Luxembourg is preparing a bill that would centralise online gambling and gaming machines under a state-controlled model. The National Lottery would lead the offer, and the authorised land-based casino could receive an online licence once geoblocking and player-protection systems are proven. The government frames the move as a response to rising harm indicators, and as a way to shut down grey devices in cafés. This runs against Europe’s multi-licensing drift, so the proposal w

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As maths converge and IP costs climb, the durable edge in slots won’t be one more mechanic or a louder lobby. It will be the quiet competence of service design: telemetry-literate live-ops, truthful disclosures, and personalisation that’s visible to regulators and legible to players. Picture the next road-map review. Content costs are up; licenced IP is inflating; feature sets are heavier than last year and somehow harder to explain. The team can still ship faster, but the qu