European Gaming & Betting Association News

2 May 2024
A new analysis by EGBA concludes that 27 out of 31 European countries employ some form of multi-licensing for online gambling, with an overwhelming majority implementing a full multi-licensing approach.
6 Feb 2024
The report also presents the latest aggregated data from the association’s members for their European online gambling operations in 2022.
19 Dec 2023
Recent news reports suggest the decree will set an unprecedented €7 million license fee, far surpassing other EU Member States.
5 Dec 2023
A study by the national gambling authority estimates France’s black market for online gambling to be worth up to €1.5 billion annually in gross gaming revenue, equivalent to nearly half France’s regulated online gambling revenue.
25 Oct 2023
The Ministry of the Interior in Finland announced a legislative project to reform the country’s gambling monopoly system by introducing a license system for online gambling, including casino games and betting activities.
19 Oct 2023
The value of bets placed by Italian gamblers on the black market is estimated to be €25 billion per year, with €18.5 billion of this amount, or 75%, spent on unlicensed gambling websites.
19 Jul 2023
The global online betting and gaming brand is the first brand outside of the European Gaming and Betting Association to signup to the initiative.
13 Jul 2023
Members of the European Gaming and Betting Association stepped up their efforts to promote safer gambling last year, sending 45.5 million safer gambling messages to their customers.
7 Mar 2023
The European Gaming and Betting Association published its first pan-European guidelines to support the online gambling sector’s contribution to Europe’s fight against money laundering.
13 Feb 2023
The continent's gambling market stabilized following the reopening of land-based gaming venues.
5 Dec 2022
European Gaming and Betting Association welcomes the Bill, which marks a significant milestone in the country's efforts to modernize the gambling regulations.
13 Sep 2022
The European Gaming and Betting Association published the first pan-European, self-regulatory guidelines to strengthen the anti-money laundering efforts of Europe’s online gambling operators.
23 Mar 2022
The group will enable EGBA members to share information with each other about the latest cyber threats and attacks, cooperate to track and resolve incidents, and identify and solve security vulnerabilities.
8 Sep 2021
The betting operator, with popular brands such as Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars and Sky Betting & Gaming, has joined the European Gaming and Betting Association.
21 Jul 2021
In the report, the CEOs of its member companies, Europe’s leading online gambling operators, commit to taking the lead in fostering a stronger culture of safer gambling across Europe’s online gambling sector.
20 Jul 2021
The European Union’s anti-money laundering rules are set to be updated and reinforced after the European Commission published proposals for two anti-money laundering Regulations.