belgian sports clubs in the face of stricter rules governing gambling advertising. Her department accuses them of failing to make sufficient use of the long transition period to seek new sources of funding and condemns their lack of social responsibility.
The Belgian gambling framework is entering a decisive phase. Following a significant tightening of legislation in 2024, two rulings by the Constitutional Court have brought the difference in treatment between online games of chance and online lotteries back to the forefront of the debate. The legislature now has until 31 December 2026 to rectify several instances of discrimination identified by the Court.
PepperMill Casino is expanding its offering with Amigo Gaming’s portfolio. This new partnership enables the operator to offer slot games from the Barcelona-based provider, which has been developing casino games since 2020.
The Rus Tony Group, which operates Peppermill casinos in the Netherlands and Belgium, is set to take over the premises of the former Grand Casino at Maastricht Airport. The venue is set to welcome its first visitors in September 2026.
A potential European tax on online gambling is already facing strong political resistance. Malta is leading the opposition, with Spain, Portugal and Italy sharing its reservations.
Sarah Gardner has first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing UK gambling regulation. Having spent nearly 17 years at the Gambling Commission, where she is now acting chief executive, she advocates an approach based on a delicate balance: enabling players to enjoy a leisure activity whilst protecting those most at risk.
A Belgian player has won €111,058,174 in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 7 August 2026. By matching all five main numbers and both Star numbers, they have claimed Belgium’s fourth jackpot of the year and the ninth-largest win ever recorded in the country.
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.
Apple is facing legal action in Brazil over minors’ access to gambling apps available on its App Store. Three children’s rights organisations are asking the courts to order the company to implement stricter age checks within ten days, failing which it will face a daily fine of 85,000 euros.
At 79, Carmen thought she would be able to enjoy the €35,000 she won in the lottery in August 2025. Nearly a year later, this Spanish pensioner is still waiting for her money. A previous registration attributed to her late husband is preventing the payout and the case is now in the hands of the courts.
An Italian player nearly lost a €1 million prize after accidentally throwing away his lottery ticket. To recover it, staff had to sift through six tonnes of rubbish in Bitonto, in southern Italy.
According to an annual study by Gaming Compliance International carried out for the European Casino Association, Member States are estimated to have lost nearly 23 billion euros in tax revenue in 2025, whilst turnover in the illegal sector is estimated to have reached 91.6 billion euros.
