Category Archives: Betting

France clears path to impose youth loss limits on bookmakers 

The National Assembly of France has approved a series of amendments made to the “Professional Sports Bill”, which seeks to re-order controls and protections of professional sports and athlete rights. The Bill carries a significant impact for the French online sports betting sector as it authorises the application of a “a loss limit wagering control […]

Is Kalshi playing with fire with social media marketing push?

Kalshi has been identified as the latest company deploying unusual marketing techniques on social media platform X. The US-based prediction market platform’s betting slips have been spotted on various videos from an account with the handle @FCReplays. This account showcases some of the most iconic moments in recent football history, such as Zlatan Ibrahimović’s 40-yard […]

BOYLE Sports named West Ham sponsor in potentially biggest English front-of-shirt deal

BOYLE Sports will continue as West Ham United’s front-of-shirt sponsor following the east London side’s first relegation to the Championship since 2011. The Ireland-headquartered operator’s logo will once again feature on The Hammers’ men’s and women’s home, away and training kits, extending a deal which began last season.  With the voluntary front-of-shirt ban for gambling […]

Austria publishes full list of draft online gambling provisions

Austria’s government has launched public consultations on the liberalisation of the country’s online gambling market. Days after the triparty coalition came to an agreement to target October 2027 as the launch date, the initial licensing conditions are now officially out. According to the consultation paper, which aims to introduce the biggest gambling reforms in Austria […]

SBC Summit’s First Pitch open for applications

Applications are now open for the 2026 edition of SBC First Pitch, where five early-stage betting and gaming startups will earn the opportunity to pitch live in Lisbon for a prize package valued at more than €80,000. Taking place on Thursday, 1 October at 15:00 on the Product Innovation Showcase Stage of SBC Summit, the […]

Kalshi revealed as yet another platform toeing the regulatory line with advertising on X

Kalshi has been identified as the latest company deploying unusual marketing techniques on social media platform X. The US-based prediction market platform’s betting slips have been spotted on various videos from an account with the handle @FCReplays. This account showcases some of the most iconic moments in recent football history, such as Zlatan Ibrahimović’s 40-yard […]

Croatia to begin new civic charter for gambling funds 

From 2026, Croatia will double the amount of funding generated by the country’s gambling sector for social and public interest programmes. The announcement comes directly from Chief State Treasurer Danijela Stepić, who confirmed that her office has been allocated €214m to distribute to public programmes. The figure represents a significant increase from the approximately €130m […]

Disgraced Australian financier wants his money back from Entain

A former financier in Australia jailed over fraud to fuel his gambling now wants to sue Entain to recoup the losses and return them to his victims. Gavin Fineff was jailed in 2023 after pleading guilty to 12 counts of obtaining money by deception. The case against him presented evidence of millions of dollars acquired […]

Betfred asserts ‘plan in action’ after £900k Gambling Commission settlement

Betfred’s online brand will pay the Gambling Commission £900,000 after falling short on social responsibility licensing requirements. The settlement follows an £825,000 penalty issued against Betfred back in December 2025 for similar infractions, though this failure landed at the feet of the company’s retail business. Betfred’s business is split between two listed subsidiaries of Petfrie […]