Category Archives: Betting

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. …

Spribe suspension shows Commission is turning attention to B2B firms

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended the licence of Spribe OÜ, a Poland-headquartered casino games developer. The company held a software licence with the Commission, but the regulator states it has come across cases of ‘serious non-compliance’ with its hosting requirements. In short, it appears that Spribe has been carrying out casino game hosting …

Magnus Carlsen deal continues to underpin Betby’s growth strategy

Sports solutions firm Betby is further taking its partnership with international chess champion Magnus Carlsen into the next stage. The firm first partnered with Carlsen, a five-time World Chess Champion, in October last year, with the partnership being showcased across various platforms including trade shows. The next stage of the partnership will focus on some …