Category Archives: Betting

Logifuture launches virtual football product Zoom in Kenya through Betika partnership

Logifuture has partnered with Betika to launch its flagship 24/7 virtual football product, Zoom, in Kenya, marking the game’s debut in the market. The integration was rapidly rolled out and powered by Sportradar’s OneFeed. Zoom delivers more than 130,000 virtual football events every month across major leagues using RNG-based simulations and realistic match modelling, which […]

BGC CEO Grainne Hurst on politics, taxes and Google

SBC Leaders speaks to Betting & Gaming Council CEO Grainne Hurst about the impact of UK tax rises and the rising tide of challenges facing the gambling industry Grainne Hurst is a stronger character than many people probably realise – she needs to be. The Chief Executive officer of the Betting & Gaming Council spoke […]

BGC extends open invitation for black market dialogue to tech firms

Global tech companies like Meta and Google have been directly approached by Grainne Hurst, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), with a request to join the gambling trade body in its battle against the black market.  In an open letter, the BGC and its members underscored that illegal gambling is […]

Slovakia places all gambling licences under compliance watch for World Cup 2026 

 Slovakia’s gambling regulator has cautioned operators that the commercial opportunities of the FIFA World Cup 2026 must not come at the expense of consumer protection. URHH, the country’s Gambling Regulatory Authority, has instructed online and land-based licensees to ensure that all World Cup marketing campaigns comply with the highest standards of responsible gambling and consumer […]

Dutch government to put final nail in online gambling advertising coffin

The Dutch government is planning another wave of restrictions on online gambling, targeting advertising, deposits, and the illegal market. This builds on a series of regulatory changes over the four years since the 2021 Remote Gaming Act (KOA) was adopted, notably including a significant rollback of advertising. Advertising will now be completely banned if State […]

Online gambling sees biggest growth across Danish consumers

Danes are spending more to gamble, with physical casinos significantly trailing behind online gambling. According to the latest data for April released by Danish regulator Spillemyndigheden, players have spent a total of DKK 680m (£78.5m) in April, a 2.3% YoY increase from the same period in 2025. Divided into segments, online gambling remains the top […]

Vyking looks to seize UK and South Africa prospects with PrizeKings investment

Prize draw business PrizeKings has secured strategic investment from Vyking Ventures, the investment of iGaming platform provider Vyking. Atlanta-headquartered PrizeKings intends to use the investment to grow its operations and brand across South Africa and the UK, the latter being a particularly well established market for prize draws. South Africa has been marked as the […]

bet365 celebrates major online and radio milestones

Stoke-on-Trent-based operator bet365 has just announced a number of major news out of its two core markets of the UK and Spain. The news comes as the firm presses on with international expansion, further establishing its foothold in the US and making its debut in France. Turning our attention to Spain, the betting and iGaming […]