Category Archives: Betting

Italy renews long-running lottery contract in new look gaming market

The Italy Lotto has renewed its contract with the LottoItalia consortium, a group of four companies including both international and domestic players. Brightstar Lottery leads the consortium, which also counts Swiss-based international lottery group Allwyn and local firms Arianna 2001 and Novomatic Italia as members. The new contract will last for nine years, running until …

 EPIC marks 2025 expansions as 2026 sees R&D come into play 

EPIC Global Solutionsproclaims 2025 as its most expansive year achieving milestone of its harm prevention programme, beyond what its founders envisioned in 2013. Expanding its harm prevention practice beyond UK-shores, EPIC Global is now active in 30 jurisdictions, helping the safer gambling policy stakeholders in mature and emerging markets. Its international expansion phase is underscored …

India: expect the unexpected after games ban

The ban on real-money games (RMG) in India earlier this year shook all global stakeholders as a gut punch dished by the Lok Sabha to operators eyeing up prospects in the world’s most populous country. Home to 1.4 billion people, the world’s fifth largest economy, a vibrant and developing technology sector and strong appetite for …

DATA.BET sees surge in esports betting activity in Q3

Sportsbook solutions firm DATA.BET has released new data hammering home the significance of esports betting, showing a huge increase in volume. Looking at esports betting turnover during Q3 2025, DATA.BET has highlighted a 60% increase in stake volume, 79% increase in total profit, and a 12% increase in margin efficiency. The total number of bets …

Austria will likely have a new regime in 2026, reports suggest

Austria is ready to tackle the topic of a licensed gambling market head-on, local media reported. The Austria Press Agency (APA) said that the ÖVP–SPÖ–NEOS coalition government is in discussions to introduce a draft bill by the end of this year, which will address the issue of a number of state-owned licences expiring over the …

Gentoo suffers Q3 setback as group accounts are reset  

Gentoo Media Plc has undertaken a “deep audit” of its 2024 and 2025 accounts to provide a transparent and accurate view of its media business. Audit revisions were required on financial results published in 2024 and early 2025, in which Gentoo states that it had corrected errors in accounting following its divestment from previous owner …

Jonas Groes joins brother Ebbe as Co-CEO of EveryMatrix

EveryMatrix, has initiated a major shakeup of its executive leadership team to continue its status as the iGaming sector fastest-growing technology supplier. Jonas Groes, the brother of EveryMatrix co-founder and long-term CEO Ebbe Groes, will take on the co-CEO role, joining after a 10 year tenure as a Partner of ‘Big-4’ auditing firm EY and …

UK gambling nets full cooperation for Safer Gambling Week

Safer Gambling Week 2025 (#SGWeek2025) takes place this week (17-23 November), with all UK gambling stakeholders expressing their full commitment to promoting safer play and responsible gambling.  Entering its ninth consecutive year, the initiative is co-led and coordinated by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), amusement trade body BACTA, the Bingo Association – and all …

Codere Online reports stable Q3 as leadership maximises buybacks

Codere Online cites confidence in achieving its 2025 financial objectives and further underscored its stability as a Global NASDAQ enterprise. The outlook was maintained despite Q3 trading generating stagnant revenues of €52m – a result attributed to a significantly weakened Mexican Peso diminishing returns against the Euro. At the close of the third quarter, Codere …