Category Archives: Betting

Sweden’s gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, has fined ice hockey team IF Björklöven with SEK 25,000 (£2k). IF Björklöven falls under Spelinspektionen’s remit as it has a licence to provide lottery games for the period 15 March 2023 to 14 March 2028, through which it then funds its own activities. The violations in question, deemed “serious” by …

Kambi Group Plc has been charged with bolstering the enlarged sportsbook capacity of a newly-formed FDJ United. Announced this morning, FDJ United has signed an “expanded deal” to integrate Kambi’s Odds Feed+ solution across its sportsbook properties of Unibet, 32Red Sports and Parions Sports. The upgrade will see FDJ United sportsbooks gain full access to …

Professional Sports bodies and federations of the Republic of Slovakia have been warned to ensure that “sports have no connection with unlicensed gambling”. The command comes from Libuša Baranová, issuing her first address as Director General of ÚRHH, the Gambling Regulation Office of Slovakia. “Combating illegal gambling operators, protecting consumers and vulnerable groups, and ensuring …

Flutter Entertainment has relocated Sky Bet’s headquarters to Malta amid widespread speculation about the impact of UK tax changes. ITV News reported yesterday Sky Bet workers across seven cities, including three UK ones, were told via a video meeting earlier this year that the company was moving its HQ to Malta. The company has now …

As markets and technologies grow rapidly, Soft2Bet maintains that the secret to its ongoing growth and differentiation lies in constant innovation, according to the firm’s CFO, Max Portelli. He highlighted that this strategy is designed not only to secure its position but also to ensure client retention through continuously evolving product offerings. This insight was …

Brazil’s Economic Affairs Commission (CAE) has cancelled today’s scheduled vote on the bill that would raise taxes on fixed betting licences and fintech services.  Scheduled on 18 November the voting session was pulled by committee president Senator Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL), with his office confirming the decision to SBC Notícias Brasil with the statement that “no …

EPIC Global Solutionsproclaims 2025 as its most expansive year achieving milestone of its harm prevention programme, beyond what its founders envisioned in 2013. Expanding its harm prevention practice beyond UK-shores, EPIC Global is now active in 30 jurisdictions, helping the safer gambling policy stakeholders in mature and emerging markets. Its international expansion phase is underscored …

The ban on real-money games (RMG) in India earlier this year shook all global stakeholders as a gut punch dished by the Lok Sabha to operators eyeing up prospects in the world’s most populous country. Home to 1.4 billion people, the world’s fifth largest economy, a vibrant and developing technology sector and strong appetite for …