New penalty rules for the Kansspelautoriteit: Fines of up to 2 million euros and 3% turnover penalty
As of 1 January, something important has changed for providers of games of chance. The Dutch Gaming Authority ( Kansspelautoriteit…
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Dutch football faces major crisis: €70 million lost following ban on gambling sponsors
The Dutch football landscape is about to be shaken up by a radical measure: from July 2025, all forms of…
Adformatie honours Cruks campaign
The ‘Morgen stop ik echt - Het is al morgen’ night-time campaigns run by the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) have been selected…
The highlights of 2024
On this first day of 2025, let's take a look back and recall those moments that really marked the previous…
Evolution’s future in the UK called into question by investigation
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched an in-depth investigation into Evolution Malta Limited, a major player in the online…
The Netherlands calls on Europe to ban loot boxes
Dirk Beljaarts, the Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs, has called for a Europe-wide ban on loot boxes.
New tax on gamblers’ winnings in France
A recent report by the CPO proposes an unprecedented reform of the taxation of gamblers' winnings, with the aim of…
The fees of gaming operators are also going up for physical venues
The tax levied on operators for so-called automatic recreation devices such as slot machines or bingo, for example, will be…
LiveScore Bet and tombola surrender their Dutch licences
LiveScore Bet and tombola, two of the first operators to obtain an online gambling licence in the Netherlands, have recently…
EGBA calls on Austria to move to a multi-licensing system
While the majority of EU Member States have adopted multiple licensing systems for online gambling, Austria remains one of the…
Exclude horse racing from affordability checks?
Matt Zarb-Cousin, co-founder and director of external affairs at Gamban, recently expressed his desire to see horse racing excluded from…
ANJ unveils an e-learning module to protect at-risk players
ANJ launches an interactive e-learning module to help casino professionals identify and support at-risk players using immersive tools.
Italy scores high on gambling tax, leaving Germany behind
A striking difference in gambling tax revenues between Italy and Germany raises questions about the efficiency of regulation and lost…
The dangers of daily gambling in the UK
Daily gambling, long seen as a rare phenomenon, is becoming an increasingly common occurrence for many Britons.
“Unnecessarily Exciting”: the new Swedish campaign
Sweden recently launched a campaign named “Unnecessarily Exciting” to raise awareness of the risks associated with unlicensed gambling operators.
Self-exclusion disregarded: Unibet pays the price
Unibet has been fined €400,000 by the Ksa. The penalty follows breaches relating to authorised access to players on the…
Christmas miracle: £1 turns into £48,000 in Blackjack
Just days before Christmas, a 46-year-old man from North Wales turned a simple £1 bet into a spectacular jackpot of…