Brazilian betting firms are bracing for impact as reports swirl that President Lula da Silva is planning a move against the industry, targeting a full ban on casino activity and extensive restrictions on betting, as...

The Gambling Commission has published new annual reports and updated datasets to enhance insights and statistics on gambling activities, yields, trends and prevalence across the UK. Headline statistics on UK gambling have been mapped out...

Belgium’s licensed online gambling market continued to grow in 2025, but has witnessed a sharp decline in new (first time) players, a trend that raises concerns about the active exposure of black market gambling. Publishing...

Evolution shareholders are nearing crunch time to decide on a bid made for the company, but it seems that the man behind the offer is the one with some bigger choices to make. Kenneth Dart...

The first iteration of SOFTSWISS’ Tech Race Summit, which bridges the gap between gambling and technology, has been deemed a success after selling out completely. Taking place in Warsaw, the event brought together around 1,500...

Playtech lauds ‘step change’ outcome of €113m (£97m) profits in H1 trading on exceptional US and Latin America execution of commercial partnerships  Playtech Plc has reaffirmed its confidence in meeting all full-year 2026 financial and...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a stark warning to regulatory authorities  that gambling platforms are increasingly being used for money laundering. It comes as regulators, particularly in Europe, continue to revise national...

Playtech has welcomed the publication of the full “highly anticipated Spectrum Report” amid its ongoing feud with rival supplier Evolution.  The LSE-listed firm has argued that the document commissioned by Evolution to respond to Black...

Reports coming out of Brazil suggest that President Lula da Silva is on the verge of introducing a provisional measure to restrict the Bets regime in the coming days, with full gambling bans not yet...

Having a monopoly is all well and good, but if your target audience is going elsewhere, is it serving its purpose? This is a question that Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling monopoly, is all too familiar with....

Armenia is preparing to roll out more restrictions against illegal operators through a new reform package that would tighten the oversight of online gambling. State news agency Armenpress has reported that the State Revenue Committee...

Bulgaria’s political party We Continue the Change has proposed a review of gambling advertising to seal off any loopholes left in previous legislation. Centrist in its ideology, the political formation has historically been a vocal...

The promotion of illegal casinos on UK-based public sector-facing websites has continued, with an NHS health app site seemingly being hacked to promote these platforms. My Therappy’s website, which does not look to have had...

Yesterday’s political debate on gambling in the Netherlands saw a myriad of opinions clash about the direction that the legislation should take moving forward. As a reminder, the Netherlands is still in the process of...

Bally’s Corporation is on the hunt for a new C-suite member, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mira Mircheva, has announced her intention to resign.  The company stated that Mircheva is leaving her...

Hungary is weighing up the termination of its gambling regulator just five years after it was established.  The Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities (SZTFH) has come under pressure after a resolution was published in Magyar...

The latest move by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva could signal further rifts between the ruling Workers Party (PT) and the gambling sector. As reported by SBC Noticias Brasil, the President hosted a meeting at...

Sweden’s Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has called for a careful reconsideration of some of the regulatory gambling proposals made by the regulator, Spelinspektionen. In a letter sent to SBC News, Gustaf Hoffstedt, Secretary...

The saving grace for the Brazilian betting industry may be one simple thing … the amount of money it is providing the state in yearly tax revenue. Brazilian betting companies are facing an increasingly confrontational...

Prime Minister Kristen Michal has ordered a review of the reduction in income from online gambling in Estonia, due to concerns on fiscal and budgetary shortfalls. Michal tasked the Riigikogu (parliament) with re-evaluating the tax...

Maarten Haijer has announced his resignation as Secretary General of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), the trade body promoting fair trade policies and responsible standards for iGaming in EU markets. Departing at the...

City analysts expect Entain to be downgraded from the FTSE100 to the FTSE250 in the forthcoming quarterly review of the FTSE UK Index Series. Entain and volume housebuilder Persimmon are identified as the two companies...

GiG Software plc has approved a fundraising initiative to acquire an 80% stake in 888AFRICA from evoke for approximately €16.4m (£14m). Fundraising will be carried out through a directed share issue and by entering convertible...

Bulgaria’s affiliate licensing framework is now in full force, with relevant companies expected to exercise full compliance and pursue a licence.  Companies have been told to complete a declaration form, issued by the Gambling Office...