Category Archives: Betting

Sportradar AG has strengthened its boardroom leadership, welcoming Breon Corcoran as a new executive director of the Global Nasdaq sports, media, wagering and intelligence group. A renowned figurehead in global gambling and fintech sectors, Corcoran currently serves as CEO of IG Group, the FTSE-250 online trading and investment platform.  Amongst iGaming ranks, Corcoran is best …

PointsBet has initiated a leadership transition, coinciding with a new era of ownership following its acquisition by Japanese tech firm MIXI. The Australian betting group confirmed today that Sam Swanell will step down as CEO, having served in the position, as well as being Managing Director, since 2016. Swanell oversaw PointsBet during an ambitious and …

Paddy Power Betfair has become the latest major UK gambling player to find itself on the wrong end of a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) investigation. The regulator confirmed this morning that it had issued a £2m penalty to the Flutter Entertainment-owned company, which operates the Paddy Power online and retail bookmaker and casino and online …

Liquor and Gaming NSW has issued a fine against a gaming machines operator, coming amid political and public pressure around ‘pokie’ machines. The fine in question stands at AU$44,000 (€24,800) and has been issued to the former licence holder of the Richards on the Park Hotel following an investigation into its gaming machines activity. The …

The government of Ireland has been advised to consider “enhanced online protections” for children and teenagers to stop engagements with “health harming products, content and services”. Recommendations have been made by the Institute of Public Health (IPH) via its report titled: “Digital marketing of health-harming products to children in Ireland – options for further protections”. …

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 …