Category Archives: Betting

UKGC warns on-course bookmakers of suspicious activity at Cheltenham Festival

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has sent out a reminder to on-course bookmakers at the Cheltenham Festival about their licensing responsibilities. Ahead of the annual horse racing event, the regulator urged licence holders to remain vigilant when handling large volumes of cash and to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent criminal activity. Under […]

EveryMatrix ups its lottery game with North American push

Malta-based gaming tech firm EveryMatrix has secured membership of the North American trade association for B2C and B2B lottery organisations. Membership of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) further extends its reach across the international lottery space, having built up a sizeable foothold in Europe. The company has joined NASPL after […]

Dutch gambling authority issues record fine over offshore gambling

Two offshore operators have been hit with major fines by the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), over illegally targeting the domestic market. The culprits are Fortaprime SRL and Novatech, which have allegedly provided Dutch players and unobstructed access to their platforms despite not having a licence in the Netherlands. KSA agents were reportedly able to […]

Cheltenham Festival: William Hill launches unique bet builder product ahead of day one

William Hill has launched a new form-powered, pre-configured horse racing bet builder product for UK and Irish horse racing ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, which starts today.  Under the agreement, the evoke-owned operator has introduced a new range of pre-configured horse racing bet builders generated using predefined logic and historic performance data.  The bets are […]

Slovakia greenlights academic review of gambling governance 

The Faculty of Education at the University of Trnava has been enlisted to develop a new programme aimed at raising awareness of gambling risks and harms among the public, institutions and authorities of the Republic of Slovakia. The project has been launched through a ‘memorandum of cooperation’ agreed by the university and the Gambling Regulatory […]

BetWright gets on the racecourse with Sky Sports Racing

UK operator BetWright will get increased visibility across British horse racing tracks after agreeing  to a new sponsorship deal with Sky Sports Racing. Available for both UK and Irish audiences, the operator’s branding will be made visible during Sky Sports Racing’s live race broadcasts, which will also include event analysis, previews and reviews. Chris Dilley, […]

Kalshi given green light to operate in Brazil in first non-US financial partnership

Kalshi, the US prediction market, has partnered with XP International in an agreement that will expand the reach of prediction markets across Brazil.  The partnership will allow clients of Clear, XP’s brokerage, who hold an international investment account with the XP Inc. subsidiary, to trade on prediction markets through Kalshi’s platform. The move marks the […]

Leadstar Media: going from the wild west to a professional market in Brazil

Felipe Pereira, editor director of Sitedeapostas.com – part of Leadstar Media – catches up with SBC News to chat about the evolution of Brazil’s regulated betting sector from an affiliates perspective. How have you had to adapt to the regulated market in Brazil since it launched last January? The biggest change has been moving from […]

Bookies Corner Cheltenham Festival: the biggest week of the year for betting

The Olympics of racing, Great Britain v Ireland, the last big test before the Grand National – there’s a reason that the Cheltenham Festival always has everyone talking… Day one of the festival is now upon us, and to mark the start of a week of horse racing-specific coverage, we’re starting with part two of […]

Activist investor Parvus buys into market dip by doubling Flutter stake

Activist investor Parvus Asset Management has significantly increased its investment in Flutter Entertainment, doubling its stake in the global betting and gaming group shortly after the company issued its 2025 annual results.  A stock exchange filing shows that the London-based fund raised its holding in the NYSE and LSE-listed operator to almost 10.7% on 5 […]