Industry
November 6, 2025
EGBA Reveals New Safer Gambling Week Website
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is delighted to announce the launch of its new European Safer Gambling Week website, which offers player support resources, an up-to-date event schedule, and practical tips for safer gambling. EGBA Launches Its New Online Platform for Safer Gambling EGBA’s announcement comes just before this year’s European Safer Gambling […]
Legal
October 17, 2025
European Commission Rules in EGBA’s Favor in Netherlands State Aid Case
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), a Brussels-based trade association representing the regulated gaming industry, announced that the European Commission has dismissed an appeal by the Netherlands in a state aid case concerning the extension of monopoly licenses. The Netherlands Reissued Licenses without a Competitive Process For context, in 2014, the Netherlands, which at […]
Industry
September 18, 2025
EGBA Asks Delegates to OK Landmark European Safer Gambling Standard
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has encouraged the adoption of a landmark European standard on markets of harm in online gambling. The initiative seeks to align Europe’s safer gambling efforts and prevent more gambling-related harm. EGBA Seeks to Create List of Universal Harm Markers In its latest announcement, the EGBA said that it […]
Industry
July 11, 2025
EGBA Highlights Safer Gambling Gains, Cautions Against Black Market
The European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA) Sustainability Report 2025 provides a detailed assessment of the way members are stepping up efforts in terms of responsible gambling, environmental performance, and economic contributions. The same report is flagging growing risks from unregulated markets. EGBA Paid €3.8B ($4.44B) in Taxes Last year, EGBA members paid €3.8 billion […]
Industry
July 7, 2025
EGBA Is Set to Change Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is set to introduce an updated version of its anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines in 2026, building on insights gained from the submission and review of its second annual AML report. EGBA to Update Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines Next Year Originally published in March 2023, the guidelines offer practical, sector-specific […]
Industry
May 9, 2025
EGBA Asks Romania to Improve Self-Exclusion System
The European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA), Secretary General Maarten Haijer, is once again calling on Romania to modernize its approach to gambling safety, this time speaking directly to both lawmakers and the public during a series of high-profile appearances in Bucharest. The Need for a Real-Time Self-Exclusion National Register At an event held inside […]
Industry
April 1, 2025
EGBA Posts 2025 Report, Highlights GGR Growth, Increased Use of RG Tools
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has published its Annual Activity Report 2025, highlighting some of its achievements in the past 12 months. Among other things, the association recorded increased use of safer gambling tools among consumers in Europe. The EGBA Recorded Increased Use of Safer Gambling Tools The report detailed EGBA’s achievements across […]
Sports
February 25, 2025
EGBA Wants Improved Age Restriction for Social Media Ads
The Brussels-based trade association that represents leading online gambling operators, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), has called for stricter age restrictions in gambling-related social media advertisements following a monitoring review of its pan-European responsible advertising code. More Age-Gating Mechanisms Needed The review, conducted by the independent European Advertising Standards Alliance, analyzed 120 ads […]
Industry
December 20, 2024
Austria Faces Pressure from EGBA to Give Up Gambling Monopoly
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is pushing Austria to change its online gambling rules. They want the country to move away from its current monopoly setup and adopt a modern system with multiple licenses. Austria Urged to Modernize Gambling Laws Amid Mounting Black Market Concerns Austria and Poland are the only countries left […]
Business
December 16, 2024
LeoVegas Joins European Gaming and Betting Association
Following its October launch in Sweden via its international hero brand, BetMGM, and its Germany launch at the end of November, the leading international iGaming company with a clear vision to create the world’s greatest online gambling experience, LeoVegas Group, has fresh news. The group that offers online casino, live casino, and sports betting via […]
