Press Releases

16.12.2025

This year’s European Safer Gambling Week achieved record participation with 221 partners across 24 countries, extending for the first time to football matches and retail outlets. Brussels, 16 December 2025 - The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) today announces record-breaking results from its fifth annual European Safer Gambling Week, held from 17-23 November. The initiative brought together Europe's gambling sector for a dedicated week of action to raise awareness about safer gambling, including a social media campaign, events programme, launch of a new resource website, and for the first time, activations at televised football matches and retail outlets. This year’s edition saw 221 partners actively participate[1] - a 14% increase from 2024 - and exceptional engagement across 24 countries.[2] Seven regulatory authorities participated by either joining the social media campaign or speaking at events. The social media campaign led by EGBA members reached an audience of 4.1 million[3] -...

21.10.2025

First-of-its-kind industry pledge establishes enhanced standards for transparency, the protection of minors, and independent monitoring for influencer marketing in Europe’s gambling sector. Brussels, 21 October 2025 – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) announces a new comprehensive pledge establishing standards for responsible influencer marketing across Europe’s gambling sector, reinforcing its commitment to promote best practices in responsible advertising and consumer protection throughout the EU. The Pledge on Responsible Influencer Marketing in Online Gambling was developed in collaboration with the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) and is the first industry-wide set of influencer marketing standards in Europe's gambling sector. It represents a significant step forward in addressing the fast-paced evolution of online marketing, particularly the growing use of influencers in the gambling industry. Building on EGBA's pioneering Code of Conduct on responsible advertising for online gambling (EGBA Code), the pledge sets out additional standards for all influencer marketing content produced on...

16.10.2025

EGBA welcomes today's CJEU ruling confirming the European Commission failed to properly investigate whether the Netherlands granted unlawful state aid by extending monopoly licences to incumbent operators in 2014 without an open tender process. Brussels, 16 October 2025 – The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today dismissed an appeal by the Netherlands in a state aid case concerning the extension of monopoly licences to incumbent betting and lottery operators in 2014. EGBA welcomes the ruling, which upholds the EU General Court's 2023 decision that the European Commission had failed to properly investigate whether the Netherlands granted unlawful state aid to incumbent operators by extending their monopoly licences without an open tender process. Background In 2014, the Netherlands extended several monopoly licences to incumbent betting and lottery operators without an open, competitive tender process. EGBA filed a complaint to the European Commission in 2016, arguing the lack of...

01.10.2025

National standardisation bodies have voted in favour of EGBA-proposed initiative to strengthen player protection in Europe. Brussels, 1 October 2025 – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) welcomes the positive outcome of the vote on the draft European standard on markers of harm in the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). An overwhelming majority of national standardisation bodies voted in favour of the standard, representing a significant milestone for player protection in Europe. “The positive outcome of this vote is a real testament to the power of collaboration across our sector,” said Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of EGBA. “When EGBA first proposed this initiative to CEN, we envisioned creating a commonly agreed standard that would benefit players across Europe. We’re delighted with the support the standard has received, and I want to personally thank all the stakeholders who participated in this process. The result shows what happens when we work together...

18.09.2025

EGBA urges the delegates of national standardisation bodies to vote 'yes' on the landmark European standard for markers of harm ahead of its voting deadline on 25 September. Brussels, 18 September 2025 – The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) urges the delegates of national standardisation bodies to approve a landmark European standard on markers of harm in online gambling in the voting process at the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN). The vote, closing on 25 September 2025, represents the culmination of a multi-year collaborative effort that began with EGBA's original proposal to CEN – the official EU standardisation body – in 2022. The European standard on markers of harm aims to establish a list of behavioural indicators that, when analysed together, can signal risky or problematic gambling behaviour. These markers – such as changes in speed, time, and duration of play – are essential tools for enabling early intervention...

31.07.2025

EGBA invites organisations to begin planning events and activities for this year's European Safer Gambling Week. Brussels, 31 July 2025 - With this year's European Safer Gambling Week approaching on 17-23 November 2025, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is inviting stakeholders to participate in this annual event by organising safer gambling-themed events and activities across Europe. These initiatives should promote safer gambling, raise awareness about important help resources and services, or foster sector-wide collaboration to enhance player protection. Last year’s edition saw unprecedented success, with participation from 195 partners across 26 countries, 3.1 million social media users reached with important safer gambling messages, and 20 events hosted across Europe bringing together over 3,000 attendees to discuss the latest developments in safer gambling. Building on this momentum, EGBA is setting ambitious goals for European Safer Gambling Week 2025. "We're excited to build on the really positive momentum of last year's...