Europe

18 news stories on Europe.

Austria Expects 20 Online Casino License Applicants Under Proposed Gambling Reform

Austria expects 20 online casino license applicants under proposed gambling reforms introducing deposit limits, centralized self-exclusion and payment blocking.

10/20/2026

Spain Proposes Mandatory AI Risk Detection for Online Casino Operators

Spain proposes a standardized AI gambling risk detection system using 48 behavioral variables, with new privacy safeguards and a consultation deadline of October 26.

10/19/2026

Paf and Meta Target Illegal Casino Advertising in Switzerland

Paf and Meta are launching a Swiss pilot to restrict illegal casino advertising on social media, with potential expansion across Europe.

10/8/2026

Fake Casino Websites Clone Licensed Dutch Operators as KSA Takes Down 26 Sites

Dutch regulator KSA has removed 26 cloned casino websites that copied licensed operators and redirected players to illegal gambling sites.

10/7/2026

Betsson Replaces Its betFIRST Casino App in Belgium

Betsson has replaced betFIRST in Belgium, migrating existing players to its flagship platform with upgraded mobile casino apps and new casino content.

10/6/2026

Malta Changes Its Casino Tax Rules and What Online Operators Need to Change From October 1?

Malta's new casino tax rules take effect October 1, changing gaming rates, VAT treatment and the reporting systems behind online casino platforms.

10/1/2026

What Happens Behind a Casino Migration? Danske Spil Rebuilds Its Platform After 14 Years

Danske Spil has replaced its core casino platform for the first time since 2012. The authentication, UX, jackpots and responsible gambling technology behind the migration.

9/29/2026

Can Payment Blocking Beat Illegal Casino Apps? Poland’s Experiment

Poland's BLIK gambling payment block shows measurable effects three weeks after launch. We examine what it means for illegal casino apps, PWAs and payment enforcement.

9/22/2026

Netherlands Begins Online Casino License Renewals: Past Compliance Now Follows Operators Into Their Next Five Years

Five Years of Compliance History Now Matters The KSA says that, when evaluating follow-on applications, it explicitly examines violations that were definitively established during the previous five years.

9/21/2026

How Does a Casino Game Know Where You Are?

Evolution Case Exposes the Limits of Geolocation, Aggregators and Crypto Compliance

9/11/2026

UK Moves Toward Criminal Ban on Offshore Gambling Sponsorship: What It Means for Casino Brands

The UK could criminalize sponsorship by unlicensed gambling operators. We examine VPN access, geo-blocking, Premier League deals and casino apps.

9/10/2026

Hungary Could Abolish Its Gambling Regulator: What Happens to Online Casino Licensing?

Hungary is reviewing the future of gambling regulator SZTFH. We examine what its possible abolition could mean for online casinos, licensing and players.

9/9/2026

Can AI Make Casino Apps Safer? Circus.nl Deploys Technology to Detect Risky Gambling Before It Escalates

ircus.nl integrates Mindway AI’s GameScanner with Gaming1’s ROBIN system. We examine how behavioral AI could change casino player protection.

9/9/2026

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