Europe

5 news stories on Europe.

When Gambling Fraud Algorithms Get It Wrong: France Sets a Higher Bar for Freezing Accounts and Winnings

France’s ANJ says gambling operators need real evidence of fraud before closing player accounts or withholding funds. What it means for KYC and fraud technology.

9/4/2026

Why Europe's Biggest Gambling Companies Are Getting Bigger

Why Europe's Biggest Gambling Companies Are Getting Bigger: Lottomatica-CIRSA and the Race for iGaming Scale

9/3/2026

Russia Launches National Gambling Self-Exclusion: Are Government-Linked Player Controls the Future of Responsible Gambling?

Responsible gambling is increasingly becoming an infrastructure problem rather than simply a casino-feature problem. Russia provided a striking example on 1 September 2026, when new federal rules establishing a nationwide gambling self-exclusion mechanism came into force.

9/2/2026

Bulgaria Starts Licensing Gambling Affiliates: Could This Become Europe's New iGaming Model?

For years, Europe's gambling affiliate industry has occupied an unusual position in the regulatory chain.

9/1/2026

Estonia’s Great Online Casino Tax Experiment. Can Lower Taxes Really Attract Operators?

Estonia entered 2026 with one of Europe’s more unusual gambling-policy experiments. Rather than increasing the fiscal burden on online casinos, the government backed legislation to progressively reduce taxation on remote gambling

8/31/2026