‘Mobile gambling is the new standard’ – Irish casino sector digitising rapidly
The online casino market in Ireland is growing explosively. Turnover of €2.5 billion is expected in 2025. Analysts speak of a clear shift in leisure activities.
The online casino market in Ireland is growing explosively. Turnover of €2.5 billion is expected in 2025. Analysts speak of a clear shift in leisure activities.
A man from Stoke-on-Trent, England, has been convicted of running an illegal gambling network via WhatsApp. He failed to pay a customer his £269,000 winnings. The judiciary speaks of ‘serious risks to consumers’.
Fish Tank, the latest creation from the 155.iostudio, is unlike anything else in the industry: it’s a live betting game based on a real aquarium, streamed to players all over the world. The concept combines real chance, soothing aesthetics and mobile betting.
€142 million. That amount will now be deposited into the account of a Belgian who picked exactly the right numbers in EuroMillions on Tuesday evening. And the crazy thing? Less than three months ago, almost the same thing happened, also in Belgium.
The group behind Napoleon Sports & Casino has just taken a decisive step forward in its history: an ambitious, forward-looking transformation of its identity, paving the way for a new technological and creative era. Renamed Super Technologies, or simply Super, the group now has a vision focused on innovation.
On the border of Brûly-de-Couvin, a project is stirring up passions: the possible arrival of a new casino, backed by the Golden Palace group. As the public enquiry continues until 23 December, elected representatives, residents and professionals in the area are asking questions. Behind the simple appearance of a modern building lies a much deeper debate on the attractiveness, taxation and risks associated with gambling.
For decades, Las Vegas has embodied the dream of gambling, glamour and fortunes tipping under the neon lights. But behind the iconic images of the Strip, reality has changed, and today the city is much more than just a temple to the casino. It has become an engine of innovation, a technological laboratory and a global strategic centre for the gaming industry.
Norsk Tipping, a long-standing pillar of gambling in Norway, is currently experiencing one of the most serious crises in its history. Between damning audits, major technical errors and record financial penalties, the state operator is seeing its credibility falter.
Behind the scenes of the online gaming industry, a well-oiled machine seems to be running out of control. Every week, more than fifty new machines appear on the platforms. An avalanche of new releases intended to stimulate player interest but which, according to several industry players, is now having the opposite effect: saturation.
European Safer Gambling Week has once again placed player protection at the heart of public debate. The EGBA brought together experts, analysts, regulators and industry representatives for six highly popular webinars. A total of 2,000 registrations and 1,200 participants from across Europe – and beyond – confirmed the growing interest in a responsible and sustainable approach to online gambling.
With nearly €2 million allocated to a new national early detection network, the Netherlands aims to identify problem gamblers earlier and prevent addiction from developing in secret. The SVSG initiative marks a major turning point in the fight against gambling addiction and paves the way for a more structured, humane and effective approach.
The Golden Palace group has officially obtained authorisation to operate a casino in Thonon-les-Bains. This ambitious project promises economic benefits, jobs and a new local dynamic.
This month marks the official publication of the very first version of the Global Gambling Control Scorecard (GGCS). Designed to compare the regulatory frameworks surrounding gambling in 34 European countries, this tool aims to prioritise the prevention of gambling-related harm.
For several months now, the Kalshi platform — initially conceived as a derivative prediction market — has been at the centre of a legal and regulatory storm in the United States. Between class action lawsuits, state injunctions and accusations of false advertising, the drama is shaking up the world of sports betting and event trading.
A former employee of the Valkenburgcasino had his claim for €230,000 rejected by the courts. He was seeking this amount for the psychological trauma he allegedly suffered following an armed hostage-taking at the casino in 2014, which he believed was exacerbated by his former employer’s lack of support.
A couple from Kazakhstan is at the centre of one of the most sophisticated fraud scandals seen recently in the casino world. At Crown Sydney, Dilnoza Israilova and Alisherykhoja Israilov devised a complex scheme involving hidden electronics, secret coordination and exploitation of surveillance loopholes.
When one of the world’s global news giants decides to rely on predictive markets to fuel its reporting, traditional journalism as a whole is shaken. On 3 December 2025, CNNannounced an unprecedented partnership with Kalshi, a prediction market platform, laying the foundations for a new form of journalistic storytelling — based not only on what has happened, but on what the market believes is likely to happen.