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August 21, 2026 - 0 Comments

Sports sponsorships in the global betting and gaming industry never sleep. This week alone has already produced some major deals, which will be seen by millions of sports fans around the world. This edition of...

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August 19, 2026 - 0 Comments

Romania’s gambling authority, ONJN, has made significant progress towards modernising its internal control mechanisms according to a report by the country’s Court of Auditors. The same auditing body uncovered a massive scandal at the start...

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August 19, 2026 - 0 Comments

Ahead of his attendance at SBC Summit in September, Gustaf Hoffstedt, Chief Executive Officer of Swedish online gambling trade body BOS, tells SBC News that he thinks it’s time for a rethink of the gambling...

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August 18, 2026 - 0 Comments

Elvis Presley's funeral took place 49 years ago today, and his casket was rumoured to be unusually heavy.......

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August 18, 2026 - 0 Comments

Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned the individual spin-by-spin tax for online slot games operated outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). The court voted 3-2 in favour of the Tax Administration changing its previous...

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August 18, 2026 - 0 Comments

Danish payments provider Inpay A/S has been temporarily restricted from entering new business agreements with iGaming companies. The restriction follows a review conducted by Finanstilsynet, the Danish financial regulator, back in March to inspect Inpay’s...

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August 18, 2026 - 0 Comments

Online casino has undoubtedly occupied a significant space within the industry for quite some time, and continues to do so. However, headwinds are increasingly being encountered. From regulatory and governmental crackdowns, players demanding instant gratification,...

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August 17, 2026 - 0 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Eat World open up on nurturing their 25-year-old album Bleed American.......

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August 17, 2026 - 0 Comments

Elvis Presley's old flame returned to Graceland, where she lived with the King of Rock and Roll for almost five years.......

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August 17, 2026 - 0 Comments

The lines between the financial services and betting industries continue to blur. The rise of prediction markets has shone a very bright light on this, and everyone from operators to exchanges to tech providers have...

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August 17, 2026 - 0 Comments

Royal Blood fans can finally see the band perform in the coming months with brand new music.......

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August 16, 2026 - 0 Comments

Music is being crowned the ultimate builder of skills bosses can't find, but the pipeline behind it is thinning so fast it's hard to ignore.......

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August 16, 2026 - 0 Comments

Elvis Presley's Graceland upstairs is where The King died and it's meticulously preserved to this day. Here's what the last record he played was and the book he was reading on the toilet when he...

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August 15, 2026 - 0 Comments

Weezer fans can still secure tickets to the UK shows in Weezer's world tour.......

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August 14, 2026 - 0 Comments

Kenneth Dart’s investment vehicle Candle Lake has launched a mandatory cash offer to acquire all outstanding shares in Evolution at SEK695 per share. The offer, which was triggered after Dart’s holding in the live casino...

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August 13, 2026 - 0 Comments

Freddie Mercury shut down Brian May with seven blunt words.......

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August 13, 2026 - 0 Comments

Last night, I witnessed Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry's band, the Hollywood Vampires, return to London's The O2 for their first show there in three years, featuring a special cameo by a Rolling...

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August 13, 2026 - 0 Comments

Rank Group has gone against the grain of the rest of the UK’s publicly-listed gambling contingent after reporting significant growth in FY2025/26. The London-listed business, which operates the Grosvenor, Mecca and Enracha brands, saw group...

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August 13, 2026 - 0 Comments

The African gaming markets continue to attract interest from countless international gambling companies. CreedRoomz, an Armenian gaming tech firm owned by the SoftConstruct group, is the latest company to announce an initiative targeting the continent....

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August 12, 2026 - 0 Comments

The numbers just hit a new low for one A level.......

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August 12, 2026 - 0 Comments

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released a statement welcoming Vicky Foxcroft MP’s appointment as the new minister responsible for gambling,  However, there has been no official government or Department for Culture, Media and...

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August 11, 2026 - 0 Comments

Sir Brian May wrote to Queen fans, "I just had to share this with you guys... I'm now very serious".......

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August 11, 2026 - 0 Comments

Some Ukrainians have told the creators of the game Hollow Home that they will buy the game but may never be able to play it. It's an understandable response to a game that turns one...

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August 10, 2026 - 0 Comments

A draft proposal has been tabled in Mexico to tighten the player safety mechanisms around gaming and sweepstakes. As reported by SBC Noticias, the proposal was drafted by Deputy Alberto Martínez Urincho and presented to...

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