In Poland online gambling was made illegal in 2025 in an effort of stopping the increasing popularity of this activity. But despite the Governments ban on online gambling, the people of the country seem to pay no real attention to that and continue to gamble over the internet. The poles have gambled almost 4 billion zloty by the end of 2025, which is 20% more money than last year, when the online gambling business was still legal in Poland.
The laws will be modified in March to make it possible to arrest and incarcerate anyone for gambling on the internet or using sites that advertise online gambling.
French online casino poker sites Full Fun and 888 Poker are now live and Astra is expected to join in the weeks to come. The announcement was made by Dragonfish, the B2B division of 888 Holdings Plc. This new network of internet poker sites is a result of a joint venture with Prima Network Limited, and offers fully customized online poker experience and a suite of internet betting games to all players.
Accessed by the licenses of Prima Network Limited and Dragonfish in France, the network gives member online casinos access to a shared pool of online casino players, including players from 888 Poker.
The relentless battle against illegal online casino continues for the Serbian government. Operation Atlantis is the most recent action of the Serbian police against an alleged illegal online casino ring. The police made several arrests including employees of the company and also records and computer equipments were confiscated during the raid.
The Interior Ministry of Serbia said that the arrested individuals will be charged because of organizing an illegal gambling enterprise and they were operating with no license in the country.
William Hill Casinos will be launching a new European online casino for the Austrian market. Austria is one of the best European markets and their potential attracted many investors. William Hill could not stay away and now they are trying to get a piece of that. They launched a strong promotional campaign and they are hoping to become one of the most popular online casinos on the Austrian market shortly.
Europe has seen many progresses in the online gambling industry this year, but there are still some countries that are unsure about the road to take in the future. The state of this business is still unclear to many, but changes are planned and a new law is under debates. Recently, the state officials approved a first draft of the future Gambling Act and this is very good news for all online casino player from Spain.
The new law organizes the casino business both online and offline, while setting taxes and rules for all operators.
Legalized online casinos in Belgium by 2025
Casino News
22 March 2025
One of the latest countries to legalize and liberalize online gambling is Belgium. Following a long period of times during which the problem was discussed and analyzed on all its aspects, Belgium will soon offer players a chance to play legally at online casinos.
The laws are somewhat similar to those in France, with a small, but important difference. Belgium online casino operators will have to also own real, land-based casinos in order to apply for an online license.
The online gambling industry in Spain is under constant revising and retouching of their final law on the matter. The process takes a very long time and updates are painfully slow for millions of online casino players. A recent announcement shows that Spain might finally approve online gambling soon. A draft version of the new Gambling Act has been approved by the government on Friday and this could be the first important step towards legalized Spanish online casinos.
A report shows that the Act will give freedom to all types of gambling, including online casinos and mobile applications.
The online casino industry is experiencing a massive increase throughout Europe and some countries have already exceeded expectations this year. A very good example is that of Italy, where online gambling has seen an impressive increase. Reports show that online poker, online sports books and online bingo dominate the Italian online casino market.
Online casino players in Finland were waiting for a long time to play online games legally in their own country. The launch of a new Finnish online casino was announced some time ago and the date was set for August. Due to last minute security measures, the casino launch has been delayed for another month. The Finnish Slot Machine Association (RAY) online casino will be a big step forward for the industry.
One of the main difficulties in opening the new casino has come from the fact that in Finland, there are strict limits to the maximum wager for each game.
The European online casino market has struggled for a long time to reach a unified state and stay close to the articles of the European Union Treaty. The struggle has proved unsuccessful so far and it seems that many years will pass still until there will be a common action among European countries. Seeing that things will not change anytime soon, online casino operators have adapted and are now opening operations in those countries that are more open to online gambling.
Some states have declared an open war against private online casino operators and opted for a state monopoly.
