Category Archives: Betting

SoftConstruct has deepened its connections to the international gambling law community as a senior member of its legal team joins a prominent association. The Yerevan-based firm’s General Legal Counsel, Karine Hakobyan, has joined the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), an international non-profit association. IMGL serves as an association for attorneys, regulators, educators, executives and […]

Romania has introduced a new structure of tiered taxes on customer winnings, in force as of 1 August 2026. The new package was agreed by the government of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in July, as part of a new fiscal programme to address Romania’s current budget deficit. Romania’s deficit is Central Europe’s highest, standing at […]

Sportradar has reported 19% year-on-year revenue growth to €378m (£324m) for Q2 2026 after the SportTech firm entered into strategic, multi-year agreements with prediction markets giants Polymarket and Kalshi.  Adjusted EBITDA also saw a 19% YoY increase to €76m (Q2 2025: €64m), but strikingly, the Switzerland-headquartered, US-listed firm did end the quarter with a €4m […]

Betsson has completed its €64.5m (£55.2m) acquisition of Rhino Entertainment Group’s B2C business in Canada, alongside a portfolio of technology assets aimed at strengthening the group’s B2B operations. The transaction, first announced in March, includes several Rhino Group entities holding assets, licences, personnel and operational capabilities related to the firm’s consumer-facing operations in Ontario and […]

Basketball is big business for SoftConstruct in 2026, if the company’s series of commercial partnerships this year is anything to go by. The Armenian betting tech firm’s streaming and data rights company, FeedConstruct, has signed a deal with Nicaragua’s two top basketball leagues. The deals cover every match across both the Liga Superior de Baloncesto […]

SBC Summit Masterclasses will debut in 2026, giving delegates practical training in sportsbook trading, electronic gaming and responsible gaming marketing. Running from 29 September to 1 October as part of the Education+ programme, the sessions are built to give betting and gaming professionals skills they can take straight back into their roles. Each is led […]

Italy’s land-based gambling sector will continue in a state of limbo, as the government is unwilling to sign-off on the final terms of its long-awaited retail reorganisation. A two-year negotiation between the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces has broken down on the final settlement of the […]

Flutter Entertainment‘s trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has come to an end. The Irish-American gambling multinational declared that its shares on the LSE were cancelled as of 8am Monday 3 August, on schedule with its delisting announced back in June. Flutter had been deliberating on whether to close up shop in London for […]

Paddy Power has taken aim at FIFA and its President, Gianni Infantino, following a haphazard scheme to sell stakes in the World Cup. Often touted as the best in the business on marketing, the Flutter Entertainment-owned, UK-and-Ireland-focused operator has dropped yet another pretty entertaining post. It sees a member of the Paddy Power team placing […]