British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has dealt a big blow to high street betting shops with a pledge to revoke the Aim to Permit rule around gambling licensing. A large number of UK local governments have been calling for the Aim to Permit rule to be scrapped for some time, and Burnham has been sympathetic […]

For every major football tournament, the industry debates the same questions. Will turnover exceed expectations? Which teams will drive the biggest betting volumes? And perhaps most importantly, how many newly acquired customers can operators retain once the final whistle blows? The 2026 FIFA World Cup certainly answered those questions. However, according to Coolbet COO, Tomas […]

Entain is set to release its H1 2026 results on Thursday against a backdrop of widespread regulatory issues and a share price crisis. It’s fair to say a lot has changed since multinational, a FTSE 100 firm and owner of Ladbrokes Coral, bwin and PartyPoker, last gave investors its Q1 trading update in mid-April. A […]

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 the Congress of Mexico City. Because the regulatory framework controlling games of chance and sweepstakes is a federal law, however, […]

Genius Sports’ Chief Executive Officer, Mark Locke, has made clear that the rise of prediction markets is a win-win for the NYSE-listed company. It follows the business securing partnerships with the sector’s two dominant forces in Kalshi and Polymarket earlier in the week. Locke affirmed his confidence in working with prediction market platforms in Genius’ […]

Flutter Entertainment is making PokerStars the primary poker product of its UK brands, starting with Betfair before an integration on Sky Bet and Paddy Power later this year. Consolidation of UK brands comes amid a generational leadership change at Flutter, with current Chief Executive Officer and President of International brands, Dan Taylor, whose remit has […]