Category Archives: Betting

Betfair prices new view of UK politics

The local elections of 2026 have been billed as the UK witnessing the generational breakaway of the electorate with its traditional parties of Labour and the Conservatives. As the electorate heads to the polls, Thursday is set to redefine the political map of UK politics, disrupted by Reform UK and the Green Party – the […]

DATA.BET continues push into new verticals with tennis launch

Sportsbook technology firm DATA.BET has integrated tennis into its ordering for global betting and gaming operators. The addition of tennis forms part of a DATA.BET’s wider product development strategy, with the firm aiming to maintain player engagement and deliver a more consistent betting experience to its operator partners. Tennis will play a ‘central role’ in […]

Genius Sports maintains $1bn 2026 outlook after Legend deal closure

Genius Sports has declared a hefty net loss for the first quarter of the year, but this has not deterred group leadership from its lofty expectations for the end of the year. The London-based, NYSE-listed sportstech published its Q1 financials this afternoon, revealing overall year-over-year revenue growth of 30.5% from $143.9m (£105.6m) to $187.9m. Group-wide […]

IGT PlaySports prepares B2B and B2C customers ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup  

IGT PlaySports Head of Sports Trading, Tony DiTommaso, elaborates on how a vast amount of experience will ensure that IGT supports, and scales up, opportunities for customers ahead of the FIFA World Cup. American interest in soccer continues to surge as exposure to the world’s most popular sport rises. With the FIFA World Cup scheduled […]

Flutter stands by “international balance” as Amy Howe exits FanDuel leadership

Flutter Entertainment has announced that FanDuel will enter a new period of transition following the departure of Amy Howe as Chief Executive Officer of its North America business. The leadership change accompanies the NYSE/LSE gambling group’s Q1 2026 results, as Flutter seeks to re-engineer FanDuel’s position across US sportsbook, iGaming and its entry into prediction […]

Gambling sector risks disruption as Ukraine moves to fulfil IMF duties

An MP has warned that a proposed transfer of gambling policy power between two of Ukraine’s ministries will do more harm than good. Nina Yuzhanina, MP from Ukraine’s European Solidarity party, took to Facebook to publicly criticise the development of draft bill No. 15111-d, which aims to govern tax on incomes generated from digital platforms. […]

SBC Summit 2026 returns to Lisbon with reimagined six-stage conference agenda

SBC Summit will return to Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October, bringing together a six-stage conference agenda, offering a comprehensive, 360-degree view of today’s global iGaming industry. The 2026 agenda has been designed to reflect how the industry operates from every perspective. Each stage focuses on a different force shaping the market, with discussions […]

Online gambling reforms carry low UK economic impact

A macroeconomic study examining the impacts of the UK Gambling Act review has concluded that the agreed reforms would result in only a “limited net negative effect on the wider UK economy”. The assessment has been published by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Britain’s oldest independent economic research institute, which evaluates […]

BETBY goes back to the ‘90s with latest product push

BETBY has followed its invention of a new sport back in March with a new series of games based around 1990s images and aesthetics. The Malta-based sports betting solutions firm has unveiled the ‘90s series, combining its existing esports titles across basketball, baseball, tennis and combat sports with a 90s-inspired image. The first wave of […]

EPIC Global Solutions brings in ex-DAZN figure Chetan Pandya as Managing Director

EPIC Global Solutions has appointed Chetan Pandya as Managing Director as it continues to scale operations around the world.  Pandya joins from DAZN, where he held senior leadership roles at the international entertainment firm, which operates both the world’s largest OTT sports streaming service and launched a betting proposition back in 2022.  His arrival comes […]