Category Archives: Betting

Grupo CIRSA has been recognised as a ‘Top-100’ enterprise of the Madrid Stock Exchange and Spanish markets.  The accreditation was authorised by the Management Committee of Spanish Stock Exchanges (IGBM), confirming CIRSA’s inclusion among Spain’s highest-valued publicly listed companies as of 2 January 2026. CIRSA is joined by IT and data-centre management firm Izertis SA …

Well, that certainly was a year. 2025 has been one of the most challenging the betting and gaming industry has faced for some time, certainly for us here in the UK, though various business opportunities have of course presented themselves. The year started off with a bang as the new Brazil market launched, while prediction …

The global betting and gaming industry is no stranger to mergers and acquisitions, and neither was 2025. With under a week left until 2026 is upon us, SBC News takes a look at the biggest M&A deals of the past year. Another big year for Flutter You can’t talk about M&A without talking about Flutter …

Dr Justyna Grusza-Głębicka, Attorney at Law and specialist in Polish iGaming law, takes a look back at a year of legislative developments affecting Poland’s iGaming space…  Anyone working in the gambling sector in Poland rarely laughs at the circus. How can we summarise 2025 in terms of any legislative wins for Polish gambling? Great hopes …

The topic of tax has dominated betting and gaming discourse this year, with various debates around increased duties in France, the Netherlands, Brazil and the UK. We take a look back at some of the key perspectives on this heated topic in 2025. In the UK, the government settled on an increase in online taxes …

LeoVegas has landed in trouble with the Dutch gambling authority over player protection failures. Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the regulator responsible for the market’s oversight in the Netherlands, reminded that gambling companies are required to comply with the country’s duty of care policies to minimise the risks of gambling harm. “As far as [we are] concerned, LeoVegas …

Sports have once again been the victim of match-fixing, with two high profile cases hitting the news over the last few days. In the world of tennis, 25-year-old Chinese international Pang Renlong was given a 12-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) over corruption charges relating to 22 matches between May and September …

The company behind the Stake online bookmaker and casino and the Kick streaming platform, Easygo Group Holdings, declared profit of AU$257m (£127.3m) for the year ending 30 June. According to The Australian, the group’s filings for the last financial year have been filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), revealing $5bn in total assets …

Online betting giant bet365 stated that its strategy will remain largely unchanged for the 2025/26 financial year and beyond after declaring revenue of £4bn as of March 2025. The group’s accounts for the 2024/25 financial year, filed with Companies House, showed revenue growth of 9% from £3.7bn the year prior driven by 5% growth in …