Category Archives: Betting

Bettor interest in the 2026 FIFA World Cup was concentrated around watches featuring Argentina, England, France and Spain, according to GR8 Tech. The Cyprus-based betting and gaming tech company has released some early data from its World Cup trading, with plans to release the full set in August. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the four teams made […]

Professionals attending SBC Summit and Affiliate Leaders Summit this September will be able to turn three days of industry learning into recognised Continuing Professional Development (CPD), following the official accreditation of both events’ conference programmes by The CPD Certification Service. The accreditation means every conference session, academy and masterclass across SBC Summit and Affiliate Leaders […]

The UK Gambling Commission has released an official statement regarding Evolution’s recent £4.75m settlement, identifying “serious weaknesses” in the game supplier’s AML oversight between December 2023-November 2024. A review of Evolution’s UK licence was launched by the Commission in December 2024, following reports that its branded games were found on a number of unlicensed gambling […]

The Australian betting industry has been thrust to the forefront of political debate as the governing Labor party hosts its annual conference and implement a package of reforms. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government introduced the Gambling Reform Bill earlier this month. The bill includes a raft of reforms to advertising, though falling short of an […]

From Europe to LatAm, BetConstruct CEO Lena Yasir outlines the opportunities and challenges that operators face when expanding internationally. In the first part of SBC News’ conversation with Lena Yasir, BetConstruct AI’s new CEO explained the company’s role in helping operators navigate the increasingly complex regulatory framework seen worldwide.  With taxes increasing in many jurisdictions […]

Glücksspiel (GGL), the Federal Authority of Gambling in Germany, is ready to expand the central monitoring system of LUGAS (Länderübergreifendes Glücksspielaufsichtssystem). Activated in 2023, LUGAS serves as the main data and transactional monitoring system of Germany’s interstate gambling regime (GlüStV). Of regulatory significance, LUGAS is designed to monitor the cross-operator customer depositing thresholds – currently […]

The year is going from strength-to-strength for sportsbook solutions company BETBY, which has reported further year-over-year growth during Q2. BETBY reported YoY Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) growth of 42.7% during H1 2025, driven by the number of active players across its partner network growing by 47%. It also saw the total number of bets placed […]

Bulgaria’s Deputy Financial Minister has shot down opposition calls to restrict gambling advertising and introduce further tax hikes. ‘Democratic Bulgaria’ and ‘We Continue the Change’ were former coalition partners prior to this April’s elections, but subsequently split due to mismatch in political vision, although both parties have remained in favour of gambling reforms. The latter […]

No cause for concern about suspicious betting has been identified by FIFA during the entirety of the 2026 World Cup tournament run. FIFA, which as an organisation represents the governing body for international association football, has its own sports integrity monitoring taskforce that was put into fifth gear throughout all 104 games to identify potential […]