Category Archives: Betting

Meridianbet acquires Fairbet to become Malta’s leading sportsbook

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 […]

1xBet: Reasons for gambling key to African player protection strategies

Localisation is one of iGaming’s biggest buzzwords and has been throughout this decade as the industry has become more regulated, more online and more global. Bonuses, customer support, payment methods all have to be tailored for the local audience.  But what about player protection?  There are plenty of safer gambling strategies and tools that operators […]

Gamstop data suggests youth more conscious about gambling

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 […]

Kambi steps in to replace FDJ as Ontario lottery partner

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 […]

Has gambling reform placed enough safeguards for Finnish football?

Concerns around match-fixing continue to plague Finnish football in the aftermath of substantial investigations throughout 2024 and 2025, according to local media. Swedish-language newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL) published the first part of an investigative series today, taking a look at allegations of match-fixing in Finnish football. These reports come ahead of the launch of the country’s […]

Poland penal code change to classify gambling streams as serious crime 

The Sejm of Poland has received a bill to end “Patostreaming”, which includes articles citing that the promotion of online gambling by influences should be treated as a criminal offence. Patostreaming is recognised as a new term to categorise criminal offences related to the broadcasting of online violence, abuse and sexually degrading content. In its […]

Is the British gov’t making good on its black market gambling crackdown promise?

UK Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross has formed a specialised Illegal Gambling Taskforce to fend off the black market. The formulation of the task force comes after years of warning by the regulated industry that black market operators are becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK. This was raised multiple times during the debate around industry taxes […]

UK operators bid farewell to non-compliant machines in July

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will introduce new rules around the immediate discarding of non-compliant gaming machines from casinos. Under the current rules of the Gambling Act 2005, land-based permit holders need to ensure that their on-site machines are fully compliant with consumer use regulations. This means that if machines are found to be not […]

Tabcorp and co failed compliance duty regulator says

Six operators have been hit with enforcement actions for breaching self-exclusion compliance rules in Australia. The investigations conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) affect operators Tabcorp, LightningBet, Betfocus, TempleBet, Picklebet and BetChamps. All compliance failures were related to people registered on BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion scheme, varying from allowing self-excluded persons to […]

Brazil moves: LeoVegas ups B2B game while political chief steps down

The dynamics around Brazil’s betting market continue to shift and evolve at a rapid pace, with this week seeing a fresh B2B move from LeoVegas alongside a major political change. Historically an online casino platform, over the last few years LeoVegas has been expanding its activity into B2B gaming operations and sports betting, particularly under […]