Category Archives: Betting

Leadstar Media: going from the wild west to a professional market in Brazil

Felipe Pereira, editor director of Sitedeapostas.com – part of Leadstar Media – catches up with SBC News to chat about the evolution of Brazil’s regulated betting sector from an affiliates perspective. How have you had to adapt to the regulated market in Brazil since it launched last January? The biggest change has been moving from […]

Bookies Corner Cheltenham Festival: the biggest week of the year for betting

The Olympics of racing, Great Britain v Ireland, the last big test before the Grand National – there’s a reason that the Cheltenham Festival always has everyone talking… Day one of the festival is now upon us, and to mark the start of a week of horse racing-specific coverage, we’re starting with part two of […]

Activist investor Parvus buys into market dip by doubling Flutter stake

Activist investor Parvus Asset Management has significantly increased its investment in Flutter Entertainment, doubling its stake in the global betting and gaming group shortly after the company issued its 2025 annual results.  A stock exchange filing shows that the London-based fund raised its holding in the NYSE and LSE-listed operator to almost 10.7% on 5 […]

Lula vows to end Brazil’s “online casino experiment” 

In full political campaign mode, Lula can’t let go of previous grievances in how Brazil launched and engineered its online gambling regime as of 2025 cites Leonardo Biazzi.  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) has escalated his attacks on Brazil’s online gambling regime as he vows to “work with the Congress and put an […]

Football wagers for all staff to be banned in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) will vote on officially adopting a ban on betting for all football staff at its next plenary meeting. Taking place on 20 March in Sofia, the meeting will see BFU General Director, Andrey Petrov, and Georgi Ivanov, BFU President, propose an update to the 2018 framework. The updated text reads: […]

Dutch trade bodies claim gambilng tax returns fell by €43.5m in 2025

An open letter signed by four key stakeholders in the Dutch gaming space has mounted a damning critique of the country’s gambling tax framework. The letter was penned by the Netherlands Online Gambling Association (VNLOK) and is addressed to the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Finance in the House of Representatives. In the letter, also signed […]

Paf partners with Swedish football show ahead of 2026 World Cup

Paf has partnered with Swedish football programme Fotbollsmorgon, with the operator’s sports betting brand 1X2 becoming an official partner of the show. The collaboration will see Fotbollsmorgon feature betting insights and special odds from 1X2, while the programme will also have its own dedicated section on the 1X2.se website. Fotbollsmorgon is a daily digital talk […]

What does the newest UK bookie have in store for English fans?

Launching a new gambling brand in the UK today is not an easy task, given the fierce competition and the current tax landscape. However, the team behind Bet St George – the latest player on the block – is determined to succeed despite the market austerity. The brand, led by Chairman Nic Brereton, went live […]