Category Archives: Betting

Bulgaria will begin taxing the gambling sector’s GGR at a higher rate starting January next year. The decision was quietly introduced in the new Budget, with the Balkan country scrambling to fill a large fiscal deficit of minus €3.86bn. What’s the new rate? In the new amendments, operators of sports betting, lottery games, random events …

Entain Plc has unveiled plans to launch a bond offering that will place an equivalent of €800m of corporate notes for the purpose of refinancing existing euro-denominated debt facilities. The FTSE100 gambling group said the new issue will consist of fixed-rate senior secured notes, in euros and/or sterling, due in 2031 and carrying the same …

Brands are doubling down on affiliate marketing amid rising costs across other channels, with influencers taking an increasing share of budgets. Almost three-quarters (74%) of brands have increased their investment in affiliate marketing, according to impact.com’s The State of Affiliate Marketing 2025 report. The results justify the investment with 71% finding the channel more cost …

The UK Treasury Select Committee has published its final views on the gambling sector, recommending a course of action for the government as an almost certain iGaming tax increase is on the horizon. Following the recent Parliamentary hearing where pro-tax hike advocates clashed with Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) representatives, the Treasury outlined that government-mandated …

Tensions between the Australian government, gambling law reform campaigners, bookmakers and media outlets are mounting amid a package of reforms remaining delayed. Local Australian media reported this week that the leadership of Nine Entertainment, one of the country’s biggest media outlets, will seek compensation from the Australian government in the event of a gambling advertising …

A proposal for a new gambling tax regime for the funding of social initiatives has been tabled in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). Dennis Gratz, Bosnian MP, has called for a revision of how the money raised from gambling activity is distributed among the federation’s different economic and societal pillars. As per the …

Banijay Group NV has maintained the ‘growth status’ of Betclic which is set to challenge VAT charges applied to sportsbook income generated in its home market of France.  Publishing its year-to-date (YTD) accounts for 2025 (period ending 30 September), Betclic the flagship unit of Banijay Gaming achieved revenues of €1.13bn, up 8% on 2024 comparatives …

Members of a Northern Irish legislative group have leapt into the fray around betting taxation as the UK budget looms on 26 November with a hike in gaming duties now widely considered set in stone. The Northern Ireland Assembly’s All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling has penned an open letter to Rachel Reeves, Chancellor …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published the last out of a part-four series on its approach towards the black market. While comprehensive, the Yonder Consulting-conducted report did recognise some of the caveats that obstruct the exact estimate of the prominence of the online black market in the UK. Consumer awareness, drivers, and motivations To …