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Holland Casino CEO: Dutch public sentiment towards gambling is negative, but sector’s black market battle is good news

Petra de Ruiter on her journey running a state gambling monopoly through tax hikes and regulatory tightening, and why the Dutch sector teaming up to fight Meta and the black market is a hugely positive move.

By Jon Bruford

03 Sep 2026 – In-depth

M&A

Caesars proxy filing details months-long bidding war between Icahn, Fertitta

14 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Finance

Candle Lake eyes Evolution delisting if takeover offer is accepted

14 Aug 2026 – News

Prize draws

Rokker white paper: Only 20% of UK prize draw operators have signed voluntary code

14 Aug 2026 – News

Finance

Australia powers Entain H1 growth as David and Snape double down on CEE exit

13 Aug 2026 – Earnings

M&A

What is IG Group really betting on with its $1.3bn Underdog deal?

13 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Gaming

Spotlight Sports Group enters games vertical with Engage Games partnership

3 hours ago – News

M&A

Lottomatica insists Cirsa merger is low risk as CEO talks up Spain and Italy opportunities

4 hours ago – News

M&A

Merkur to acquire controlling stake in Société Française de Casinos

5 hours ago – News

M&A

Lottomatica and Cirsa agree merger to form ‘second-largest listed global operator’

1 day ago – News

Caesars Shareholder Vote on Fertitta bid

Strategy

Caesars sets September date for shareholder vote on Fertitta bid to take casino giant private

28 Aug 2026 – News

GiG majority stake acquisition of 888Africa

Strategy

GiG Software eyeing €8.5m raise to acquire 888Africa

26 Aug 2026 – News

M&A

Evolution board urges shareholders to reject Candle Lake takeover offer

24 Aug 2026 – News

Prize draws

How the UK’s prize draw sector is handling its rapidly maturing M&A outlook

20 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Strategy

Morals in gambling journalism and why they matter

20 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Strategy

Fortuna Entertainment completes acquisition of TOPsport

17 Aug 2026 – News

In-depth

Offshore gaming

Holland Casino CEO: Dutch public sentiment towards gambling is negative, but sector’s black market battle is good news

03 Sep 2026 – In-depth

Prize draws

How the UK’s prize draw sector is handling its rapidly maturing M&A outlook

20 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Strategy

Morals in gambling journalism and why they matter

20 Aug 2026 – In-depth

M&A

Caesars proxy filing details months-long bidding war between Icahn, Fertitta

14 Aug 2026 – In-depth

M&A

What is IG Group really betting on with its $1.3bn Underdog deal?

13 Aug 2026 – In-depth

Strategy

Italy’s two-horse race heating up as Flutter eyes Lottomatica’s top spot

10 Aug 2026 – In-depth

M&A

Allwyn digital CEO: Some M&A discussions in the pipeline, but no urgency to close a deal

04 Aug 2026 – Interviews

Data

Casino & games

Affiliate Monitor: February 2022

With sports betting in New York exploding out of the blocks, the vast sums being spent by the major affiliates to maintain and grow their stateside positions suddenly begin to make a great deal of sense.

By iGB Editorial Team

23 Feb 2022 – Data

Marketing & affiliates

Affiliate Monitor: October 2021

18 Oct 2021 – In-depth

Finance

RP iGaming Index: the lessons of outperformance

08 Oct 2020 – Data

Casino & games

Optimove iGaming Pulse – August 2019

06 Sep 2019 – Data

Big picture

Gaming

G2E Las Vegas on tap amid uncertainty on prediction markets, government shutdown

G2E in Las Vegas represents one of the gaming industry’s largest annual gatherings, with many grey areas in focus this year

03 Oct 2025 – Big picture

Strategy

Wynn becomes latest bidder to drop out of New York casino race

19 May 2025 – News

Land-based casino regulation

Wynn, Related sweeten Hudson Yards bid with more housing as Sands looks for exit strategy

28 Apr 2025 – News

Finance

Up, down, hot, cold: Gaming industry watches as financial markets swing on tariffs

11 Apr 2025 – Big picture

Strategy

Flutter touts global success and future growth at annual investor conference

26 Sep 2024 – News

Casino & games

Why user experience is key to a successul slot offering

26 Mar 2019 – Big picture

Casino & games

NetEnt CEO banks on content to revitalise company in 2019

29 Jan 2019 – Big picture

Videos

Casino

Inside the ‘operational powerhouse’ of Playtech

Playtech is set to surpass its earnings forecasts for FY2025. One of the hidden factors in its recent success is Playtech Services, which division CEO Elena Rousseva explains is the ‘operational powerhouse’ behind the iGaming giant. Rouseva brings iGB up to speed on how her part of the business is delivering for the industry at […]

10 Feb 2026 – Interviews