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3 Oct 2025

In the midst of an August marked by a drop in tourist numbers, Las Vegas found an unexpected lifeline. While hotels and the airport recorded significant declines, the Strip’s casinos saw their revenues soar. The explanation can be summed up in one word: baccarat.

Economy

Belgian courts block Versailles Casino clone

A pirate website attempted to impersonate Versailles Casino, based in Charleroi. With just a few clicks, Internet users could be fooled by a fake platform posing as legal. The Belgian courts reacted firmly by ordering the immediate blocking of the site, mobilising ISPs and digital giants.

Sensation

Bet365’s advertising blunder – judge confirms sky-high fine

Bet365 thought it was being clever by sending the same email to everyone. But that included young people aged 18 to 24. And that is really not allowed.

Legislation

Jacks.nl must pay millions – judge rules mercilessly

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Jacks.nl, the popular Dutch online casino owned by JOI Gaming Limited, has suffered a heavy defeat in a legal battle over gambling tax. On 29 July 2025, the court in The Hague ruled that the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) was right to impose gambling tax on the bonuses provided in 2022 and 2023.

Sensation

Blind man sues DraftKings for inaccessibility of their website

In a dispute that could shape the future of digital accessibility, DraftKings is being sued by a blind man who claims that the online sports betting platform is virtually inaccessible to him.

Sensation

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Joa casino boss reveals his winning secrets

Who hasn’t dreamt of making the reels of a slot machine fall on the winning combination? In Lons-le-Saunier, Joa casino manager Bastien Camus reveals what goes on behind the scenes of the game and offers some advice on how to maximise your chances of winning a jackpot.

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Clubs ordered to remove casino logos by the Ksa

Glen

1 Oct 2025

In the Netherlands, the world of sport is about to turn a decisive page. The gambling authority, the Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), has issued a clear ultimatum: by 6 October 2025, no club, influencer or platform will be allowed to display any sponsor linked to casinos or online betting.

Legislation

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Hokkaido changes its mind: can the casino project be revived?

1 Oct 2025

Hokkaido could soon play a central role in the expansion of casino resorts (or Integrated Resorts, IR) in Japan. After declining a bid in 2019 on environmental grounds, the local government is now reassessing its position.

Sensation

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The dangers of skins gambling for teenagers

1 Oct 2025

Skins gambling is gaining ground and causing concern among the authorities. Behind these virtual objects exchanged in video games lies a market akin to online casinos, where minors are on the front line. Faced with a cross-border phenomenon that is difficult to control, British regulators are sounding the alarm.

Sensation

Verviers requires Circus to regularise its situation before making any changes

Sarah

30 Sep 2025

In the heart of Verviers, the Circus casino is at loggerheads with the town council. The establishment wants to modernise its sign, but a concrete wall that has been in breach of the law for several years is blocking the project. This municipal decision could well become an example for all town planning offences in the town.

Sensation

Complaint lodged against 711’s €711 bonus

30 Sep 2025

The ‘100% up to €711’ bonus offered by online casino 711 is causing a stir in the Netherlands. Deemed misleading by certain supervisory bodies, it has triggered an official complaint to the Gaming Authority.

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RTBF investigates: authorising gambling despite addiction, why?

30 Sep 2025

Why does Belgium continue to authorise online gambling when some people are becoming addicted to it? This question has given rise to an in-depth RTBF investigation that reveals the political choices, the limits of protective measures and the paradoxes of a sector that is both lucrative and dangerous.

Gaming Commission

Ladbrokes shocks Liège with its ‘a dose of football’ ad

29 Sep 2025

In the Rue de l’Université in Liège, a shop window belonging to the sports betting chain Ladbrokes catches everyone’s eye. On the facade, dummy capsules enclose footballs. The slogan says it all: “A dose of football? No prescription required, 90-minute dose, to be repeated every week”.

Sensation

Digitain arrives legally in Belgium with its new E licence

29 Sep 2025

Digitain, a provider of online gaming technology, has taken a significant step forward in its European expansion plan: the company has been granted a Category E licence for its technology services in Belgium.

Gaming Commission

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Stagnant revenues, Bet-at-home sounds the alarm

Maxime

29 Sep 2025

German online betting group Bet-at-home is going through a period of turbulence. With revenues stagnating in the first half of 2025, the company is warning of the growing burden of regulation in Germany and Austria.

Economy

GGPoker gives banned players a second chance