A visitor to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida won a Dragon Link progressive jackpot of $1,143,913.90. The win came on Sunday 9 August 2026 whilst the player was betting $25.
The Dutch courts have upheld the Ksa’s position in its dispute with the National Postcode Lottery and the Friends’ Lottery. At the heart of the case: games offered online in 2023 that gave access to an additional draw. The Amsterdam court ruled that this mechanism constituted a remote game of chance for which the two lotteries did not hold the required authorisation.
Belgium is enjoying a particularly spectacular 2026 in the EuroMillions. Between 30 January and 7 August, four jackpots were won in the country.
PepperMill Casino is expanding its offering with Amigo Gaming’s portfolio. This new partnership enables the operator to offer slot games from the Barcelona-based provider, which has been developing casino games since 2020.
The Rus Tony Group, which operates Peppermill casinos in the Netherlands and Belgium, is set to take over the premises of the former Grand Casino at Maastricht Airport. The venue is set to welcome its first visitors in September 2026.
Sarah Gardner has first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing UK gambling regulation. Having spent nearly 17 years at the Gambling Commission, where she is now acting chief executive, she advocates an approach based on a delicate balance: enabling players to enjoy a leisure activity whilst protecting those most at risk.
A Belgian player has won €111,058,174 in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 7 August 2026. By matching all five main numbers and both Star numbers, they have claimed Belgium’s fourth jackpot of the year and the ninth-largest win ever recorded in the country.
Apple is facing legal action in Brazil over minors’ access to gambling apps available on its App Store. Three children’s rights organisations are asking the courts to order the company to implement stricter age checks within ten days, failing which it will face a daily fine of 85,000 euros.
At 79, Carmen thought she would be able to enjoy the €35,000 she won in the lottery in August 2025. Nearly a year later, this Spanish pensioner is still waiting for her money. A previous registration attributed to her late husband is preventing the payout and the case is now in the hands of the courts.
An Italian player nearly lost a €1 million prize after accidentally throwing away his lottery ticket. To recover it, staff had to sift through six tonnes of rubbish in Bitonto, in southern Italy.
The Dutch courts have ruled in favour of the Ministry of Finance in a dispute concerning the disclosure of information relating to Holland Casino’s return-to-player (RTP) rates. The Amsterdam court considers that certain data constitutes trade secrets, as their publication could reveal details about the company’s strategy and operations.
The Villers-sur-Mer casino, in Normandy, is expanding its range of games with the arrival of the Monopoly Big Board Bucks slot machines. Already popular in the United States, they are being offered as a preview at this venue.
Netflix is continuing to transform its business model by making advertising a new driver of growth. The platform has just appointed its first head dedicated to gambling sector advertisers, a move that has reignited speculation about the possible arrival of casino adverts.
Whilst debates surrounding gambling often focus on the risks of addiction, BAGO wishes to highlight the central role of EPIS. According to the association, this self-exclusion system is now one of Belgium’s main safeguards for protecting vulnerable players and ensuring responsible access to gambling.
Beyond its commercial activities, PepperMill Casino has developed an initiative called PepperMill Friends, designed to support local projects, charities and organisations committed to community development.
The 711 Group is continuing its international expansion. Its subsidiary, 711 Malta Limited, has just been granted a gaming services licence for operators offering their services directly to players, issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).
The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) will take part in the 15th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy (EASG 2026), to be held in Copenhagen from 8 to 11 September 2026. At the event, the regulator will present three papers focusing on player protection, the ban on sports sponsorship by online gambling operators, and a new method for estimating the scale of the illegal online gambling market.
