Category Archives: Betting

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 […]

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’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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain has urged UK sports stakeholders and governing bodies to act immediately rather than waiting to be compelled by legislation in light of today’s consultation on illegal gambling sponsorships launched by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). While welcoming the news as an “important step forward” in tackling the […]

Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have completed the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, creating the world’s largest independent production company. First announced in March 2026, the deal combines Banijay Entertainment’s international production footprint with All3Media’s strength across key English-language markets, creating a global media and entertainment group spanning content production, live events, digital and […]

Gamstop has reported that May 2026 was a month which saw self-exclusion rates on its platform at an all-time high. The UK organisation further confirmed that under 25s are the most conscious about their online gambling behaviour in light of the problem gambling charity’s latest H1 2026 report. For the period January-June, Gamstop saw an […]

Evolution has agreed a £4.75m settlement with the UK Gambling Commission, concluding a licence review launched in December 2024 over the availability of its content on unlicensed websites targeting British consumers. The settlement relates to Evolution game content being available through two operators across six websites that offered content to British players without a UK […]