A growing dispute over illegal gambling advertising in the Netherlands has put the country’s gambling regulator under increasing pressure, after lawyer Justin Franssen accused the Dutch Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit, or KSA) of failing to use enforcement powers that are already available to it. Speaking at the SBC Summit during a panel examining the Netherlands’ regulatory challenges, Franssen argued that the regulator has the legal means to take action against Met

A significant UK tax ruling has overturned a £13.2m Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) assessment imposed on online casino supplier Jumpman Gaming, delivering the Guernsey-based company a major legal victory while potentially establishing an important precedent for the treatment of promotional free spins. The Upper Tribunal ruled in Jumpman’s favour last week, reversing key findings made by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in 2025. The decision means that, for the periods covered by the

Greater Manchester Police have arrested two men on suspicion of money laundering after two separate vehicle interceptions on the Manchester motorway network led to the seizure of approximately £160,000 in cash. The operation, described by police as an intelligence-led and coordinated response, involved officers stopping vehicles travelling into Greater Manchester from Merseyside. The arrests followed a series of developments on Friday, 2 October 2026, when Greater Mancheste

Belgian authorities have launched a major investigation into suspected money laundering and organised criminal activity involving companies, allegedly fictitious commercial transactions and individuals acting as nominal company managers. The investigation came to public attention after Belgian investigators conducted 15 searches on 29 September 2026. The operation was carried out by Belgium’s Federal Judicial Police in Charleroi as part of an inquiry into an alleged compens