Analysts at H2 Gambling Capital predict that channelisation – the percentage of players who choose legal gambling sites – will drop below 80% in 2024.
The German gambling market is in a dire situation. Strict regulations and a tax on bets are making legal gambling less and less attractive.
The gambling industry in the Netherlands is under pressure. Last week during the European Safer Gambling Week it became clear that there is work to be done for both the government and the operators.
During a speech at the United Nations, President Lula slammed the gambling industry. He called gambling a “disaster” that primarily affects the poorest Brazilians.
The Italian online gambling world is booming. Online casinos in particular continue to grow like crazy and give the entire sector a big boost.
The FBI has raided Polymarket, a cryptocurrency betting platform, after it was accused of facilitating illegal gambling practices for US players.
A Dutch gambler has won a major victory against Unibet. The judge ruled that the online casino had to repay him an amount of € 676,224.
LiveScore Bet, a well-known gambling site, has announced that they will stop offering their services in the Netherlands as of November 29, 2024.
Game Lounge has taken a big step in the Netherlands: they have acquired Meneer Casino!
British gambling company Entain and the previous owners of Dutch gambling company BetCity have finally reached a settlement in their long-running dispute.
Paul Strikers, founder of iCasino and Hard Rock Casino Online in the Netherlands, has fiercely criticized the Dutch Public Broadcasting (NPO) on LinkedIn.
The British Gambling Authority has published a report on how young people deal with gambling and the figures are quite worrying.
On October 31, the European Commission decided that La Française des Jeux (FDJ) does not receive unfair state aid for its monopoly on lottery games and sports betting in France.
The Dutch online casino world is changing rapidly due to a wave of acquisitions since the introduction of the new gambling legislation.
The Glitnor Group, the company behind LuckyCasino and HappyCasino, has acquired OneCasino. This means that OneCasino, active in the Netherlands and countries such as Spain and Denmark, is now part of Glitnor.
Greentube, the online gaming arm of Novomatic, has just taken a big step in Finland. Thanks to a partnership with Veikkaus, the state gambling operator of Finland, Finnish players can now enjoy some of the most popular games.
