Increase in gambling tax: Providers experience consequences
The increase in the tax rate in the Netherlands is resulting in a decrease in revenue from gambling tax. This…
Economy
All-time record in Macau: 19% growth in July
In July 2025, Macau recorded a historic figure in the gaming industry. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached MOP 22.13 billion…
Flutter now controls 100% of FanDuel
In early July, Flutter Entertainment reached a decisive agreement with Boyd Gaming to acquire the remaining 5% of FanDuel. The…
Illegal casinos in Poland: the end of easy payments
Under the combined pressure of the media and financial regulators, payment methods are disappearing en masse from illegal online casinos…
Unibet loses 41% of turnover despite more players
In the first quarter of 2025, Unibet recorded a dramatic 41% drop in revenue in the Netherlands compared to the…
BigBet-Hanzbet: strategic alliance in Brazil
After a sudden break with its former licence holder, Hanzbet has made a spectacular comeback by joining forces with BigBet…
Gambling tax in Brazil: R$3.8 billion collected in 6 months
On January 1, 2025, the entry into force of the regulated betting regime in Brazil marked a historic milestone. In…
Why tourists are fleeing Las Vegas in the summer of 2025
Las Vegas, the global symbol of entertainment, luxury and excess, is going through a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Once besieged…
United Kingdom: 643,000 betting accounts restricted in 2024
In 2024, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) revealed that 4.31% of active betting accounts (643,779 accounts out of nearly…
Yvon Jansma: “I can’t sleep because of illegal gambling”
Yvon Jansma, a respected figure in the Dutch gambling industry and founder of the Centrum voor Verantwoord Gokken, is not…
Kansspelautoriteit : Record fines, zero recovery?
Since the law on remote gambling came into force in 2021, the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), the Dutch gaming regulator, has so…
Flutter acquires the last 5% of FanDuel
Since 2018, Flutter Entertainment had bet big on FanDuel when sports betting was liberalised in the United States. In July…
PokerStars aims to return to the Dutch market
PokerStars.com is working hard to re-enter the Dutch market. They want to allow players from the Netherlands back in through…
United Kingdom: Will gambling tax explode?
The UK government is considering raising the tax on online gambling from 21% to a record 41%. The move, which…
UKGC reform: fines based on revenue
On 10 October 2025, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will roll out a new system of financial penalties. The key…
United States: The impact of Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill on the incomes of professional gamblers
A discreet but far-reaching change has crept into the One Big Beautiful Bill, Donald Trump's ambitious tax reform plan: from…
United Kingdom: A fatal tax increase for horse racing?
Since April 2025, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has been sounding the alarm: the British government is planning to merge…