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Gaming regulators discuss crypto, AI and illegal gambling at Toronto conference

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Regulators from several regions discussed cross-border cooperation and technology at the International Association of Gaming Regulators’ 2025 conference in Toronto. Dutch regulator Michel Groothuizen warned that crypto gambling challenges existing policy, while Lagos State’s gaming authority said it uses AI to detect crypto-based betting on the black market; Ontario’s AGCO described efforts to address illegal operators’ access to social media.

The approaches discussed affect how regulators detect illegal gambling and respond to crypto-based activity across markets.

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Dutch gambling authority opens talks with Google and Meta on illegal online gambling

Reportedly, the Dutch gambling authority has opened talks with Google and Meta and other European regulators on curbing illegal online gambling. Its strategy covers restricting access to illegal platforms, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account, while sanctions remain an option.

The Dutch gambling authority, KSA, has opened talks with Google and Meta and with other European regulators on ways to curb illegal online gambling. The strategy set out by KSA chair Michel Groothuizen covers making access to illegal gambling platforms harder, blocking payment flows and holding large technology companies to account. Sanctions against the platforms remain an option, the report said.

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