Category Archives: Betting

SBC News’ Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, takes a look at the seemingly never-ending discussion around betting shops on the British high-street – and what is being said not being said. On-the–loose politicians are again raising their heads to bark at British betting, three months after Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear where she stands. Speaking […]

SBC News’ Senior Journalist, Viktor Kayed, takes a look at the seemingly never-ending discussion around betting shops on the British high-street – and what is being said not being said. On-the–loose politicians are again raising their heads to bark at British betting, three months after Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear where she stands. Speaking […]

In a historic first for Colombia, the Constitutional Court has vetoed an emergency economic decree, affecting gambling tax as well. In September, President Gustavo Petro and his cabinet tabled a proposal aiming to raise around COP 26trn ($6.5bn) extra to patch up deficits in the 2026 budget. Criticised for being overtly revenue-oriented and unjust given […]

Fred and Paul Done, founders of UK betting giant Betfred, have topped The Sunday Times tax list for 2025 for the first time, alongside another familiar name. The brothers paid £400m in tax last year, nearly £70m more than the second highest taxpayer, Moscow-born trader and founder of XTX Markets, Alex Gerko. As well as […]

Romania’s regulator, ONJN, has asked the Ministry of Finance to take emergency measures and revamp the country’s self-exclusion framework. ONJN’s President, Vlad-Cristian Soare, announced that they’ve put forward a proposal for an emergency ordinance (OUG) to iron all current existing gaps in Romania’s gambling legislature regarding player safety. An OUG is usually reserved for extraordinary […]

Meridianbet has acquired “100% control” of Fairbet Ltd to become Malta’s biggest sportsbook operator. The deal was announced at the close of Friday 30 January by Golden Matrix Group Inc., the Nasdaq-listed parent firm of Meridianbet. Fairbet has agreed to sell its nine Malta-and-Gozo retail betting points to Meridianbet, expanding the group’s Maltese sportsbook network […]

A 40% year-over-year uptick in young people self-excluding from online gambling has been recorded by Gamstop. The increase relates to individuals aged 16-24 and covers the six-month period ending 31 December 2025. This age group, according to the self-exclusion scheme, represents 29% of all total new registrations. More details revealed that 38% of under-25s prefer […]

FDJ United has officially bid au revoir to the Ontario lottery market, with Kambi taking point as a replacement. The French gambling giant is faced with significant tax hikes back home, especially around online gambling, in a market that has become notorious for some of the highest tax rates across European member states. As part […]