Playtech exposed: industrial espionage against Evolution
On 21 October 2025, the rumour became a scandal: British giant Playtech Plc (via its subsidiary) was allegedly behind a…
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American woman wins 100,000 in lottery thanks to AI betting advice
A woman from Michigan has won $100,000 in the Powerball lottery. She based her choice on numbers generated by an…
Can AIs become addicted to gambling like us?
What if artificial intelligence could become addicted? An idea that seemed like science fiction has just been confirmed by researchers…
Man (55) defrauds Facebook users for gambling money
A 55-year-old man from The Hague has been convicted of defrauding eight people via Facebook. He received money for items…
Gaming Commission warns in new figures: significant increase in young players
Online gambling is growing rapidly in Belgium. According to the Gaming Commission's annual report, the increase among young people is…
LeoVegas warns: “This is how we lose control over the player”
LeoVegas Group argues that stricter rules actually increase risk. Restrictions on bonuses and games frustrate players and cause them to…
Betting shops disappearing: gambling companies sound the alarm
Paddy Power is closing 57 betting shops in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Rising costs and changing customer behaviour mean…
Fair Play takes top executive to court – and wins decisively
The court in Limburg has ruled that Michiel Nubé's dismissal is legally valid. He was dismissed in August 2025 as…
EPIS stops gamblers en masse – reports GC
In 2024, the Excluded Persons Information System (EPIS) blocked more than 450,000 attempts to gamble. This is according to the…
The Staatsloterij’s giant advertising fish at jaarsbeursplein in Utrecht: The city is displeased
It was a remarkable scene at Jaarsbeursplein in Utrecht when the Staatsloterij launched a campaign using a giant advertising fish…
Journalist proves: Hacking automatic shuffle machines makes cheating in poker possible
Andy Greenberg, a journalist for the American magazine WIRED (focusing on topics such as technology, culture, economics and politics), together…
The FPS Economy takes control of Belgian gambling
In a context where the gambling economy continues to develop and become increasingly digital, the Belgian federal government has approved…
The Ksa launches limited licences for mechanical games
The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Dutch authority responsible for regulating games of chance, has just announced the forthcoming creation of a…
Annual report 2024: a challenging year for the GC
2024 was a difficult year for the Belgian Gaming Commission (GC). Between poorly coordinated legislative reforms, a staffing crisis and…
29 years, 992 bets: a non-league football player nabbed
The case in question concerns an English semi-professional player who, after accumulating almost a thousand bets over ten years, has…
ECJ calls European Commission to order: Investigation into Dutch gambling monopoly to be reviewed
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the European Commission did not perform its duties optimally in a long-running…
The Ksa partially refunds casinos’ COVID taxes
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many casinos in the Netherlands were closed for health reasons. However, several operators were taxed by…