Haarlem mayor Jos Wienen ordered a business premises in the Waarderpolder closed for six months after an illegal poker tournament was found there. Police and the Kansspelautoriteit had raided the site earlier in the year; 12 people were taking part, and two alleged organisers were arrested.
The closure removes a venue used for illegal gambling from operation for six months.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket, Kalshi | Not stated | Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi over missing gambling licences | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | KSA reports 4,600 Meta ad complaints over unlicensed gambling in the Netherlands | Not stated | |
| Not named | Not stated | KSA reports more than 4,600 illegal gambling ads to Meta in April | Not stated | |
| Meta, EOD Code SRL | Not stated | Meta hosts Foxy Gold gambling adverts targeting users in the Netherlands | Not stated | |
| Holland Casino | Not stated | Council of State backs KSA over Holland Casino website navigation | Not stated |
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Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov said Kazakhstan’s second-tier banks blocked more than $21m in transactions linked to illegal casino platforms between October 2025 and March 2026. He said the banks cancelled about 402,000 gambling-related payments during that period, while the government has also blacklisted foreign casino operators and 110 e-payment providers.
The Gambling Commission said it removed 3,038,969 URLs in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, after reporting 266,667 removals in the previous full year. Interim chief executive Sarah Gardner said the authority had also sent 1,005 cease-and-desist notices between April and September 2026 and presented survey results showing 4% of online gamblers, excluding National Lottery players, had used unauthorised sites in the 12 months before April 2026.
The UKGC had 3,038,969 URLs removed in the first six months of the 2026/27 financial year, according to interim chief executive Sarah Gardner. Gardner presented the results at the CEO Briefing on 5 November 2026. In the same period 7,824,932 URLs were reported to search engines. In the previous financial year 397,527 URLs were reported and 266,667 were removed.
Reportedly, Queensland’s government again postponed the suspension of The Star Gold Coast’s casino licence. The latest deferral lasts six months.
The PGA Tour imposed a six-month suspension on golfer Matt Gogel for breaching its gambling policy. Gogel cannot compete until February 2027 and said he would never deliberately compromise golf’s integrity.
DGOJ director general Mikel Arana said the joint deposit-limit system would be fully operational within six months and urged operators to complete the necessary technical work. He said more than 60% of players use only one account, and that a DGOJ player portal would be made available in the coming weeks; the report also says the election timetable altered regulatory project deadlines.