Category Archives: Betting

Concerns around match-fixing continue to plague Finnish football in the aftermath of substantial investigations throughout 2024 and 2025, according to local media. Swedish-language newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL) published the first part of an investigative series today, taking a look at allegations of match-fixing in Finnish football. These reports come ahead of the launch of the country’s […]

UK Gambling Minister Baroness Twycross has formed a specialised Illegal Gambling Taskforce to fend off the black market. The formulation of the task force comes after years of warning by the regulated industry that black market operators are becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK. This was raised multiple times during the debate around industry taxes […]

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will introduce new rules around the immediate discarding of non-compliant gaming machines from casinos. Under the current rules of the Gambling Act 2005, land-based permit holders need to ensure that their on-site machines are fully compliant with consumer use regulations. This means that if machines are found to be not […]

Six operators have been hit with enforcement actions for breaching self-exclusion compliance rules in Australia. The investigations conducted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) affect operators Tabcorp, LightningBet, Betfocus, TempleBet, Picklebet and BetChamps. All compliance failures were related to people registered on BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion scheme, varying from allowing self-excluded persons to […]

The dynamics around Brazil’s betting market continue to shift and evolve at a rapid pace, with this week seeing a fresh B2B move from LeoVegas alongside a major political change. Historically an online casino platform, over the last few years LeoVegas has been expanding its activity into B2B gaming operations and sports betting, particularly under […]

Global betting operators are continuing to experiment with product diversification amid changing market dynamics and tax conditions across various jurisdictions. This includes trialling lottery-style games, like SIS’ (Sports Information Services) 49’s daily draws, a product which has proven popular in the British retail and online betting markets. SIS announced earlier today that it has introduced […]

Gentoo Media Inc will refinance its business in 2026 to enhance cost controls, operating margins with the view to strengthen cash generation. This morning, the Stockholm- and Oslo-listed media group published a pre-close Q4 2025 trading update alongside preliminary financial guidance for 2026. 2025 marked Gentoo’s first full year as a standalone media group following […]

Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews globally. The move comes as part of a series of upgrades designed to make search seamless. It means users can get an AI response within the search results page. The tech giant is also making the transition to a more conversational engine by offering […]

Rank Group Plc has posted strong half-year results, with digital being the fastest growing unit for the period. Total digital revenue for the six months ending 31 December came in at £123.8m compared to the £120.2m in the same period the previous year – marking a 3% YoY increase. The group’s online operations were the […]