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Gambling: 1 in 2 parents warn their children about the risks

26 Oct 2026

In the United States, 51% of parents with children aged 6 to 17 have already discussed the dangers of gambling with them. A survey conducted in October 2026 also reveals that 64% of parents with underage children are concerned that their children may start gambling before reaching the legal age.

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Belgium pays out more, the Netherlands shows major differences: what does RTP really tell us?

Ron Emmerink

26 Oct 2026

The same name, the same symbols and the same music. Yet an online slot can have a different theoretical return-to-player percentage at one Dutch casino than at another. Meanwhile, Belgian industry figures show a rising payout percentage. Does this mean players in Belgium are better off? That conclusion may sound logical, but the figures measure different things.

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Parent company of former Polder Casino pays £900,000 following UK investigation

Ron Emmerink

25 Oct 2026

An 18-year-old lost £4,000 in eight minutes. Another player made 84 failed deposit attempts in a single week due to insufficient funds, without the system identifying potential gambling harm. Meanwhile, customers faced unnecessary delays when withdrawing their money. These issues are at the centre of the UK investigation into L&L Europe, the company behind the former Polder Casino.

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Curaçao files criminal complaints over gambling portal hack: why it matters for Belgium too

Julien D.

25 Oct 2026

A licensing portal is supposed to be a place where a regulator can securely collect confidential information. In Curaçao, however, that very system became the centre of a data breach. The Curaçao Gaming Authority has now filed criminal complaints with authorities in three countries and is working to have leaked information removed from the internet. This marks a new phase in a case that is also relevant to Belgium.

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South Korea: $17 billion illegal casino network dismantled

Alex D.

22 Oct 2026

South Korean police have dismantled a vast illegal gambling network that allegedly handled $17.2 billion in wagers across 188 online casino websites. The operation, announced on October 19, 2026, led to the arrest of 77 people.

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Young people and gambling: why Belgium also needs to look at parents and schools

Ron Emmerink

21 Oct 2026

An age verification check only appears when someone wants to gamble. What happens before that often goes unnoticed: conversations with friends, a gambling video appearing among other clips, or a parent who considers betting perfectly normal. New research from the Trimbos Institute examines this environment. For Belgium, it raises a familiar question: how can young people be protected before they even try to open a gambling account?

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Controversial Dutch gambling millionaire steps out of the shadows: leaked files reveal more

Ron Emmerink

18 Oct 2026

FTM links Dutchman Nick van Gorsel to gambling site Blaze. Leaked Curaçao files reveal major fortunes and raise questions about supervision.

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Dinant: 52 players trapped in the Casino of Horror

Alex D.

17 Oct 2026

As Halloween approaches, the Dinant Cultural Centre is once again turning into a huge horror-themed playground. After the first edition sold out as soon as it launched in 2025, the “Casino of Horror” returns on 30 and 31 October 2026 with three sessions.

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Google and Meta under pressure: gambling regulator keeps legal action on the table

Ron Emmerink

17 Oct 2026

Ksa chairman Michel Groothuizen defends talks with Google and Meta over illegal gambling. Why is this approach also relevant to Belgium?

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Journalist gambled like a problem player: DraftKings made him a VIP

Ron Emmerink

16 Oct 2026

One night of basketball costs Jake Pearson $1,800. He tries to win back his losses with increasingly unlikely bets. For the experts advising him, these are clear warning signs. What follows is an invitation to qualify for DraftKings’ VIP programme.

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WGBA: Maarten Haijer takes the helm

Julien D.

14 Oct 2026

The World Gaming and Betting Alliance (WGBA), a new international organisation dedicated to gambling and betting, has appointed Maarten Haijer as chief executive officer. The former EGBA executive will be tasked with promoting effective regulation of the sector worldwide.

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These games dominate crypto casinos

Alex D.

13 Oct 2026

The same games dominate the homepages of many cryptocurrency casinos. An analysis by Blask, covering 3,772 gaming lobbies across 1,820 brands and 36 geographical markets, reveals the dominance of Gates of Olympus 1000.

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Gambling: requests for help surge in Belgium

Alex D.

12 Oct 2026

In Belgium, one of the support websites for people facing gambling-related problems recorded nearly 30,000 visits in July 2026. The exceptional level of traffic coincided with a period packed with major sporting events.

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Well-known casino turns out to be fake: gambling regulator has 26 copies removed within 48 hours

Ron Emmerink

11 Oct 2026

The name looks familiar and the website resembles that of a legal casino. Yet after clicking, a visitor ends up on an illegal gambling site. The Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) is warning about copied casino websites and recently had 26 misleading addresses under .co.nl removed. All of the reported sites were taken offline within a maximum of 48 hours.

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Gaming or gambling? Kennislink highlights an issue that also affects Belgium

Ron Emmerink

11 Oct 2026

Buying a football game and then paying for a pack without knowing what is inside. For many gamers, this is simply part of the game, but the mechanism clearly overlaps with gambling. NEMO Kennislink examines how loot boxes blur the line between the two worlds. For Belgium, the main follow-up question is especially relevant: how well are players protected when strict rules are not enforced everywhere?

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Koh-Lanta comes to Casino de Namur on 31 October

Alex D.

10 Oct 2026

On 31 October 2026, Circus Casino Resort Namur will host a special event centred around Koh-Lanta. More than 20 former contestants will take part, with Denis Brogniart also attending, alongside a charity poker tournament and several activities open to the winners of a competition organised by La Dernière Heure.

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CasinoNieuws website targeted by attack after investigation into illegal gambling sites

Ron Emmerink

10 Oct 2026

A news website that helps investigate illegal gambling networks suddenly receives so much traffic that readers start seeing error messages. CasinoNieuws.nl reports serious accessibility problems on LinkedIn and points to a bot network. The editorial team suspects a connection with its cooperation in an investigation by SIDN, the organisation that manages the Dutch .nl domain. Who is behind the suspicious traffic has not been publicly established.

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Gambling: 1 in 2 parents warn their children about the risks

Belgium pays out more, the Netherlands shows major differences: what does RTP really tell us?

Parent company of former Polder Casino pays £900,000 following UK investigation

Curaçao files criminal complaints over gambling portal hack: why it matters for Belgium too

South Korea: $17 billion illegal casino network dismantled

Young people and gambling: why Belgium also needs to look at parents and schools

Controversial Dutch gambling millionaire steps out of the shadows: leaked files reveal more

Dinant: 52 players trapped in the Casino of Horror

Google and Meta under pressure: gambling regulator keeps legal action on the table

Journalist gambled like a problem player: DraftKings made him a VIP

WGBA: Maarten Haijer takes the helm

These games dominate crypto casinos

Gambling: requests for help surge in Belgium

Well-known casino turns out to be fake: gambling regulator has 26 copies removed within 48 hours

Gaming or gambling? Kennislink highlights an issue that also affects Belgium

Koh-Lanta comes to Casino de Namur on 31 October

CasinoNieuws website targeted by attack after investigation into illegal gambling sites

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