Category Archives: Betting

The Regional Council of Darmstadt has vowed to continue strengthening the parameters of the OASIS gambling self-exclusion scheme. The Council is charged with the management of OASIS (Online Abfrage Spielerstatus), operated as the central self-exclusion system of Germany’s Fourth Interstate Gambling Regime (GluNeuRStV). Publishing its 2025 update, Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt detailed that more than 5.2 billion […]

Wolverhampton Council has opened a public consultation to inform its Gambling Harm Reduction Strategy, as local governments across the country continue to confront the gambling industry. With the opportunity to comment open until 20 March, the consultation aims to address what the Council sees as the “increasing harmful impact” of online betting, gaming platforms and […]

Finnish gambling operator Paf has reduced its mandatory annual loss limit from €16,000 to €15,000, meaning it has now halved its original €30,000 annual loss cap introduced in 2018. The move marks the latest step in a multi-year strategy to curb high-intensity play and shift towards “more sustainable revenues”. Paf has previously stated an ambition […]

iGaming businesses are rushing to get involved in Finland’s forthcoming gambling market, with newly created sportsbook SuomiVeto the latest to get preparations underway. The company has signed a partnership with Kambi, a Sweden-headquartered B2B sportsbook solutions company. The deal will see Kambi deliver its full turnkey solution to the firm. SuomiVeto was set up just […]

Soft2Bet is putting its partnership between its Betinia sportsbook and football manager Diego Simeone to extensive use. The Malta-headquartered sportsbook and casino solutions company secured a partnership between its Betinia sports betting platform and Simeone in September last year. Betinia announced today that it has revamped the ‘Football Manager’ platform it had been developing with […]

Sportsbook provider BETBY has significantly strengthened its live betting offering with video streaming support for sports and esports. In addition to the provider’s competitive odds, comprehensive risk management, and sportsbook features driving customer engagement, partnering operators will now also gain access to HD live video streams that are integrated into the same offer. Tennis is […]

Live betting service provider SIS (Sports Information Services) has launched its two new 49’s draws with Hollywoodbets to further build on its longstanding partnership with the South African operator. The latest agreement sees Hollywoodbets enhance its live numbers proposition, offering its players across Africa added daily opportunities to engage with the popular fixed-odds product. Brunchtime […]

Current rules governing gambling advertising may not sufficiently limit its influence on betting behaviour, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield.  The British betting industry continues to find itself at loggerheads with academics and researchers over advertising and marketing – a key topic of regulatory debate. 2022 World Cup study In the most recent […]