Category Archives: Betting

Polymarket has been kicked out of yet another European market, as Portuguese media report that the predictions platform has been issued a cease and desist notice. Renascença and the SAPO online portal’s news service have both reported that the Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ) issued a cease and desist order last week. However, the […]

Gambling stakeholders in South Africa have been given one more month to respond to proposed tax hike amendments. In November last year, a proposal was tabled to update the African nation’s tax regime by implementing a unified online gambling tax. The initial deadline for consultations was 30 January, but it has now been pushed back […]

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will aid the market growth of Chile, some 7,200 miles away. This has become possible due to the BGC’s newest partnership with Agrupación de Plataformas de Apuesta en Línea (aPAL) – the trade body representing international online gambling operators active in the Latin American nation. Grainne Hurst, CEO of […]

Social liberals in Bosnia and Herzegovina have moved to abolish gambling’s VAT exemption in 2026. Representatives of the Our Party political power have put forward a proposal for a “fair and responsible” taxation of the gambling sector that puts money back into the social structures of the Balkan nation. The proposal was tabled by Mia […]

The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has made further commitments to increasing player safety in 2026. Following a turbulent year for the Dutch gambling sector and politics overall, the gambling authority is ending January on a high note with its supervisory agenda for the next 12 months. A total of five main pressing issues were […]

Kenny Alexander, the former CEO of GVC Holdings (now Entain Plc), has lost his civil case against the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Alexander, together with his former colleague Lee Feldman who previously served as Entain’s Chair, launched a civil case against the regulator in 2025, accusing it of mishandling private information and breaching privacy clauses […]

GambleAware has recorded a landmark achievement with its three-year problem gambling awareness campaign reaching a 90% success rate. The ‘Let’s Open Up About Gambling’ initiative was first launched back in April 2023 with the goal of lowering the stigma associated with gambling disorders. The campaign ran up until May 2025, and according to a GambleAware-commissioned […]

The League of Ireland is working to address problem gambling and gambling-related harm in Irish football, coming at a time of heightened regulatory focus on the industry’s societal impact in the country. Earlier this week, the League announced the rollout of a new educational programme focused on gambling harm, in partnership with consultancy EPIC Global […]

Allwyn has cemented its standing in the B2C side of the American betting, gaming and entertainment spaces by completing its majority acquisition of PrizePicks. The Swiss-based firm is now the full owner of 62.3% PrizePIcks shares, equating to a stake of just under $1.6bn – though it is still subject to some post-closing adjustments and […]