Category Archives: Betting

SBC Summit Canada reinforces role as industry’s meeting point amid Alberta momentum

SBC Summit Canada returned to Toronto last week, bringing the industry together at a pivotal moment for the Canadian gaming sector, as Alberta’s upcoming regulated market launch accelerated conversations around regulation, responsible gambling, advertising reform, cybersecurity and future market expansion. Held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from May 19-21, the event marked the first […]

Africa Overview: Sunbet and BetPawa take on new markets

It’s been a busy week in the African gaming industry. The continent has been attracting a lot of interest from international firms, with Super Group, Kaizen Gaming and Virgin Bet notable names target markets there, but local companies are also embarking on new endeavours. With the US and Latin American gold rushes beginning to plateau […]

Gentoo Media CFO quits as listed firm continues to battle AI and iGaming headwinds

Gentoo Media’s Chief Financial Officer, Mads Haugegaard Albrechtsen, has resigned from his role at the company.  The former Deloitte Partner joined the Malta-based affiliate marketing firm only last year, in March 2025, just five months on from Gentoo’s legal split from Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) at the beginning of October 2024.  Gentoo said Albrechtsen has […]

Austria begins road to 2029 online gambling liberalisation

Austria has got underway with its review of the gambling laws and privileges granted to Casinos Austria, beginning the regulatory pathway that will enable the country to launch a liberalised online gambling market. The latest developments follow a new Draft Bill finalised by the Federal Ministry of Finance which seeks to end the monopoly privileges […]

Balkan gaming industry lacing up gloves for black market fight

The Balkan Gaming Federation (BGF) has outlined its next steps, as the new trade body sets its sights on combatting the black market gambling and improving the perception of the industry across the region. Set up in March 2026, the BGF is a regional trade body consisting of six national gaming associations from across the […]

Man Utd rumoured to have secured £20m Betway deal which ducks incoming sponsorship ban

Manchester United are reportedly closing in on the most lucrative training kit-only deal in football, with sources suggesting the club has wrapped up a £20m with Super Group-owned Betway. The multi-year deal, reported by the Daily Mail’s Mike Keegan, offers an alternative way to market for gambling operators, which will be excluded from front-of-shirt sponsorship […]

Ex-Bally’s and Aristocrat counsel Sheila Bangalore joins Entain board

Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain has appointed Sheila Bangalore as a Non-Executive Director, just over three weeks after Ricky Sandler left the business. The appointment of Bangalore brings Entain’s board back up to a team of 11, and follows Sandler departing as a Non-Executive Director after the closure of his New York-based hedge fund Eminence […]

Italy begins media review of gambling comms divide

Italian authorities continue to zone-in on reforms needed to reclassify gambling advertising and marketing and customer communications and incentives. This week the media agency of AGCOM confirmed the launch of a new consultation on “responsible gambling communications”. The consultation follows a public window that drew more than 20 stakeholder submissions, citing that clarity was needed […]

Bally’s Intralot CEO: we took on UK taxes “from position of strength, not retreat”

Robeson Reeves, Bally’s Intralot Chief Executive Officer, remains confident in the firm’s resilience to UK taxation and regulatory headwinds as the business prepares to close its first full H1 as a new, combined entity. Formed last year via the effective merger of Bally’s Corporation and Intralot, enabled via the latter’s acquisition of Bally’s International Interactive […]