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13 Oct 2025

The British gambling authority (UKGC) will introduce mandatory deposit limits for all online gambling platforms from 2026. The regulator wants to protect gamblers from excessive spending and gambling addiction. This measure is part of a broader reform of gambling legislation.

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NCAA: students can bet on pro sports

12 Oct 2025

The NCAA, the historical guardian of the integrity of student competitions, is now considering relaxing its rules to allow student-athletes to bet on professional sports.

Legislation

Man wins £1 million with scratch card and ends up in hospital

Julien

12 Oct 2025

Adam Lopez, 39, a forklift driver from Mattishall in the United Kingdom, felt like a king at the beginning of July. He scratched off a £12.40 ticket, saw the amount appear on his screen, and within seconds, he had more than £1 million in his account. That’s over €1.15 million.

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Shocking: firefighter uses aid funds to finance gambling addiction

11 Oct 2025

James Hoffman, 42, from Depew, New York, has admitted stealing nearly $450,000 from a volunteer firefighters’ organisation. He used the money to fund his gambling addiction and make luxury purchases.

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Match fixing? Footballer arrested on pitch after bizarre 8-1 victory

11 Oct 2025

On Sunday afternoon in Espoo, Finland, a regular football match in Kolmonen, Finland’s fifth division, suddenly took a bizarre turn. Immediately after the final whistle, the police stormed the pitch during the match between EsPa / Renat and FC Finnkurd. They arrested a Brazilian player from Finnkurd.

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Is AI threatening our anti-money laundering systems?

Alex

Artificial intelligence is now at the heart of the gambling industry’s compliance mechanisms. But behind the promise of efficiency and automation, the UKGC is sounding the alarm: these technologies, poorly managed or misunderstood, could undermine the fight against money laundering and the protection of players.

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It has become this bad: 22 gambling adverts per minute during top football match

You’d think they’d get the message by now, but no. While millions of fans were glued to their telly for the Premier League opening weekend, gambling adverts were flying around everywhere. Shirts, boards, stadium walls, interviews – everything seemed to be about betting.

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TV show Lubach exposes illegal gambling site with bets on prime minister

During the broadcast of De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach, a popular programme on Dutch television, the topic ‘Who will be the new prime minister of the Netherlands?’ took on a striking gambling angle. Lubach showed a screenshot of Polymarket, a foreign website where people can bet on the next prime minister of the Netherlands.

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Svenska Spel vs BOS: the war over the rules of the game

Maxime

While Svenska Spel, the incumbent public operator, is calling for tougher rules to provide a better framework for the sector, BOS, the association representing private players, is denouncing a move that could undermine the legal market and give the State monopoly an advantage.

Legislation

Growing calls for a ban on gambling advertisements in the London Underground

Julien

9 Oct 2025

The debate about gambling advertisements on London’s public transport is in full swing again. The advertisements are particularly prominent in the Underground and on buses. But more and more people believe this must stop.

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Dutch professional footballer Osmon Foyo caught placing 252 illegal bets

9 Oct 2025

Imagine: you are 21 years old, playing for a professional club in England, you have worked hard to get there, and then you ruin it all by… betting on football matches. That is exactly what Osmon Foyo, a Dutch footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon, did. Between October 2023 and March 2025, he placed 252 bets on football matches. And no, that is not allowed.

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Maarten Haijer calls for a common vision for gambling

Maxime

9 Oct 2025

While the European online gambling market is experiencing sustained growth, regulatory fragmentation between Member States is a growing concern for industry players. Maarten Haijer has made a clear appeal: it is time for Europe to harmonise its rules to better protect players and limit the expansion of the black market.

Legislation

Gambling tax collapses: millions in losses for the government!