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Illegal gambling mafia hijacks well-known domain names: victims include entrepreneurs and gamblers

10 Sep 2025

Imagine this: you search Google for an old company you remember. Just to check if they still exist. You click on the link and boom, you’re surrounded by flashing banners for illegal gambling sites.

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Player Protection Conference 2025: unprecedented summit on gambling addiction

Sarah C.

10 Sep 2025

In The Hague, European gambling regulators took a new step forward in the fight against gambling addiction and the illegal gambling market. Gathered for the first Player Protection Conference 2025, sixteen countries, researchers and public health experts discussed a major issue: how to effectively protect gamblers, particularly young people, in the face of an increasingly accessible and globalised offer.

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KVA warns: Illegal gambling advertisements are spreading on Facebook and Instagram

Nathalie Maes

9 Sep 2025

A new form of illegal gambling advertising has surfaced on social media. The Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates (KVA) has reported that players are being lured into Telegram groups with thousands of members and referred to illegal gambling providers in these groups.

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Holland Casino vulnerable despite sales

Maxime R.

5 Sep 2025

On the face of it, the first half of 2025 looked promising for Holland Casino: visits to its land-based establishments increased, average spend rose, and sales generated some growth. But this rosy picture hides a less rosy reality.

Economy

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Dutch Lottery Claims Victory, But Lalabet Will Continue

Glen L.

4 Sep 2025

The notorious online casino Lalabet will close on September 1, 2025. The company announced this in an email to some of its players.

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Kansspelautoriteit has imposed a penalty order on Unibet for prohibited betting

Nathalie Maes

3 Sep 2025

Optdeck service Limited, the company behind Unibet, has been issued an enforcement order with a conditional penalty of up to 450 000 euros.

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Dokkum Admiralty Days: Lottery car receives a parking fine of 120 euros

Nathalie Maes

3 Sep 2025

The Admiralty Days in Dokkum are eagerly anticipated every year, and not just in the Dokkum area. This fantastic family festival with numerous activities on and around the water attracts countless visitors every year. The festivities last four days and mobilize numerous volunteers.

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Ksa imposes strict new rules on operators

Glen L.

2 Sep 2025

The Kanspelautoriteit (Ksa) has announced a major overhaul of its online gaming licensing policy, with a planned entry into force on 1 January 2026. This decision follows the forthcoming expiry of the licences issued in September 2021 and developments in the Dutch online gaming market.

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Lot of Happiness usurped by fraudsters

Caroline B.

2 Sep 2025

A new illegal advert has appeared in the Netherlands, using a fraudulent copy of Lot of Happiness to redirect Internet users to unauthorised online casinos.

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Fair Play Casino fires CEO Michiel Nubé

Nathalie Maes

2 Sep 2025

This Dutch casino is part of the Janshen-Hahnraths Group which operates and manages amusement centers and casinos throughout the Netherlands.

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Cashier sentenced after repeated theft in Amersfoort

Glen L.

31 Aug 2025

In Amersfoort, a cashier from the Primera chain was sentenced to community service after being caught stealing scratch-off tickets from the shop where she worked. The shop owner discovered several torn tickets in the bin behind the till. CCTV footage later confirmed that the cashier had taken the tickets without paying for them.

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Frank Kruit reveals how fraudsters mimic legal online casinos

Julien D.

30 Aug 2025

In the world of online casinos, visibility is everything. But what happens when that visibility is hijacked by malicious actors? Frank Kruit, an expert in SEO and affiliation in the gambling sector, has observed a worrying increase in fraudulent practices aimed at impersonating legal casinos.

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Ksa and ZonMw launch an XXL prevention programme

Maxime R.

29 Aug 2025

The fight against gambling addiction is entering a new phase in the Netherlands. The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) and the health research organisation ZonMw have announced an ambitious plan: a £21 million investment in the extension of the Gambling Addiction Prevention Programme.

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Gambling reform on hold after Minister Struycken’s resignation

Sarah C.

29 Aug 2025

On 22 August 2025, Teun Struycken, Secretary of State for Legal Protection, announced his resignation. This decision comes amid an already tense political climate, following the collapse of the coalition government in June and the announcement of early elections in October.

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SEO expert Frank Kruit warns: “Google is broken when it comes to gambling”

Glen L.

28 Aug 2025

Frank Kruit doesn’t call himself a moralist, but his mission is clear: get rid of the junk in Google’s search results. And by junk, he means illegal gambling sites, dubious affiliate pages, and clever tricks that lure players to dangerous platforms.

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ZonMw call for proposals: beating gambling addiction

Maxime R.

27 Aug 2025

Since the Kansspelen op afstand law came into force in 2021, the number of people exposed to gambling addiction has increased significantly. In response to this alarming reality, ZonMw is launching a major initiative: in September 2025, it will open a call for proposals for the creation of three multidisciplinary thematic consortia dedicated to the prevention and treatment of gambling addiction.

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Close-up: first Nationaal Gokschade Congres

Glen L.

26 Aug 2025

On 24 November 2025, on the initiative of the Expertisecentrum Gokken of the Trimbos-instituut, the first edition of a National Congress on Gambling Harm (Nationaal Gokschade Congres). This unique event aims to bring together researchers, health professionals, policy makers and, above all, people who have suffered from gambling-related harm.

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