Category Archives: Betting

The legislation overhauling Finland’s gambling industry has been approved by the country’s parliament by an overwhelming majority, after proposed amendments made by opposition MPs were shut down a few days ago. A grand total of 158 Finnish MPs approved the legislation during its second reading, with just eight against. Proposed by the government earlier this …

Belgium can now impose IP blocking manoeuvres against the black market thanks to new powers obtained by the regulator, Kansspelcommissie. A new partnership that came into effect this week was brokered between the gambling authority and the official domain registry DNS Belgium, which oversees the .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels domains. Kansspelcommissie agents will now be …

Dutch gaming operator JOI Gaming Ltd has been hit with a €400,000 penalty by Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) after a two-year legal process. The legislative breaches refer to the use of multiple personalities, considered to be role models by the regulator, for the promotion of the operator’s offers around the 2023 Jack’s Racing Day – a major …

The Brazilian betting market continues to see regulatory and legislative adjustments made, or attempted to be made, as it approaches its first birthday in just over two-and-a-half weeks. Recent months have seen taxation take centre stage in legislative debates around the Brazilian betting market, known as the ‘Bets’ regime, a trend seen in a diverse …

Ronald Benter, Chairman of Germany’s regulator GGL, has reassured that better days are coming for the gambling sector after years of tricky regulatory adjustments. At the December Online Gaming Summit Europe 2025, Benter touched on the regulatory prospects ahead of the licensed market which is currently in the process of revising the Interstate Treaty on …

Tom Beck, Head of Content & Social Media at Logifuture, presents on SBC News the first Logifuture Wrapped, which breaks down player behaviour in Nigeria throughout 2025, and reveals key data for one of Africa’s bigger markets. As Bet9ja closes out 2025, the numbers tell a clear story. It was a record year across multiple …

Ivana Bacik, the leader of Ireland’s Labour party, wants to see all gambling ads in the Republic taken down. The leader of Ireland’s joint-second-largest opposition party (in the Dáil Éireann) shared her thoughts with the Sunday Independent, supposedly prompted to do so by a BoyleSports retail ad in Dublin offering cash deposits and withdrawals without …

Last month, Oddin.gg taught us that esports growth is undeniable and that, if added into a sportsbook properly, it can double an operator’s revenue. But it is important to note that these huge gains can only be realised if the product being used to power esports betting is of an elite industry standard.  That was …