Category Archives: Betting

Gambling Commission to bring in a Head of Illegal Markets amid black market boom

The Gambling Commission is moving to strengthen the UK’s fight against illegal gambling with the creation of a Head of Illegal Markets role. It will focus on leading high-profile investigations and disruption activity targeting black market operators, as the licensed industry in the UK continues to battle the ever-growing presence of unlicensed operators.  Reporting directly […]

Dutch watchdog finds thousands of illegal gambling ads on Meta platforms

Social media giant Meta continues to find itself in the firing line of gambling regulators, a growing number of which are becoming increasingly frustrated with unlicensed advertising on the platform. The company behind Facebook and Instagram is being monitored by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator. The KSA announced its investigation just one day […]

Record attendance and strong audience at SBC Summit Malta 2026

SBC Summit Malta 2026. wrapped up last week after delivering its biggest edition to date, welcoming thousands of iGaming professionals and a highly commercial audience, with operators and affiliates making up 65% of attendees. The event, which took place from 28–30 April at the InterContinental Hotel in Malta, welcomed a record-breaking attendance of 6,000 industry […]

Entain: UK football regulator must end unlicensed Premier League betting deals

Entain has reiterated its calls for the UK clampdown on unlicensed betting advertising in English football, taking its case to the new Independent Football Regulator (IFR). The LSE-listed gambling group’s urging of the IFR comes three months after its Chief Executive Officer, Stella David, made a similar request to Richard Masters, the CEO of the […]

Romania’s gambling overhaul caught in populist fallout

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 the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians. With little warning, PSD withdrew from the ruling coalition rather than continue […]

Flutter Entertainment reviewing its LSE listing following US-heavy Q1

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 Exchange since Betfair’s £1.4bn IPO back in 2010, but fresh news from yesterday’s Q1 results has sparked some intrigue.  “We […]

Codere Online swings to profitability amid strong Mexican performance

Codere Online has reported continued growth across the business for Q1 2026, notably in Mexico ahead of this summer’s 2026 FIFA World Cup. Publication of the Nasdaq-listed company’s Q1s comes amid speculation around a potential sale of Grupo Codere, the Madrid-based omnichannel gaming group which retains a major share in Codere Online. Total revenue for […]

Betfair prices new view of UK politics

The local elections of 2026 have been billed as the UK witnessing the generational breakaway of the electorate with its traditional parties of Labour and the Conservatives. As the electorate heads to the polls, Thursday is set to redefine the political map of UK politics, disrupted by Reform UK and the Green Party – the […]

DATA.BET continues push into new verticals with tennis launch

Sportsbook technology firm DATA.BET has integrated tennis into its ordering for global betting and gaming operators. The addition of tennis forms part of a DATA.BET’s wider product development strategy, with the firm aiming to maintain player engagement and deliver a more consistent betting experience to its operator partners. Tennis will play a ‘central role’ in […]