Category Archives: Betting

Sportsbook solutions developer DATA.BET has announced a new product, 2XKO, as the company continues an active year in 2025. The firm has branded 2XKO as a ‘new addition to the global esports scene’, with esports betting revenue having reached $2.5bn in 2024 and expected to hit $2.8bn in 2025. DATA.BET launched the product at the …

A four-year investigation in Finland has potentially uncovered a corruption ring within the country’s elite floorball competition. Conducted by the Finnish Sports Ethics Centre (SUEK) with support from Veikkaus, Finland’s state-owned gambling operator, the probe analysed suspicious betting patterns on events under the mandate of the Finnish Floorball Federation. Now submitted to the Federation for …

Ridiculed and scolded, PT deputies have returned to the negotiating table with urgency to finalise plans for a 24% tax on Bets licences. President Lula and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad push to settle Brazil’s fiscal and gambling tax affairs before the end of 2025 or deputies will face consequences… Frantic debates and negotiations are taking …

What are the critical components to truly elevating player loyalty and crucially unlocking the keys to sustained long-term loyalty? This is the conundrum that NuxGame and Optimove are striving to uncover through the delivery of targeted and impactful campaigns via an increasingly data driven and personalised approach.  In conversation with SBC News, Efe Yucemen, Director …

Intralot SA has concluded its acquisition of Bally’s International Interactive, in a move to strategically advance its digital capabilities across all core business functions. As announced on 2 July, Intralot will acquire Bally’s Interactive the online arm of Bally’s Corporation for an enterprise value of €2.7bn. Under deal terms, Bally’s Corporation receives €1.53bn in cash …

Glitnor Group has announced a major upgrade to its sports betting operations through a new long-term partnership with Kambi Group plc, which will see the multi-brand gaming operator adopt Kambi’s Turnkey Sportsbook across its international portfolio. The strategic deal will see Glitnor replace its existing B2B sportsbook supplier with Kambi’s end-to-end technology stack — incorporating …

The DAZN Bet sportsbook is making a significant contribution to its parent firm’s overall financial performance according to claims made in its corporate accounts for 2024. Submitted to Companies House, DAZN Group‘s accounts show the OTT sports media platform edging closer towards profitability, though this latter goal still remains several hundred million pounds off. The London-based …

Germany’s regulator, Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), hosted a number of DACHL delegates to discuss gambling in the region. Regulatory representatives from Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein convened on 8-9 October for their annual meeting to exchange best practices in gambling law and legislature. The event proved to be immensely timely given that Germany is currently …

The tax plan for Brazil’s ‘Bets’ gambling market has been left in limbo, as ministers reject changes to apply a retroactive tax framework instead of an increase in standard income taxes. With less than 24 hours to review the proposal of retroactive tax framework endorsed by rapporteur Carlos Zarattini of the governing Workers Party (PT), …