Category Archives: Betting

KSA advances on Dutch sportsbook risks & new licensing orders 

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has reported stronger integrity standards across the country’s licensed sportsbook sector, following its latest sweep of operator compliance. The Authority reviewed risk analysis reports from four licensed betting providers to evaluate how effectively they identify, assess, and mitigate match-fixing risks linked to specific sporting events.  The review followed alerts …

Order to remove Sky Bet’s Gary Neville ad leaves betting marketers a lot of questions

Flutter Entertainment has criticised the challenges of marketing betting products in the UK in the aftermath of a Sky Bet promotional tweet featuring retired footballer Gary Neville being criticised by the country’s advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) revealed yesterday that it had ordered Sky Bet to remove a tweet with an embedded video …

Flows: automating operations without barriers

In iGaming, the biggest challenge isn’t having the right tools, it’s making them work together in an effective manner.  Take a look under the hood of most operators and you’ll find a maze  of examples, from CRMs, analytics dashboards, bonus engines and platforms – but rarely are they in sync. These systems don’t talk to …

GR8 Tech: Competing with established local favourites when going regional

Yevhen Krazhan, Chief Sales Officer at GR8 Tech, tackles the hardest part of expansion – beating local favourites by arriving “already local” with geo-specific presets, speaking the market’s language, paying out fast, and doubling down on what works. Entering a new region means competing with local operators who already know what works: trusted payment rails, …

BetComply: the future of iGaming is black or white

Throughout the past decade, political theorists have argued that the Overton Window has shifted. For those not familiar, the Overton Window is the conceptual framework for what is acceptable to talk about in the public sphere. Some have suggested the window of discourse has shifted towards the right.  But has the Overton Window in iGaming …

Gary Neville, Lewis Hamilton & Chelsea shine light on confusing business of betting ads

Advertising continues to be an increasingly confusing discipline for British bookmakers, with three operators including Sky Bet receiving reprimands from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this morning. The three rulings come just a week after the ASA updated its guidance on how gambling firms can avoid inadvertently targeting under-18s – updating the profile of which …

EveryMatrix: building off the back of a record year

EveryMatrix has its foot to the floor as it looks to build on what has been a very successful 2025, group leadership boldly stated during the SBC Summit Lisbon. Daniel Clark, Group Commercial Director at EveryMatrix, outlined some of the key partnerships secured and product launches completed over the past 12 months. This has laid …

Italy & Greece show highest levels of Teenage gambling risks

Collective research gathered across all EU states calls for authorities to understand the intertwining threats and changes to gambling harms impacting teen behaviours, in which the individual context of EU nations must be understood. European authorities and public health organisations have been alerted to changing habits of male adolescents engaging with gambling across EU states. …

SBC Summit Tbilisi 2025 concludes with record-breaking attendance

SBC Summit Tbilisi 2025 concluded last week, setting a new attendance record with over 2,000 delegates from 44 countries, cementing its position as the fastest-growing industry event in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Now in its third year, the event, held on 15–16 October at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace in collaboration with SMH, …

UK enforcement action casts shade over Unibet’s net zero goals

The operator of FDJ United’s Unibet brand in the UK has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for social responsibility and AML licensing failures. Platinum Gaming has received a warning, needs to pay the Commission £10m, and will have to undergo a third party audit to ensure it meets policies, procedures and controls. …