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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

The Netherlands is stepping up efforts to combat illegal online gambling advertising, with the government committing to closer cooperation with major technology platforms including Google and Meta as lawmakers demand faster and tougher action against unlicensed operators targeting Dutch consumers. The issue was central to a recent parliamentary debate on the Dutch gambling market, where members of the House of Representatives broadly agreed that the illegal gambling sector re

A jury in New Mexico has ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after concluding that the company misled users about the safety of its platforms and facilitated harm, including incidents of child sexual exploitation. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, marks the first time a jury has held Meta legally responsible for actions carried out via its platforms. The case was initiated by the state attorney general’s office in December 2023, following a two-year investigat