Category Archives: Betting

Are fantasy sports the next evolution in iGaming?

Fantasy sports have firmly established themselves as a promising area for growth within the highly innovative and constantly evolving iGaming sector. This becomes evident when you look at the average fantasy sports player – young and tech-savvy, an avid sports supporter who is religiously following their favourite teams and athletes, while also representing the next …

Warner Bros. takeover: a battle of sports opportunities

Last week Netflix announced it would be acquiring Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) film and TV studios, but several days later, Paramount swept in with a hostile cash offer. The takeover saga has got not just Hollywood talking, but marketing agencies, politicians and regulatory bodies. Guy Meyers, Senior Director, Customer Success (Global), Recurly, said: “The battle …

DATA.BET eyes up new ways to boost player engagement

Sports betting solutions developer DATA.BET has completed yet another product launch as the firm moves to bring what has been a highly active 2025 to a close. The company announced a new ‘expanded and configurable’ Bet Boost earlier today, with the end goal of enhancing and strengthening operator performance and boosting player engagement. The Bet …

ITIA hands out 20-year suspension to French national Quentin Folliot

A French tennis player has been handed a 20-year suspension by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). Quentin Folliot was found in breach of 27 regulations under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), allegedly part of a network of professional players operating on behalf of a match-fixing syndicate. With Folliot, this makes a total of six …

PMU names Cyrille Giraudat as CEO to lead stalled transformation 

Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has named Cyrille Giraudat its new CEO, tasked with accelerating the development of the group’s sportsbook and gaming ambitions to advance the group’s wider transformation goals. Giraudat will take leadership of PMU from January 2026, succeeding Emmanuelle Malecaze-Doublet, who stepped down earlier this year, with Christophe Curt having served as interim CEO. …

Investigation leads to illegal gambling bust in Switzerland

An illegal gambling den has been busted following two house searches by Swiss authorities. A joint operation by the Swiss Federal Casino Commission (ESBK) and police authorities led to two addresses being searched in St Gallen and Zürich, with multiple assets being seized as a result. Police uncovered two gambling rooms in Uznach, St Gallen, …

Flutter hires Pfizer’s exec amid new push for US prospects

Pfizer‘s Sally Susman has become the latest senior hire at Flutter Entertainment, in a move indicative of the company’s increasing focus on the US markets. The NYSE/LSE gambling group announced that Susman had been appointed as a Non-Executive Director, due to commence the role on 29 May 2026. When looking at Susman’s background, there are …

Matchbook confirms UK predictions market while US platforms get organised

Matchbook has confirmed to SBC News that it is working on a prediction market platform for launch in the UK and engineered for the acute pricing of British politics and entertainment markets. Bloomberg reported this week that Matchbook, the heritage betting exchange, has a “predictions market product under development”. The outlet reported that Matchbook planned …