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LONASE launches LPbet online sportsbook in Senegal

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Senegal’s national lottery operator LONASE has launched its LPbet online sportsbook, presenting the platform at an event in Dakar. LONASE said the locally developed service is intended to expand online betting, strengthen responsible gambling measures and direct revenue through locally controlled channels.

The launch gives operators and regulators a new state-run platform in Senegal’s online betting market.

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Netherlands' Council of State rejects Sabofra appeal over arcade licence

The Netherlands' Council of State ruled on 4 November 2026 in Sabofra's appeal concerning its arcade-machine operating licence. The company had challenged the Kansspelautoriteit's refusal of a new licence, which the regulator based on alleged poor conduct linked to cash centres used to facilitate illegal online gambling. The article says the court found the regulator's cited facts showed evidently poor conduct.

The administrative law division of the Netherlands' Council of State issued a ruling on 4 November 2026 in the case of Sabofra. According to the division, the facts cited by the Kansspelautoriteit amount to evidently poor conduct on Sabofra's part.

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