Category Archives: Betting

Tax no killer blow for gambling but a deep cut for leadership

Halloween is nearly upon us, but for the leadership of Europe’s biggest gambling firms, it is not ghouls in the night disturbing their sleep but someone with far greater consequences… The taxman. Delegates who attended the SBC Summit Lisbon would have heard the topic of tax talked about extensively as the subject matter dominating all …

Simon Westbury: Tackling player protection with a full toolbox

Player protection is a complex and difficult topic in a world where regulations and customs differ across the globe. But working in plenty of countries and markets does offer operators a good bird’s-eye view of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to player safety and tackling problem gambling. There are tools that operators …

YouTube tightens controls on gambling and graphic video game content

YouTube has announced that it has updated its community guidelines to strengthen the protection of vulnerable audiences from gambling content and graphic video game violence. The video streaming platform will step up enforcement of its Community Guidelines to match new digital trends and industry standards for mature and regulated content from 17 November 2025.  Under …

Italy orders new licensees to declare principal domains by 13 November

Italy’s online gambling licensees must declare their principal domain for commercial activities by 13 November 2025, as the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) enforces a key measure of the country’s reorganised online gambling regime. The instruction, issued via a new circular by ADM’s Remote Gaming and Betting Office, signed by Antonio Giuliani, mandates …

Online gambling duty hike tabled in New Zealand 

A new draft provision to increase social funding from online gambling has been tabled in the New Zealand government. The bill to regulate the sector passed first hearing back in mid-July, reaching a Select Committee for a review. Hon Brooke van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs, who is spearheading the initiative, has now drafted another …

Superbet changes see Sacha Dragic serve as primary CEO in 2026

Superbet will implement a new leadership structure in 2026 to advance its commercial presence in new and existing markets and complete key technical projects. Effective 1 January 2026, company founder Sacha Dragic will re-assume the role of sole CEO, marking a new chapter in the operator’s long-term growth strategy. The appointment will see Co-CEO Jimmy …

GambleAware takes aim at UK gambling ad rules

GambleAware has leveraged its latest report to call for tighter regulation around age-restricted advertising to protect minors. The gambling harm charity called current gambling marketing regulations “poor” and lacking efficiency in the current digital age. Children exposed to online gambling marketing before an age at which they can critically evaluate is a caveat for problem …

Betfred CEO says tough decisions may occur amid ‘hard economics’ of retailing

Across all disciplines, retail businesses continue to face dire conditions led by inflation, higher operating cost, rising rents, tax changes and price sensitive consumers. In the UK alone, the roll call of collapsed retailers includes Debenhams, Wilko, the Arcadia Group (owner of Topshop, Topman, and Dorothy Perkins), Gap, and Mothercare. For retail bookmakers, changes to …

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs

Amazon is planning to cut as many as 14,000 corporate jobs, according to a memo sent to staff. The figure represents just 5% of the e-commerce giant’s 1.55 million employees and will be the largest job cuts since 2022, when the firm slashed around 27,000 positions. The redundancies will begin this week and the departments affected …

Nicolas Béraud: Banijay Gaming grabs Western Front of Euro gambling

“Betclic and Tipico share a common understanding of how to operate in highly regulated environments and this is a strength,” states Nicolas Béraud, Chairman of the new Banijay Gaming unit. Jake Pollard breaks down the numbers and prospects of a new giant and its direct impact on the competitive make-up of European gambling.  The acquisition …