Category Archives: Betting

Spribe vows Aviator will take off again in aftermath of licence suspension

Spribe has responded to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) suspension of its operating licence by confirming that a licensing mishap took place. The Commission announced yesterday that Spribe’s Gaming Software licence had been suspended until the company acquires an appropriate licence for its business. In a statement shared with SBC today, Spribe confirmed that it has …

Bill to implement 4% tax rate passes first reading in Estonia

Estonia’s efforts to maintain continuing reductions in gambling tax until 2028 has passed first reading, as the government targets regional gaming hub status for the country. The draft Bill was voted in the Riigikogu, winning over with 48 votes from the governing Reform Party and its political partners against the 18 from Isamaa Parliamentary Group …

William Hill publishes heavyweight shortlist for #SBOTY2025 award

Boxing journalist and two-time winner Donald McRae and England cricket legend Sir James Anderson headline the shortlist for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (#SBOTY2025) the world’s most prestigious and long-standing prize in sports literature.  McRae, who previously won in 1996 and 2002, is nominated for The Last Bell: Life, Death …

Dream11 launches in UK, US and elsewhere post-India games ban

Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 has expanded into 11 new markets in the aftermath of the ban on real-money games (RMG) in its home nation, which has cut off its biggest source of revenue. The firm announced yesterday that it has launched its fantasy sports product in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia, …

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of responsible gaming

SBC Digital: Player Protection 2025 – Live on 12 November 2025 – In partnership with 1xBet The global conversation on safer gambling takes center stage this November at SBC Digital: Player Protection 2025, a full-day digital-only conference dedicated to advancing responsible gaming, regulatory cooperation, and player wellbeing across the international betting and gaming landscape. Hosted …

Romania blacklists Polymarket amid surge in unlicensed election betting

Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has banned Polymarket following a sharp increase in unlicensed betting activity during the recent election period. The ONJN confirmed that the blockchain-based prediction and event trading platform has been added to Romania’s national blacklist of unlicensed gambling operators, citing an “explosive increase” in user activity during both the presidential …

Digitain: We bring innovation in an innovation-starved industry

Digitain has been on fire over the last 10 months, and it did not shy away from highlighting it during SBC Summit Lisbon. The sportsbook software and iGaming solutions provider opened up about the never-ending successes it saw during this year, and the highly anticipated milestones it is looking forward to in the next. Ani …

Melbet: creating communities key to Africa strategy

Melbet Partners & Affiliates CMO Anastasiia Shcherbyna chats to SBC News about the sports betting landscape across Africa. Shcherbyna notes that, as a very diverse continent, Africa should be treat with hyperlocalisation, while adding that community driven content wins out in a region where betting is a ‘part of social life’. SBC: Africa is often …

FATF lessens monitoring of South Africa and Nigeria

There’s been some good news for the gambling sector coming out of Africa, with Nigeria and South Africa taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The international FATF grey list includes jurisdictions that the watchdog sees at heightened risk of attracting criminal conduct due to weak anti-money laundering counter-terrorrist financing (CTF) policies. …