Category Archives: Betting

The hugely popular US lottery format of Powerball has landed in the UK as National Lottery operator Allwyn gets long-held plans in motion. Launching Powerball in the UK forms part of Allwyn UK’s strategy to revamp and expand the National Lottery with the end goal of doubling weekly returns to good causes by 2034. The […]

Entain Plc has confirmed the departure of Charlotte Emery as Chief Marketing Officer for its UK brands, with the FTSE 250 gambling group launching an executive search for her successor. The new CMO will oversee the strategic direction of marketing, media planning and brand development across Entain’s UK portfolio, including flagship brands Ladbrokes, Coral, Gala […]

Lisa Nandy will retain the position of Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport under the new leadership of UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. After taking office at No. 10 Downing Street yesterday, Burnham announced the first appointments to his senior Cabinet, assigning ministers to lead key government departments. A new Labour? Reshuffling […]

The Gambling Commission has moved to strengthen its oversight of land-based gambling licences by introducing a new licence condition (LCCP) to remove non-compliant machines from licensed UK premises. Beginning 29 July 2026, Licence Condition 18.1.1 will be adopted and require all non-remote gambling operators to withdraw gaming machines that the Commission has identified as non-compliant […]

An unnamed prediction markets platform could find itself in legal trouble with Ireland’s High Court sooner rather than later, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRA) has confirmed. In an interview with RTÉ This Week, GRAI’s Chief Executive Officer Anne Marie Caulfield noted that the regulator might go ahead and file legal proceedings with the […]

A showdown is brewing in Britain involving the Gambling Commission, horse racing, the betting industry, campaign groups and MPs, all over one big issue which has been fiercely debated for over five years. This is of course, Financial Risk Assessments, as the Gambling Commission and 2023 Gambling Act review White Paper call the measures, or […]

ADI Predictstreet and sportsbook technology provider FIRST.bet have announced a strategic partnership to expand regulated prediction markets across Latin America. The deal combines ADI Predictstreet’s proprietary prediction market infrastructure with FIRST.bet’s B2B sportsbook platform and regional operator network. It broadens FIRST.bet’s sportsbook offering by adding prediction markets, which have experienced a huge boom in recent […]

European authorities are planning to tighten the screws on betting activity on international sport following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Concluding yesterday (19 July) with Spain beating Argentina 1-0 to claim their second World Cup trophy, the four-week-long tournament was, as always, a huge engagement driver for the international betting industry. Ahead of kickoff, however, […]