A 55-year-old man from The Hague has been convicted of defrauding eight people via Facebook. He received money for items he never delivered. The total damage amounted to €484.
The court in Limburg has ruled that Michiel Nubé’s dismissal is legally valid. He was dismissed in August 2025 as CEO of Janshen-Hahnraths Group, the parent company of Fair Play Casino.
It was a remarkable scene at Jaarsbeursplein in Utrecht when the Staatsloterij launched a campaign using a giant advertising fish (known from their logo) to promote the draw on October 10, 2025. However, the municipality of Utrecht reacted with dismay to this scene due to the increase in gambling addiction.
Andy Greenberg, a journalist for the American magazine WIRED (focusing on topics such as technology, culture, economics and politics), together with a security researcher, took the initiative to demonstrate that cheating at the poker table can be made possible by hacking automatic shuffle machines.
The case in question concerns an English semi-professional player who, after accumulating almost a thousand bets over ten years, has been fined what is now the heaviest fine ever imposed on a non-league player.
In barely a year, the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has passed a symbolic milestone: more than 2,000 certificates have been issued thanks to its innovative e-learning module. Here’s a look back at a success story that reflects the growing commitment of industry professionals.
On the building site in Digne-les-Bains, a tree catches the eye. Solitary, ancient and majestic: a white mulberry tree. Where many would have seen it as an obstacle to be cut down, Golden Palace saw it as a symbol to be preserved. Not only will this decades-old tree be spared, it will become the heart of the future landscaping.
Once designed for warehouses, container terminals and even waste management, the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay is becoming the heart of a vast project combining tourism, technology and leisure, with a centrepiece: MGM Osaka, the first integrated resort (IR) including a legal casino in Japan.
ChristenUnie MP Mirjam Bikker is sounding the alarm. She wants to know why young people can register on illegal gambling sites without any difficulty. In some cases, they can even deposit money from a youth account, without any age verification.
Something strange is happening in England and Wales: almost half of all physical gaming halls were not inspected at all last year. This is according to figures from the BBC. They requested data via the British equivalent of a Freedom of Information request and came to a striking conclusion.
A Swedish court ruling has reopened the debate on the control of gambling operators with regard to anti-money laundering obligations. The operator ATG (Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp) has just been fined.
In the Netherlands, gambling addiction is no longer a discreet problem. A recent study reveals that a third of people with serious gambling problems have already had suicidal thoughts. Faced with these alarming figures, researchers, mental health professionals and victims are sounding the alarm.
Bet365, one of the biggest names in the gambling world, is seriously considering France. This is quite remarkable, because for years they ignored that country. Too strict, too expensive, too complicated. But now the tone seems to have changed: France is on the list, and not just at the bottom.
A few hours before the official announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, massive bets on a crypto-paris platform suddenly anticipated the result. Was it a simple coincidence or an information leak at the heart of the Nobel Committee?
It’s the end of an illegal online gambling empire. Behind the apparent success of Cresus Casino, a sprawling network of offshore companies generated almost a billion euros illegally. The arrest in Paris of two French executives reveals the backstage workings of a system that was as lucrative as it was illegal.
On september 18, 2025, the Kansspelautoriteit met with the VVCS (Vereniging van contractspelers) to discuss the risks of gambling and match-fixing in football.
Adam Lopez, 39, a forklift driver from Mattishall in the United Kingdom, felt like a king at the beginning of July. He scratched off a £12.40 ticket, saw the amount appear on his screen, and within seconds, he had more than £1 million in his account. That’s over €1.15 million.
