Playtech points to Mexico and other North American opportunities as the new growth engine of its FTSE250 midcap holdings. Publishing a corporate notice ahead of its AGM, Playtech lauded that a “stronger-than-expected performance in the...

EveryMatrix has secured approval to expand its operations in Alberta, which is set to become the next regulated betting market in Canada. The Malta-based gaming tech firm has been expanding its profile across the various...

Conversations around the future of Flutter Entertainment have been rife in the weeks since it released its Q1 2026 results, which also saw the sudden departure of FanDuel CEO Amy Howe. The business reported corporate...

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A multitude of high-profile figures from the gambling industry have once again made The Times’ annual Sunday Times Rich List.  The 2026 edition, topped this year by Hinduja Group owners Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and...

Jake Pollard reports on a newly-launched algorithm designed by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) to identify at risk and problem gamblers is going to increase the pressure on French operators to monitor and document...

Super Group, the owner of global brands Betway and Spin, has promoted senior figure Kirsty Ross to the position of Chief Operating Officer.  Ross has replaced Jason Kenny in the role, who was COO from...

Sciensano has reported that risky gambling behaviour in Belgium has remained stable over the past five years, although more than half of the population continues to be exposed to gambling advertising on a weekly basis....

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has released new details on the remit of the UK’s Illegal Gambling Taskforce, five months after its creation. Back in January, Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross made a...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, has upped its stake in Flutter Entertainment to 5.12%. The announcement comes just days after Flutter, which at the time of writing has a share price of £68...

A new breed of challenger brands is emerging in regulated markets in Europe, striving to carve out market share while maintaining adherence to the strictest regulatory regimes in the industry.  In this roundtable, we talk...

On 5 May 2026, Romania saw the collapse of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government after losing a vote of no confidence. The fallout was engineered through the alignment of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with...

Flutter Entertainment is reviewing its London listing altogether, less than two years after shifting its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange.  The Dublin-headquartered gambling giant’s shares have been trading on the London Stock...

Flutter Entertainment has announced that FanDuel will enter a new period of transition following the departure of Amy Howe as Chief Executive Officer of its North America business. The leadership change accompanies the NYSE/LSE gambling...

An MP has warned that a proposed transfer of gambling policy power between two of Ukraine’s ministries will do more harm than good. Nina Yuzhanina, MP from Ukraine’s European Solidarity party, took to Facebook to...

A macroeconomic study examining the impacts of the UK Gambling Act review has concluded that the agreed reforms would result in only a “limited net negative effect on the wider UK economy”. The assessment has...

Meridian Holdings has delivered a “breakthrough statement”, marking its first profitable quarter under its new business identity. During Q1, the NASDAQ-listed Golden Matrix Group Inc (GMGI) completed its rebrand to Meridian Holdings, adopting the MRDN...

XO Market, a company positioning itself as “the YouTube of prediction markets”, has raised $6m (£4.4m) in a seed funding round led by 20VC and Picus Capital. Also participating in the round were companies including...

Dutch betting and gaming body VNLOK has appointed former parliamentarian Rosemarijn Dral as its new Director. Dral’s political experience may prove valuable to VNLOK as the Dutch online gaming sector faces another wave of scrutiny...

The SBC Awards Europe 2026 brought SBC Summit Malta to a close, with Kaizen Gaming leading the winners after securing three awards. The ceremony took place on 30 April at Xara Lodge in Malta, bringing...

Former William Hill Chief Executive Officer Ralph Topping has called out what he calls instances of gambling businesses treating customers as ‘wallets with legs’. Writing on LinkedIn, Topping referred to William Hill’s recent Jackpot Drop...

The Isle of Man has taken a major step in modernising its gambling framework, as the Gambling Legislation (Amendment) Bill completed its passage through the Tynwald following approval of final amendments. The Bill, which now...

Codere Group has reported its FY2025 results, with growth reported across both retail and online operations as the company eyes a potential $2bn (£1.73bn) sale. Group gross win – the amount it has won (and...