Category Archives: Betting

Dutch gambling stakeholders have congregated in Amsterdam to speak against some of the country’s controversial gambling restrictions, reasserting that the government has hindered the competitiveness of the licensed market. Since re-regulating its online gaming market in 2021, the Netherlands has gone through major political and regulatory shifts to create a level playing field for legal […]

Bally’s Intralot has made an official bid of 52p per share for evoke, the owner of the William Hill, Mr Green and 888 group of brands, following several weeks of negotiations. The duo first confirmed that talks had been taking place on 20 April, after ongoing media speculation suggested that a takeover could be imminent. […]

Amid a crucial time for the Latin American betting segment, LSports has just signed a landmark deal with Caliente Interactive to power one of the region’s biggest sportsbooks. Fernando Martinez, VP Sales LatAm at the sports data provider, breaks down for SBC News what this reveals about the direction of the market, ahead of the […]

Gordon Moody has revamped its leadership team amid a significant change for the UK gambling harm treatment sector, with the new systems in Wales condemned as “unable to meet the needs” of those using it. One of the UK’s leading specialist gambling harm treatment support organisations , Gordon Moody received £4.5m funding from the Office […]

From interviews with Better Collective’s American dream team to inside the world of affiliate fraud, issue five of Affiliate Leaders’ has it covered, The latest edition of the Affiliate Leaders’ magazine is out now, featuring interviews with Better Collective’s co-founders, deep dives into affiliate fraud and analysis into new marketing strategies. The big theme permeating […]

The Affiliate Leaders Summit will take its next major step in 2026, evolving into a standalone global event dedicated entirely to affiliate and performance marketing.  Co-located with SBC Summit in Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October, the event reflects growing demand for dedicated affiliate-focused environments as acquisition strategies become increasingly shaped by creators, AI, […]

Concerns over horse racing’s finances continue to be raised, despite the expectation that income to the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) will increase for the fifth year running.  Expected income for the year ended 31 March 2026 is projected to be around £110m, representing the highest total since the levy collection reforms of 2017. New […]

Sports betting data provider FeedConstruct has added another league to its partner portfolio, striking a deal with the Romanian Football Federation. This marks FeedConstruct’s sixth major partnership of 2026, with deals penned this year across a range of sports including football and basketball, as well as B2B deals with other companies. The data and streaming […]

As it stands, prediction markets appear to have gained no significant pathway into Europe, Despite lobbying efforts, European regulators have deemed that prediction markets have a ‘questionable regulatory status’ that undermines current gambling regimes. Yet the subject of the expansion of prediction markets should be considered the most explosive issue in global gambling right now, […]

“Politics is rotten,” “incompetence rewarded,” and an “affordability checks shambles” – those are just some of the reactions to the news that Andrew Rhodes has landed a new role in the industry. Rhodes, the former Gambling Commission Chief Executive Officer, was this week appointed as a Principal Consultant at Harris Hagan-owned consultancy firm Hawkbridge, and […]