Category Archives: Betting

Brazilian operator Pixbet is updating its tech stack via a partnership with FIRST – Best in Sports, a sportsbook solutions developer. The partnership comes 10 months after the launch of the Brazilian market, which has as expected grown rapidly and attracted significant international and domestic interest. FIRST asserts that its platform is ideal for Pixbet …

The rapid development of key betting and gaming markets across Africa continue to catch international attention, with the industry’s global betting integrity body increasingly fixated on the continent. This week, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the African iGaming Alliance (AIA), an international trade body representing African gaming …

SBC Events has reiterated the 2026 dates and announced the 2027 dates for its flagship SBC Summit, which most recently brought together 30,000 industry professionals in Lisbon. The global event will return to the Feira Internacional de Lisboa and the MEO Arena on 29 September-1 October in 2026 and 21-23 September in 2027. Having secured …

The Althing of Iceland has been urged to consider drastic reforms on how gambling is supervised and governed, as concerns mount over public health, online exposure, and the lack of state oversight on illegal gambling. Calls for change follow the Ministry of Health’s new agreement with SÁÁ, the national addiction-treatment association, which for the first …

UK licence holder NetBet Enterprises Ltd has paid £650,000 to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) after an investigation into anti-money laundering (AML) failures. A statement from the regulator stated that the company, operator of online gambling provider NetBet UK, agreed to a settlement with the Commission after an investigation revealed social responsibility breaches as well …

Kambi Group Plc remains confident that new sportsbook partnerships will help offset financial headwinds caused by contract changes and market exits affecting its operator network. Q3 2025 accounts saw Kambi report revenues of €37.4m, marking a 13% year-on-year decline compared to €43m in Q3 2024. This contributed to a corresponding drop in profit of 72% …

Entain’s Sportingbet brand is pushing for reforms in South Africa, calling out what it believes are inefficiencies in the system. Tyrone Dobbin, Co-Founder of Sportingbet South Africa, wrote an open letter to all gambling authorities in the nation, raising some concerns about how they currently operate and proposing an improved roadmap for future consideration. According …

Argentina is introducing new federal legislation on gambling advertising, setting out rules designed to protect young audiences and vulnerable consumers. Following months of debate in the Chamber of Deputies, the Ministry of Economy confirmed through the Official Gazette that the first stage of the framework has been approved. The new rules define how gambling and …

Whilst Genius Sports finished on a strong footing in Q3, it did not go without some financial drawbacks to deal with by the end of the year. Total group revenue landed at $166.3m for the three months ending September, which was 38% over the $121m gained for the same period last year. Of that total, …

 Brightstar Lottery (formerly IGT Plc) has announced that it is close to completing its cash reward of $1bn to shareholders in 2025. The cash reward is carried-out as the pledge of Brightstar completing its sale of IGT Digital and Gaming assets, which were merged with Everi Holdings in a $6bn deal executed by Apollo Global. The …