Category Archives: Betting

More pro-tax hike hardliners in Brazil are rallying behind the proposed 24% tax on betting GGR tabled at the Chamber of Deputies. Deputy Pauderney Avelino has backed the proposal of Federal Deputy Lindbergh Farias with his own Bill (PL) No. 5,090/2025, which introduces a funds distribution structure to clearly frame Farias’ 24% tax increase Bill. …

A federal legislator in Mexico has started the process to repeal the nation’s archaic gambling laws. But as Damian Martinez of SBC Noticias reports, progress hinges on the direct involvement of high-ranking MORENA officials who are cautiously waiting in the sidelines. The Chamber of Deputies of Mexico has witnessed Ricardo Mejía Berdeja, a federal legislator …

Ireland’s newly created gambling regulator aims to be entirely self-financing by 2027 according to its strategy statement, as the organisation prepares to take on oversight of the country’s betting market early next year. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has set out to achieve five core strategic goals between 2025-2027, covering licensing, compliance and …

Problem gambling support tool Gamban has marked its 10-year anniversary with the launch of a semi-permanent iOS mobile app. Gamban emerged on the market in 2015, introducing the first-of-its-kind gambling blocking software for Apple Mac computers and pushing software innovation in the space forward for mobile devices. In particular, Gamban differentiated its app by limiting …

A policy rework by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has streamlined rules around under-18s advertising for gambling and lottery providers. Affecting both the watchdog’s Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP), the update builds on the 2022 framework that changed the strictness of marketing monitoring. Focusing on input …

Xtremepush, an iGaming-oriented technology company, has secured funding from one of its long-term investment partners, AshGrove Capital, showing investor interest in AI remains extensive. AshGrove has invested €21m into the company via a flexible debt facility which the company plans to use for scaling up its international presence and targeting an expansion beyond betting and …

Sportsbook supplier BETBY has recorded strong YoY growth in Q3 as a result of an aggressive and successful market expansion. GGR results for the quarter increased by 56% YoY, with a 25% rise in total bets placed and a surge of 19.4% in active players, which builds up on previous strong growth showcased in H1. …

British bookmakers and horse racing organisers haven’t quite been seeing eye to eye over the past few months, but a new initiative involving Flutter Entertainment shows that the two sectors can still find common ground. Also, in all fairness to Flutter, the Paddy Power and Sky Bet owner did not have the same harsh words …

He might not be a seasoned iGaming executive, but three-time Serie A winner, two-time Champions League winner and 2006 World Cup winner Alessandro Nesta certainly kicked off the agenda in relevant fashion at SBC Summit Tbilisi.  Nesta, starting the summit with a keynote address alongside SMH Founder and CEO Lasha Machavariani, outlined how the ability …