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13 Nov 2025

In Belgium, a discreet but growing phenomenon is taking hold: the alarming rise of gambling addiction, particularly online. Experts are sounding the alarm as figures show an increasingly worrying situation.

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888.nl under fire for poor customer service

13 Nov 2025

The 888 online casino is now under fire from the Dutch authorities. The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) has opened proceedings against the company after finding that its customer service was not sufficiently accessible.

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PepperMill Casino targeted by shocking social media fraud

Julien

PepperMill Casino, a well-known player in the Belgian casino world, has been targeted by online scammers. Through social media such as Facebook and Instagram, illegal parties try to lure players to banned gambling websites.

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Record: almost 200,000 Belgians banned from gambling

Never before have so many people in Belgium been banned from gambling. According to recently compiled data, nearly 200,000 adults are now banned from casinos, betting agencies and licensed online platforms.

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Google Finance banks on prediction markets

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Google Finance is broadening its range of information by integrating data from two prediction market platforms: Kalshi and Polymarket. The aim is to give users a clearer picture of market expectations for key events.

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Gaming1 becomes sole owner of Circus.nl

The Belgian group Gaming1, already a major player in digital entertainment in Europe, now becomes 100% owner of Betca NV, the operator behind Circus.nl. This acquisition marks a strategic step in Gaming1’s expansion on the Dutch market, one of the most regulated and competitive on the continent since its regulation in 2021.

Economy

9 AIs go head-to-head in poker – here’s the winner

11 Nov 2025

A week after the conclusion of an unprecedented duel between artificial intelligences, the poker world is watching in fascination as OpenAI o3 wins. For five days, nine cutting-edge bots battled continuously in a No-Limit Hold’em cash game event organised by PokerBattle.ai. The winner recorded a profit of $36,691 after 3,799 hands.

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Did Meta profit from illegal gambling?

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing new questions about the role of its platforms in promoting illegal gambling. According to an investigation relayed by Reuters, the group generated significant revenue from advertisements for unauthorised online casino operators in several countries.

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Google blocks casino sweepstakes worldwide

Google has quietly introduced a major change to its advertising policy. From now on, casino sweepstakes will no longer be considered as simple ‘social casino games’, but as genuine gambling products. The change seems minimal in the text, but its impact is considerable.

Legislation

How Svenska Spel is boosting local sport in Sweden

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For the 13ᵉ year running, Svenska Spel is investing heavily in Swedish youth sport. Through its Gräsroten initiative, this year the operator is distributing SEK 35 million (around €3 million) to almost 9,000 associations across the country. These funds are aimed at strengthening local infrastructure and supporting the involvement of young people.

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Sweden bans CGG: illegal gambling site permanently blocked

Julien

The Swedish Gambling Authority, Spelinspektionen, has permanently banned CGG Entertainment Ltd from operating in the Swedish market. The company, registered in Cyprus, ran the cases.gg platform, where users could play gambling games without holding a valid Swedish license.

Legislation

Iceland risks losing control of its gambling crisis

9 Nov 2025

The Icelandic government is under pressure to finally implement stricter gambling legislation. The current rules date back to 2005 and are no match for online gambling platforms, international advertising, and foreign financial flows.

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Pêcheur de Lune, supported by Golden Palace

9 Nov 2025

Every year-end, some children in Belgium experience the Christmas period as a time of vulnerability, lack and isolation. For them, one gesture can change everything. With this in mind, Golden Palace Group is renewing, for the third year running, its commitment to the Les Étoiles Radio Contact charity operation, in aid of the ASBL Pêcheur de Lune.

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The end of local bookmakers in England: one tax too many?

8 Nov 2025

The UK government is considering imposing a massive tax increase on online betting, with potential rates of up to 50% of revenues. This tax proposal could mean the closure of local bookmakers.

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Return of nuclear testing to Vegas?

8 Nov 2025

The idea of resuming nuclear testing in the Nevada desert, a few hours from Las Vegas, has recently resurfaced in the American political debate. During his term in office, Donald Trump’s administration considered reactivating the testing programme at Nevada’s national nuclear site.

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12 new websites banned by the GC in Belgium