Category Archives: Betting

Italy dice benvenuto to new online gambling era 

Italy’s new online gambling regime went live this morning without disruption, marking the beginning of a new regulatory era for one of Europe’s largest betting and gaming markets. At 7 am, the 52 freshly sanctioned licences from the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) officially came into force — slightly later than the planned …

UK Youth Gambling Rates stable despite survey changes

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the datasets of its Young People and Gambling Survey 2025 facing its now customary questioning. The protection of adolescents from gambling remains one of the most emotive in UK gambling, particularly amid a backdrop of political concerns of digital harms and dysfunctional behaviours. Yet beyond the headlines lies …

Flutter’s FanDuel and Allwyn’s PrizePicks powering into US predictions

To non-Americans, the rise of the prediction market space is an interesting, perplexing and exciting phenomenon, to name a few emotions. Something that anyone could have predicted, however, was the entry of some of gaming’s biggest firms into the sector. Both Flutter Entertainment and Allwyn, the latter indirectly, have entered presidio this month. In Flutter’s …

Google hit with EU probe over suspected ‘demoting’ of news sites in search

The European Union (EU) has launched a fresh investigation into Google search over concerns it has been “demoting” commercial content from news media sites. After close monitoring, the EU’s executive arm found certain content created with advertisers and sponsors was given such a low priority by Google that it was no longer visible in search …

‘Humans in the Loop’ needed to guard against compliance over-automation

The iGaming industry’s rush toward automation must not come at the expense of human judgment, according to compliance experts Warren Russell and Neal Luke. Speaking on the iGaming Daily podcast, the pair predicted that “humans in the loop” will define the next phase of compliance technology. Russell, founder and CEO of eyeDP, opened with a blunt …

SPA wants centralised self-exclusion in Brazil by end of 2025

Brazil is expected to launch a new centralised national self-exclusion system by the end of this year. This was outlined in Normative Instruction Number 31 published by the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets of the Ministry of Finance (SPA-MF), which aims to strengthen the responsible gambling policies in the regulated fixed odds betting market that …

The future of sports betting is here: Are tech & content enough?

Delasport’s Global Sales Director Reece Calderbank explores how betting tech lost its spark, why creativity stalled, and how emotion, AI, and gamified experiences could reignite the next era of sportsbook evolution. Think back to the last time you were genuinely surprised by a sportsbook feature. Can’t remember? You’re not alone.  For decades, betting innovation moved …

Better Collective Q3 drags on low margin ahead Playbook AI refresh 

Better Collective AB maintains confidence in its existing and future commercial pipeline, but group performance continues to be dragged by unique corporate adjustments witnessed in 2025. Publishing its Q3 accounts, Better Collective reported a 4% decline in group revenues to €78m (€81m Q3 2024), as group-wide income took a direct hit of €10m attributed to …

Flutter books Q3 loss of $790m on unforeseen India impacts 

Flutter Entertainment sees headline growth continue to be undone by enlarged impairments related to its global profile. Publishing its Q3 2025 accounts, the NYSE/LSE gambling group has booked a net loss of $789m, which follows a $158m loss declared during Q2 trading. Q3’s multi-million-dollar loss is primarily attributed to Flutter booking $556m  in non-cash impairments …