Category Archives: Betting

The past year has seen a myriad of challenges for iGaming CEOs – taxation, regulation, competition, all familiar themes for betting industry leadership, whether operators or suppliers. Today, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest leadership moves at sports betting and gaming solutions firms – a reminder that this industry is more …

With just one day left in 2025, we’d like to take the opportunity to look back on some more of our favourite interviews from this year, looking at everything from sponsorships and marketing to tech innovation, from M&As to regional prospects… Robert Chvatal, Allwyn Allwyn has had a huge 2025 – acquiring PrizePicks for $1.6bn, …

The President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, has given his official blessing to the bill which will set a new tax rate on gross gambling revenue (GGR) in the country, targeting online fixed-odds betting operators. As reported today as SBC Noticias – BR, earlier today, Lula has given Complementary Law No. 224/2025 presidential approval, after it …

Besides the in-depth news stories that we produce everyday to keep global gambling stakeholders informed, another one of SBC’s darlings in terms of content creation is our iGaming Daily podcast. Over 650 episodes in, the team behind the microphone has time and time again dived deep into some of the most important developments for the …

Earlier this month, kwiff launched a new feature it claims will transform the Bet Builder experience: Flex. Built on the AI-driven trading platform of Tzeract, part of Kambi Group, Flex gives players the ability to add protection to one or more selections in their Bet Builder, meaning they can still win even if some legs …

Another year, another 12 months of leadership changes across the ever so busy iGaming industry, as companies made structural adjustments to a period of countless business opportunities and challenges – including new CEOs. As the industry readies itself for what will likely be another demanding year, with tax hikes and regulatory reviews either already in …

Grupo CIRSA has been recognised as a ‘Top-100’ enterprise of the Madrid Stock Exchange and Spanish markets.  The accreditation was authorised by the Management Committee of Spanish Stock Exchanges (IGBM), confirming CIRSA’s inclusion among Spain’s highest-valued publicly listed companies as of 2 January 2026. CIRSA is joined by IT and data-centre management firm Izertis SA …

Well, that certainly was a year. 2025 has been one of the most challenging the betting and gaming industry has faced for some time, certainly for us here in the UK, though various business opportunities have of course presented themselves. The year started off with a bang as the new Brazil market launched, while prediction …

The global betting and gaming industry is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions, and neither was 2025. With under a week left until 2026 is upon us, SBC News takes a look at the biggest M&A deals of the past year. Another big year for Flutter You can’t talk about M&A without talking about Flutter …

Dr Justyna Grusza-Głębicka, Attorney at Law and specialist in Polish iGaming law, takes a look back at a year of legislative developments affecting Poland’s iGaming space…  Anyone working in the gambling sector in Poland rarely laughs at the circus. How can we summarise 2025 in terms of any legislative wins for Polish gambling? Great hopes …