Category Archives: Betting

Ted Orme-Claye, SBC News Editor, ponders about the newly created football regulator for English football and the financial standards it is setting for clubs.  Despite government efforts to keep the regulator and the Gambling Commission separate, could these financial standards clash with a cutback of betting sponsorships?… The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) does not have […]

The use of AI and large-scale data processing is reshaping sports betting trading, as B2B providers move away from standardised markets towards personalised, real-time offerings. The focus has shifted from broad pricing models to delivering tailored betting options based on live data and player behaviour. For operators, this means competing on relevance as much as […]

James Lovell, co-founder and Director of Welsh bookie DragonBet, has slammed the recent government decision to ban greyhound racing. The Director called the move “a huge shame”, criticising it for not being backed by hard evidence but rather serving a political agenda that disregards a whole sport which has been placing a heavy emphasis on […]

The introduction of the UK’s levy to fund gambling harm services is already raising concerns across the sector, despite GambleAware not even shutting its doors yet. The Gambling Lived Experience Network (GLEN) has highlighted growing uncertainty among voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations following the first round of funding outcomes for prevention services in […]

The Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) government in Brazil has elected Dario Durigan as new Minister of Finance, who will lead the fiscal and taxation policy of South America’s largest economy under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On Friday, Brazil’s gazette announced sweeping changes to the Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF), following the […]

888Africa has given its Angolan operation a boost after migrating to a new platform, through a turnkey agreement with EveryMatrix. Under the agreement, 888Africa has migrated from its previous platform provider onto the core EveryMatrix platform for both sports betting and casino gaming. The operator previously used the platform of FSB Technology, which was acquired […]

Agentic AI provider AxiumAI has launched its conversational interface AxChat for sportsbooks that want to scale during global sporting events. The tool combines traditional menu-driven navigation with direct natural-language interaction, which helps players to interpret matches, markets and outcomes in real-time. Supporting immediate transactions, AxChat promises personalised guidance that incorporates relevant deep-linked bets and a […]

Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) government has chosen facial recognition as the latest innovation to curb problem gambling rates. The cabinet of Chris Minns, Premier of NSW, has devised a voluntary code of conduct designed specifically for hotels, pubs and clubs that have gaming machines on their premises. Built in compliance with Australia’s Privacy Act […]