Category Archives: Betting

SBC Leaders magazine: Tax not too taxing for Paf’s Christer Fahlstedt

Tax rises are not necessarily the nightmare scenario that the betting and gaming industry fears, Paf CEO Christer Fahlstedt tells the latest issue of SBC Leaders magazine. It is a subject that Fahlstedt has considerable expertise in, having seen gambling taxes increase in four of the operator’s key markets: Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. While […]

Racing and Sports nets Fairplay Exchange as second UK client

British horseracing is facing a complex situation in 2026, having escaped the feared ‘racing tax’ it campaigned so heavily against in 2025 although still facing the prospect of impacts intertwined with the online betting tax. This has not deterred the likes of Racing and Sports (RAS) from continuing to pursue prospects in UK racing- which […]

Tipico signals new look in football with new campaign & tagline 

Tipico Sportwetten has launched its 2026 high-impact multimedia marketing campaign, “Du bist Tipico” (“You are Tipico”). Debuting to German audiences during the Sky Bundesliga Saturday Match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund, the campaign showcases Tipico’s renewed brand image and tagline for 2026. The year is set to be defined by a cult-like following for […]

FIFA can’t say no to betting engagement as Stats Perform deal inked

Global football governing body FIFA has chosen its betting data partner for this year’s World Cup, demonstrating the huge value of this product in 2026. FIFA announced today that it has partnered with Stats Perform, one of the biggest sportstech and data firms and a long-time partner of various football leagues. The partnership will cover […]

Serbia settles jackpot orders under new rulebook

Serbia has formally codified the regulation of jackpot games following the publication of a new Rulebook governing jackpot operations and prize systems in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia. The Rulebook accompanies the implementation of Article 115b of Serbia’s Law on Games of Chance, setting out detailed operational, technical and compliance requirements for […]

BGC calls for rethink on business rates impacting British betting and local economies

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), is protesting government business rates at a time of heightened pressure for British betting shops, the wider gaming sector and the national economy. Business rates are a form of business tax charged to ‘non-domestic properties’, essentially a corporate version of the council taxes paid by owners and renters of […]

BetConstruct AI: industry must shift from ‘using’ to ‘operating with’ AI

A global revolution is underway. Despite the outlook, whether it be personal or professional, artificial intelligence is weaving and deepening its influence within modern society. The gambling industry is certainly not ignoring the vast potential that this brings. Despite this, it could be argued that AI has been nothing more than a buzzword, and the […]

French gambling told to curb its World Cup enthusiasm 

In France, online gambling operators have been warned that they must modify their 2026 marketing and player incentive strategies to meet compliance demands on advertising coverage and exposure. The warning follows the assessment of 2026 Promotional Strategies by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), which said that rising promotional investment required stricter oversight in order to […]

FanDuel says Ontario penalty doesn’t reflect its integrity commitments

In a development showing just how interconnected international betting is, Flutter Entertainment‘s US-based sportsbook FanDuel has been issued a penalty in Canada for bets placed on Czech table tennis matches. The fine of CA$350,000 (€216,000) is significant for two reasons. Firstly, it is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, issued by the Alcohol […]

Diego Simeone signs outside-the-box ambassador deal with Soft2Bet

Brand ambassador deals are nothing new in sports betting, especially relating to football, but these partnerships tend to be with players, not managers. Soft2Bet, a B2B and B2C gaming firm, has decided to flip the script on the partnership model with a more unconventional deal – with Atlético de Madrid manager Diego Simeone. The Argentine […]