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…
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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…
2,000 certificates issued: the ANJ steps up prevention
In barely a year, the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has passed a symbolic milestone: more than 2,000 certificates have been…
Man who destroys slot machine goes viral on TikTok
When something remarkable happens, you quickly go viral on social media. That's what happened to this man who decided to…
Golden Palace: Building with nature, a promise kept
On the building site in Digne-les-Bains, a tree catches the eye. Solitary, ancient and majestic: a white mulberry tree. Where…
MGM Osaka: Japan bets everything on its first casino
Once designed for warehouses, container terminals and even waste management, the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay is becoming…