Several gambling companies in Belgium are not happy with the new gambling law and are therefore going to the Constitutional Court.
The National Lottery and its CEO, Jannie Haek, will have to answer to the courts for their actions concerning their Woohoo games.
In Genk, gambling advertisements are again hanging near schools, and that is causing quite a stir. This time it concerns advertisements from the National Lottery, in which young people are encouraged to participate in a gambling game with a prize pool of 500,000 euros.
Flutter Entertainment is taking a big step into the Brazilian gambling market by buying a 56% stake in NSX Group. They are paying around $350 million for this.
Labour ministers came under considerable pressure to tackle gambling advertising in the UK, particularly in sports, at a recent meeting in Westminster.
Entain, a major player in the world of gambling and gaming, has achieved significant growth in online revenue in the second quarter of 2024.
The Conservative Party of Norway is calling for an end to the state gambling monopoly. In their election manifesto of 9 September, they announced a move to a licensing system, to be implemented by 2028.
The arts and culture sector in the Netherlands is very concerned. The planned increase in gambling tax to 37.8% threatens to put many institutions in dire straits.
The world-famous Parisian cabaret Le Crazy Horse is coming to Namur this October for an exclusive series of performances. The dancers of this iconic show will be settling in the Circus Casino Resort in Namur for a few days.
French casino company Barrière has been fighting tech giant Meta (the company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) for almost a year.
Betano is currently outperforming everyone in Brazil. With a 23% share of the grey gambling market, Betano is at the top.
Three quarters of Britons believe politicians should not be allowed to gamble on political markets after the recent “betting scandal” that rocked British politics.
Japanese police have taken the first step in an investigation into foreign gambling sites that target Japanese players.
Swedish gambling giant Svenska Spel has been fined 2 million Swedish kronor (around €148,000) by gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.
The problem of pathological gambling in Ireland is growing. According to the ESRI, 130,000 adults, or one in thirty people, meet the criteria for ‘pathological gambling’.
