Category Archives: Betting

CEO insight: Running century-old Loteria Română as a generational mission

From an outside perspective, the national lottery is not much more than a product – you see it advertised, you go purchase it, you play, and that’s where your engagement with it comes to an end. For someone who’s running the national lottery, however, that product becomes a mission – a mission to protect the […]

Betsson banking on World Cup trading as profits fall in first half of 2026

Swedish gambling multinational Betsson expects a big boost from the World Cup as it heads into H2 trading after detailing ‘record high revenue’ during Q2 2026. The online betting and gaming group, active across Europe, Africa and Latin America, reported total revenue of €595.5m (£505m) for January-June 2026 and €310.2m between April-June 2026. This represented […]

Entain u-turns on job cuts as 500 redundancies announced

Entain has u-turned on its claim to not cut jobs across the company, after reports from Bloomberg revealed that the multinational betting group is set to cut 500 jobs – roughly 2% of its total workforce. Earlier this year, Entain Chief Executive Officer Stella David warned that new tax increases coming into force across the […]

LSports to bring Play Insurance to sportsbooks worldwide

Sports data solutions provider LSports has partnered with gripAI to bring its AI-powered Play Insurance product to sportsbook operators worldwide. The new product allows bettors to insure wagers for a small premium, calculated in real time, using AI.  If an insured bet loses, players receive a refund based on how close the bet came to […]

1xCare names Advisory Committee expert line-up

1xCare, the non-profit responsible gambling initiative established by the owner of the global operator brand 1xBet, has created a four-member independent Advisory Committee chaired by Simon Westbury to strengthen the oversight of its player protection programme. Westbury will be joined by experts in gambling regulation, public policy, programme governance, and sports integrity, who will all […]

Heavily-criticised GSGB reveals problem gambling rate in UK for 2025 was 2.4%

Overall gambling participation in Great Britain dipped slightly in 2025, according to the latest Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB). The Gambling Commission’s publication revealed that 59% of adults gambled in the past 12 months, down marginally from 60% a year earlier. Participation over the previous four weeks edged down from 48% to 47%, while […]

Austria sees World Cup exacerbate problem gambling rates

Austria’s Anton Proksch Institute has revealed that around 300,000 of the adult gambling population is suffering from problem gambling behaviour, with global sporting events like the World Cup posing a higher risk to exacerbate the issue. The news was presented by Oliver Scheibenbogen, Head of Academy, Research and Digitalisation at the Institute – one of […]

BGC backs DCMS consultation but agrees with Entain’s calls for immediate action

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has welcomed the beginning of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) consultation on proposals to ban sponsorship and advertising arrangements involving illegal gambling operators. However, it has also agreed with Entain’s assessment that “the Government should now act without delay to protect consumers”. The consultation follows concerns […]

Affigates: end-to-end affiliate management designed for greater trust

Vahe Vardanyan, Chief Product Officer at Affigates, sits down with SBC News to discuss one year of the affiliate management software company, how to foster greater trust between affiliates and operators and how AI is helping scale up the industry.  It’s been around a year since Affigates first launched. What progress have you made in […]

Georgia to reveal its iGaming export regime in August

Georgia believes it has proven its technical viability for iGaming enterprises. The challenge now is regulatory… to convince global business, investors and financial institutions that it can also become a trusted international licensing centre. For years, Georgia has lived in the paradox of the global gambling sector. The Caucasus nation has become one of the […]