An artistic event became an unintended stage for online casinos. It has emerged that the website of the Haagse School Dag was misused by hackers.
The Swedish Gaming Authority, Spelinspektionen, has imposed an administrative fine of SEK 80,000 (approximately €7,500) on L&L Europe Limited for breaches of its information obligations on several online gaming platforms.
They seem like harmless platforms for gamers. But behind the scenes, illegal gambling links are increasingly popping up. The world of gambling affiliates is dark and cunning. They buy sites to fill them with illegal gambling offers.
On 22 January 2026, the Ksa issued a binding injunction against Hillside, the operator of Bet365, for serious shortcomings in its duty of care towards players. Charging the operator with poor financial controls, the regulator is demanding compliance within four weeks, a decision that Bet365 rejects outright, promising to take the matter to court.
The Brussels Region is preparing to launch an exceptional call for tenders for a concession for the Grand Casino de Bruxelles, estimated at €750 million, designed to redefine the operation of the country’s main casino.
The Finnish government is implementing a radical change of course. The long period of monopoly on gambling in Finland will make way for a licensed market.
Norway has just awarded new licences for postal lotteries and a unique recycling scheme. This decision has major economic, social and political implications.
For several years now, the fight against illegal online gambling has been gaining momentum on the agenda of European regulators. In the Netherlands, the idea of a kind of ‘Gambling Interpol’ has recently been put forward. However, expert Rik Wanrooij believes that this approach risks obscuring the essential issue.
PepperMill Casino has always made player protection a top priority. Now the company is going one step further by partnering with Mindway AI, the leading AI tool for player protection.
The Portuguese national gaming authority has ordered the crypto prediction market Polymarket to cease its activities in the country.
Gambling is now widely accessible and socially accepted, but the risks remain very real. Addiction, debt and psychological distress affect thousands of gamblers every year. In light of this, a new scientific survey is looking at a key factor that has not yet been fully evaluated: the effectiveness of campaigns to prevent problem gambling.
The winds of change are blowing through gambling supervision in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Two regulatory authorities are making a conscious choice to deploy more expertise and manpower to better protect players.
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The Kansspelautoriteit in the Netherlands is taking a hard line. In 2026, the regulator is setting its sights on illegal gambling providers and the protection of young people.
The name and reputation of Scooore.be, a betting site owned by the National Lottery, are being misused to create fake casino sites. Behind these imitations lies a well-oiled fraudulent system aimed at luring players to unauthorised platforms.
