Category Archives: Betting

Italy orders new licensees to declare principal domains by 13 November

Italy’s online gambling licensees must declare their principal domain for commercial activities by 13 November 2025, as the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) enforces a key measure of the country’s reorganised online gambling regime. The instruction, issued via a new circular by ADM’s Remote Gaming and Betting Office, signed by Antonio Giuliani, mandates …

Online gambling duty hike tabled in New Zealand 

A new draft provision to increase social funding from online gambling has been tabled in the New Zealand government. The bill to regulate the sector passed first hearing back in mid-July, reaching a Select Committee for a review. Hon Brooke van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs, who is spearheading the initiative, has now drafted another …

Superbet changes see Sacha Dragic serve as primary CEO in 2026

Superbet will implement a new leadership structure in 2026 to advance its commercial presence in new and existing markets and complete key technical projects. Effective 1 January 2026, company founder Sacha Dragic will re-assume the role of sole CEO, marking a new chapter in the operator’s long-term growth strategy. The appointment will see Co-CEO Jimmy …

GambleAware takes aim at UK gambling ad rules

GambleAware has leveraged its latest report to call for tighter regulation around age-restricted advertising to protect minors. The gambling harm charity called current gambling marketing regulations “poor” and lacking efficiency in the current digital age. Children exposed to online gambling marketing before an age at which they can critically evaluate is a caveat for problem …

Betfred CEO says tough decisions may occur amid ‘hard economics’ of retailing

Across all disciplines, retail businesses continue to face dire conditions led by inflation, higher operating cost, rising rents, tax changes and price sensitive consumers. In the UK alone, the roll call of collapsed retailers includes Debenhams, Wilko, the Arcadia Group (owner of Topshop, Topman, and Dorothy Perkins), Gap, and Mothercare. For retail bookmakers, changes to …

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs

Amazon is planning to cut as many as 14,000 corporate jobs, according to a memo sent to staff. The figure represents just 5% of the e-commerce giant’s 1.55 million employees and will be the largest job cuts since 2022, when the firm slashed around 27,000 positions. The redundancies will begin this week and the departments affected …

Nicolas Béraud: Banijay Gaming grabs Western Front of Euro gambling

“Betclic and Tipico share a common understanding of how to operate in highly regulated environments and this is a strength,” states Nicolas Béraud, Chairman of the new Banijay Gaming unit. Jake Pollard breaks down the numbers and prospects of a new giant and its direct impact on the competitive make-up of European gambling.  The acquisition …

MPs appear unconvinced by betting’s case against tax hikes

The prospect of UK betting tax rates being hiked in next month’s budget is looking increasingly likely, and the industry seems to be getting a chilly reception from politicians with a say on the matter. A parliamentary hearing in front of the Treasury Committee put that tension up for public display earlier today, 28 October, …

Malta increase economic and enterprise support for high value iGaming sector

Malta’s government has committed to reviewing the tax framework for gaming, with the industry continuing to play a key role in the island’s economic development. The Labour government of Malta regards betting and gaming as one of its core ‘value adding’’ industries, with various B2C and B2B firms registered and headquartered in Valletta and St …

Cost of safer gambling award for Danish regulator unclear

Denmark’s gambling authority, Spillemyndigheden, has reported that its problem gambling education initiative is starting to bear fruit. At the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) conference in Toronto, the regulator was distinguished with the “Best Responsible/Safer Gambling Initiative” award. Accepting the award was Anders Dorph, Director of Spillemyndigheden, who emphasised that the educational campaign has …