EGBA announced a partnership with Letzz to strengthen the association’s internal monitoring of online gambling regulation. The platform provides regulatory data and automated news scanning to support tracking requirements across the European Union’s 27 member states, the companies said.
The partnership gives EGBA and its members a tool for tracking regulatory requirements across 27 EU jurisdictions.
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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) filed a complaint with the Bank of Lithuania against a Lithuanian payment services provider, alleging it processed transactions linked to unlicensed online gambling operators. EGBA said its investigation covered websites and apps targeting European consumers, and its secretary general called for payment providers and card networks to help identify and block such transactions.
The European Gaming and Betting Association filed a formal complaint with the Bank of Lithuania against payment provider Walletto, alleging it processed transactions linked to unlicensed gambling platforms. EGBA said trial payments in its investigation showed Walletto services were used to deposit funds on several platforms, and called for coordinated action across payment providers, regulators and card networks.
Reportedly, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) highlighted the payments industry's role in illegal gambling markets following an investigation in Lithuania. EGBA named a Lithuanian fintech over deposits linked to the black market.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) published its 2026 annual activity report, reporting €18bn in combined online gross gaming revenue for its nine operator members in 2025, up 34% from 2024. The association said those members held 401 online gambling licences across 22 European jurisdictions and accounted for about 30% of the region’s online GGR.
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) published a European standard containing nine indicators of potential gambling-related harm, available through national standards bodies since 31 May. The standard covers indicators including changes in stakes, deposits and withdrawals, session length, longer-term net losses and adjustments to safer-gambling tools; the EGBA said members would further align their processes with it.