Gambling News - 'Europe'
Sports
April 11, 2024
Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal 2024 Champions League Odds, Time, and Prediction
Bayern Munich and Arsenal drew 2-2 in their first game, which was played at Emirates Stadium in London. Eight days later, the two will meet again, this time at Allianz Arena in Munich. That’s where Bayern Munich hasn’t lost a single Champions League game in more than five years. This explains why bookies see the […]
Sports
April 11, 2024
Barcelona vs. PSG 2024 Champions League Odds, Time, and Prediction
The first duel between Barcelona and PSG was an incredible thriller, in which we saw a total of five goals. Even though PSG was favored to win, Barcelona managed to get a 3-2 win in the end. Now, it’s up to PSG to try and win in Barcelona on April 16. That said, you’d expect […]
Industry
April 10, 2024
UK: Two Men Face Charges in £5M Gambling Investment Fraud
Scams and fraudulent activities are not uncommon in the gambling sector. While in some cases, operators without a license can get access to data belonging to their customers, along with funds, and abuse them, in others, people are lured into different schemes that offer solid returns in a short period. Undoubtedly, everyone looking to invest […]
Casino
April 10, 2024
Romania Sets Gambling Restrictions for Cities Under 15K Population
Romania’s parliament has voted in favor of a series of strict gambling restrictions on the sector, marking an important shift in the regulatory landscape. The list of regulations includes a ban on slot machines as well as the shutdown of gambling halls in smaller settlements with a population under 15,000 people. The new decisions that […]
Industry
April 10, 2024
Wirecard Former Exec Marsalek Allegedly Served as Russian Spy in Europe
Wirecard, a popular payments company that helped facilitate online gambling transactions and was even close to buying Deutsche Bank, was tangled in an unprecedented scandal dating back to a few years ago. Investigations against the company uncovered some $2 billion missing, which ultimately led to its downfall and subsequent fraud investigations of senior-level employees and […]
Industry
April 10, 2024
ANJ Notes RG Improvements, Advises Vigilance Ahead of UEFA Euro 2024
L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has praised the French licensees’ significant progress in terms of responsible gambling. The authority, which requires all licensed operators to submit annual reports on the matter, was happy with the improvements. However, there is still more to do. According to the ANJ, gambling companies became better at identifying risky behavior […]
Industry
April 9, 2024
Lawmakers’ Gambling Limit Plan Hits Roadblock with Dutch Banks
Amid the planned changes to the gambling regulations in the Netherlands, lawmakers in the country hit a snag. As a part of the overhaul of the market, the Dutch government seeks to implement gambling limits. This effort seeks to reduce the losses to gambling and also curb the rate of problem gambling. While that’s a […]
Industry
April 9, 2024
KSA Asks DigitalOcean to Stop Hosting Illegal Affiliates
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) announced that it has issued a cease and desist order to DigitalOcean, a provider of hosting solutions, asking it to stop providing services to illegal affiliate websites. Illegal online gambling affiliates have been a problem the Netherlands has been dealing with for a while as the KSA continues to protect the local […]
Industry
April 9, 2024
Lottoland Voices Concerns as Gambling Minister Shuns Meetings
Currently, there are major changes planned for the gambling sector in the United Kingdom. The government launched a review of its gambling regulations that resulted in a number of recommendations that ultimately seek to make the laws suitable for the digital age. But it is not only the UK that is considering changes as the […]
Industry
April 9, 2024
Belgium’s Strict Regulations May Be Counter-Productive
Belgium’s strict regulations might be having an adverse effect, according to concerned operators. According to Gaming1, a local gambling operator, stricter regulations alienate the players, pushing them to the more dangerous black market. Citing recent Nepa surveys, the company pointed out that more and more gamblers are leaking to the black market every year. Data […]