Category Archives: Betting

Spelinspektionen, the Gambling Inspectorate of Sweden, has confirmed the appointment of Johan Röhr as Acting Director General. The current Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Spelinspektionen, Röhr will assume leadership of the Inspectorate from 1 November, replacing incumbent Director General Camilla Rosenberg. Last week, Finansdepartementet — Sweden’s Ministry of Finance — announced that Rosenberg has been …

Fresh from reclaiming his undisputed heavyweight crown, Ukrainian boxing legend Oleksandr Usyk will step out of the ring and onto the SBC Summit 2025 Super Stage to share lessons on performing under pressure and turning adversity into success. Attendees can look forward to hearing Usyk on Wednesday, 17 September at 11:30, as he shares insights …

Regulatory developments in the Republic of Ireland are being followed closely as the bi-party coalition government of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are reported to be reviewing the framework of taxes applied to gambling activities. Ireland’s reform of its gambling industry has closely mirrored its neighbour. The duo are finding common ground in one more area …

STATSCORE has agreed a three-year partnership with US exchange and prediction platform Kalshi, in a move that will strengthen the latter’s live sports trading products. The collaboration brings together Kalshi’s financial contracts with STATSCORE’s data experience, covering football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, baseball, Formula 1 and American football. George Fotev, VP of Sales at STATSCORE, …

Spain’s DGOJ opens consultation on AI monitoring project with no guarantees on the timeline or testing of an ambitious gambling harms detection system.  DGOJ, the Directorate General of Gambling in Spain, has announced that it will include 60 specific behavioural and transactional variables in its AI-powered monitoring project, which aims to analyse gambling patterns and …

In a world where sports data is ruled by scale and speed, Polish-born STATSCORE is rewriting the playbook. Rather than racing to outsize the competition, the company is focused on a different kind of growth – one rooted in culture, values, and lasting purpose, CEO Dariusz Łęczyński tells SBC Leaders magazine. STATSCORE’s rise over the …

In Germany, a warning has been issued to gambling consumers that ‘social betting platforms’ are not permitted under the laws of the Fourth Interstate Gambling Market (GlüNeuRStv).  A stern warning was issued by Glücksspielbehörde (GGL), the Federal Authority of German Gambling, in response to what it described as an influx of national media reports about …

ParionsSport en Ligne, has renewed its partnership with Ligue-1 football club Olympique de Marseille.  Under Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), ParionsSport has been a partner of l’OM since 2018, and the renewal will bring this deal to a total of 10 years when it expires in 2028 – marking the football club’s longest-running commercial agreement. In …