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Petra Vanhoof has spent the better part of a decade following the shifting tides of gambling regulation across Europe and beyond. She came up through the compliance side of the industry before pivoting to writing, which gives her a grounded, no-nonsense perspective on the rules, loopholes, and political maneuvering that shape how operators actually do business. She is particularly drawn to the gap between what regulators say and what the market ends up doing in response.

Posts by Petra Vanhoof

July 28, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
ADM and Guardia di Finanza shut two unlicensed betting centres in Agrigento, seizing terminals that bypassed Italy's national gaming levy controls.
July 27, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Missouri's December 2025 digital launch triggered Kansas's first sustained handle decline, with January 2026 dropping 24.69% YoY, new Lottery data shows.
July 24, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Samuel Silverman, 23, faces two felony counts over an alleged point-shaving conspiracy tied to a Fresno State basketball game that netted nearly $16,000.
July 24, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
A bipartisan House bill aims to close a CFTC loophole costing states over $1 billion in gaming tax revenue by banning sports betting prediction contracts.
July 23, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Kambi posted €45.9m Q2 revenue and raised full-year EBITDA guidance to €23–27m after Americas partners and AI trading fuelled World Cup growth.
July 23, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
IBIA's Q2 2026 integrity report reveals 76 suspicious betting alerts, with football and esports accounting for over half of all cases flagged worldwide.
July 22, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Evolution AB pays a $5.23M break fee after gaming licence approvals fail to materialise, ending its $85M Galaxy Gaming acquisition ahead of the July 2026 deadline.
July 22, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
ACMA has fined Tabcorp AU$2.7 million for telemarketing and spam violations, marking the operator's second penalty for consent management failures since 2024.
July 13, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
ZEAL Network pays up to £38.6m for SevenCanyon, gaining instant entry to the UK's £1.3bn digital prize draw market via a Deutsche Bank term loan.
July 12, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Nevada Gaming Control Board unanimously backed two Fertitta Entertainment executives, moving the $17.6B Caesars acquisition closer to a late 2026 close.
July 9, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Sweden's Linköping court dismissed appeals from Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker, confirming SEK 22 million in AML fines and rejecting the winnings-deposit defence.
July 6, 2026 by: Petra Vanhoof
Australia's Federal Court handed down AU$24.24M in penalties against PPPfish, Shuffle Gaming and Redraw Poker operators under the Interactive Gambling Act.
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