Category Archives: Betting

Crystal Palace has become the latest Premier League club to secure a new front-of-shirt sponsor ahead of the Premier League’s incoming voluntary ban on gambling companies. The Eagles have confirmed a deal with US-based AI firm Temporal, which will replace current front-of shirt sponsor NET88 from the 2026/27 season.  It follows AFC Bournemouth’s agreement to […]

Well, they did it. Arsenal and Aston Villa ended their decades-long respective droughts, the former winning their first Premier League title since 2004 and the latter claiming the Europa League, their first European title since 1982. For bookmakers, the 2025/26 Premier League season has been a big one from a trading perspective, with Arsenal and […]

Lithuania has reaffirmed the use of ‘mandatory player cards’ as the cornerstone reform of its overhaul of gambling laws to be fully implemented by 2029 An appraisal was provided to SBC News by the Gambling Control Authority of Lithuania that the mechanism was viewed as a new central control passed due to amendments to the […]

The Gambling Commission has confirmed to SBC News that a decision on whether to press ahead with Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) has not been made. A meeting was held today (21 May), during which the regulator considered the next steps on rolling out FRAs – the more extensive of the two levels of affordability solution […]

Billionaire businessman Kenneth Dart is now the single largest private shareholder in Flutter Entertainment, increasing his control in the global gambling giant yet again. A notification sent to the London Stock Exchange on 20 May showed that Dart now controls 27.6% of all voting rights in Flutter, having purchased more shares via his investment company […]

Gaming affiliate group Gentoo Media is continuing to adapt to the challenge posed by artificial intelligence and the impact this is having on search engines, leadership states. The group’s financials for Q1 2026 showed a 5% year-over-year decline in revenue from €25.4m (£22m)to €24m, citing a range of challenges holding back its early year performance. […]

CIRSA delivered one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years during Q1 2026, which was supported by retail dominance, online expansion and a lowering of financing costs. Net operating revenues reached a record €623m (£538.9m) during the quarter, increasing 8% year-on-year, or 9.5% excluding foreign exchange effects, from €576.7m. EBITDA rose to €193.9m (Q1 […]

Legislators have moved a step forward to implementing an EU-wide levy on gambling revenues, although the prospect still remains far off – for now. A 1% levy on gambling was proposed by Romanian politician Victor Negrescu, Vice President of the European Parliament and a member of the Budget Committee, in February. Next Wednesday, 27 May, […]

A new WhatsApp and Telegram-based AI betting solution is having a demonstrable impact for operators’ acquisition and retention capabilities.  ChatBet, an interface layer that enables bettors to place bets through WhatsApp or Telegram, is being rolled out across Latin American markets and is delivering strong results for early adopters.  The AI-bookie solution has published a […]

The UK’s Gambling Commission has reiterated that its affordability solutions will have little to no impact on the vast majority of British bettors amid a wave of criticism. Affordability checks, as they colloquially are known though the Commission prefers to avoid this term, have stoked a lot of controversy lately, with the Betting and Gaming […]