Spanish authorities have broken up a tennis match-fixing ring by arresting 83 individuals, including 28 professional players.
Lottery innovator ZEAL has restructured its senior management team, with former CTO Susan Standiford taking over as general manager for ZEAL’s social lotto brand, Lottovate, which is currently scheduled to launch in the Netherlands in Q1. On behalf of EGR Intel, GiH founder Willem van Oort offers three predictions for 2018. The launch of Poland’s monopoly online casino will be[Read More…]
On Thursday, the Netherlands Gaming Authority inspected eighteen gaming machine halls to check their compliance with statutory duty of care provisions. On Friday, the regulator inspected twelve more. Dutch poker player Fedor Holz has won the Partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria High Roller event. Dozens of police officers in the Belgian city of Antwerp used law enforcement information systems to[Read More…]
NYX Gaming Group has signed a new long-term partnership with Nederlandse Loterij. The Netherlands Gaming Authority has issued cease and desist orders against Novamedia-owned lottery operators Postcode Loterij, Vriendenloterij, and BankGiro Loterij for failing to fulfill their legal obligation to mention both place and date of their draws in their promotional materials. Although the use of artificial intelligence could potentially[Read More…]
Labor union FNV has lost its court case seeking to prevent Holland Casino from transforming itself from a foundation to a limited liability company. Live gaming software provider Medialive presented the first virtual reality live casino at an Italian trade show. The exodus from the Polish iGaming market continues, with Mr Green and Betfair being the latest operators to announce[Read More…]
Amaya Gaming has posted record results for FY 2016. Total revenue came in at $1.15 billion, an increase of 8% on the $1.07 billion posted in the previous year. While online poker remained the company’s top earner, its casino and sports betting verticals are contributing an increasing share to revenues. As the company is moving away from its poker roots,[Read More…]
When it comes to tackling betting-related corruption, the role of technology is becoming increasingly important. Steven Burton, Director of Integrity, Governance & Sports Partnerships at Genius Sports, discusses the key developing technology trends in sport integrity and governance. Tracking customers’ movements indoors could potentially increase revenues, for instance for casino and slot machine arcade operators. Playtech has completed its previously[Read More…]
Netherlands Gambling Authority chairman: public consultation on remote licensing process to open before summer 
3 questions on the upcoming Senate vote on the Dutch remote gaming and casino reform bills Ministry Responds to – Presumably – Final Round of Senate Questions on Remote Gaming Bill 
INFOGRAPHIC | Online operators contribute €325m to European sports, sustain 33,000 EU jobs across 14 member states Minister Dekker: sanctioned operators to be excluded at remote market opening Breakthrough in Dutch remote gaming impasse 
“F’ck money. Make memories:” Lottovate Netherlands launches Raffld 
Fading boundaries and blurred lines – Marja Appelman on the need for international cooperation REPORT | More clarity needed on remote gaming secondary legislation 
Entries open for the inaugural Responsibility in Gaming Awards Registration for the 7th Annual Gaming in Holland Conference now open! 
Join Gaming in Holland for the Responsibility in Gaming Awards Dinner on June 19 in Amsterdam 
Netherlands Gaming Authority ordered to revisit permissibility of numbers lottery (lotto) monopoly 
As it prepares for privatization, Holland Casino reports solid revenue growth during FY2017 
Announcing the 2018 Gaming in Holland Conference and Responsibility in Gaming Awards Dinner. Don’t miss it! 
VIDEO: Looking back at the Kalff Katz & Franssen / IMGL Annual Gaming Industry Event 2018 
GiH to give away two tickets to exclusive DJ Hardwell show at ICE 2018 
Experiential expert: gaming industry “inherently risky” to its customers 
Guest blog by Michael Ellen – The adverse impact of fiscal pressure on player channelling 
REPORT The future of the Dutch lottery landscape 
Join GiH and Former Lotto CEO Tjeerd Veenstra for an Afternoon Session on the Future of the Dutch Lottery Landscape – Full Program Now Available 
VIDEO: What influences the length of time people gamble? 
VIDEO Gaming Authority CEO Marja Appelman Calls for Close Cooperation with Municipalities REPORT Financial consequences of Dutch lottery market reorganization 
Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Betsson Announces Rebranding of Kroon and Oranje Casino …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: Minister Dekker answers questions on illegal betting terminals; Sweden’s iGaming market dominated by ATG and Svenska Spel 
GiH News Roundup: new speed skating competition to be based on sports betting; Nederlandse Loterij faces cyberattack GiH News Roundup: Holland Casino reports revenue increase as number of visits drops; Finnish health authority calls for gambling advertising restrictions Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Netherlands Gambling Authority Issues €450k Fine to Gibraltar-based Onisac Ltd …and More! GiH News Roundup: Svenska Spel leads the way in re-regulated Swedish market; Greek government submits gambling reforms to European Commission 
GiH News Roundup: majority of German population believes that online gambling should be regulated; majority of Swedish problem gamblers are women Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Netherlands Gambling Authority Issues €310k Fine to Malta-based Casumo Services Ltd …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: Remote Gaming Bill officially signed into law; platform provider GAN “open to the possibility of a sale” Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Match-Fixing Expert Declan Hill to Speak at the 2019 Gaming in Holland Conference …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: temporary increase in Dutch gambling rate “unnecessary;” Netherlands Gambling Authority confiscates dozens of illegal betting terminals 
GiH News Roundup: EGBA urges better enforcement of EU Single Market rules; Swedish regulator fines operators over self-exclusion failings 
GiH News Roundup: German States ratify new Interstate Treaty on Gambling; MGA mulls implementation of unified self-exclusion system Gaming in Holland Newsletter – Dutch Regulator Rejects Betsson’s Appeal against €300k Fine …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: Dutch regulator rejects Betsson subsidiary appeal against €300k fine; Danish Online Gambling Association launches code of conduct 
GiH News Roundup: Council of State orders review of Nederlandse Loterij monopolies; Netherlands Gambling Authority publishes annual report Gaming in Holland Newsletter – GiG Affiliate Subsidiary Sanctioned by Netherlands Gambling Authority …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: TV ad spend up 14% in Sweden; Spain’s online market showing signs of overheating 
GiH News Roundup: Dutch financial regulator prepares binary option ban; GiG affiliate subsidiary hit with KSA cease and desist order Gaming in Holland Newsletter – 2-Year Cooling-Off Period for Online Operators to Start Before Market Opens …and More! 
GiH News Roundup: join us TOMORROW for business drinks in Amsterdam; illegal betting terminals “omnipresent” in Dutch shopping streets 
GiH News Roundup: Netherlands Gambling Authority hikes fines for unlicensed online gambling operators; GVC and Playtech extend partnership 
GiH News Roundup: regulated Dutch online market could “easily” generate €1bn+; skill-based gaming fails to make a splash 
GiH News Roundup: Dutch Court upholds cease and desist order against Malta-based affiliate business; Swedish regulator warns licensees