Category Archives: Betting

British betting companies have been given more time to get their houses in order around deposit limits, with the deadline to implement new policies pushed back by three months. The Gambling Commission’s latest announcement comes amid a fiery conversation around gambling affordability in the UK, with the regulator still yet to make a decision around […]

UK-headquartered gambling giant bet365 has officially launched in France after securing approval from the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), just weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off.  The move, which has been in the works since last year, marks one of the most significant new entries into the regulated French online betting market […]

Issue 40 of SBC Leaders magazine is published today and features interviews with Fanatics, bet365, Hard Rock, FanDuel, DraftKings, Betsson, Apuesta Total and Allwyn executives.  Creating a great product that sports fans can relate to is key to building a strong sportsbook brand, Fanatics Betting & Gaming’s Chief Marketing Officer Selena Kalvaria, tells the new […]

Finland’s open betting market will launch on 1 July 2027, but with 13 months left there are still a lot of questions industry stakeholders want answering. A long-running legislative process starting way back in 2022 culminated with Finland’s President, Alexander Stubb, signing the Gambling Bill into law in January 2025. The bill overturns the monopoly […]

Another week goes by, and another gambling advertisement finds itself under the spotlight of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). This time, however, it’s two separate adverts: one from OddsChecker and the other from Betway.  Back in November 2025, a complaint was made regarding two Instagram posts from OddsChecker after a researcher from the University of […]

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is the latest investor to take a punt on the world’s largest online gambling PLC after securing a 5.3% stake in Flutter Entertainment. A filing to the London Stock Exchange this morning showed that the bank – one of Canada’s “Big Five” alongside the Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion […]

The Better Gambling Forum (BGF) and SBC Events & Media have signed a strategic partnership to advance a practical, scalable approach to player protection across North America and beyond. The partnership will leverage SBC’s events and media platforms to drive engagement with BGF’s Responsible Gambling 3.0 framework, with a focus on translating policy and research […]

he Republic of Armenia is moving ahead with tightening controls on digital betting, payments and advertising as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government confirmed that he will apply a new compliance framework for gambling licensees.  Applied from 1 May onwards, the technical commands will be overseen by Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan and State Revenue Committee chief […]

Spain’s La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has become the latest gambling regulator in Europe to launch disciplinary proceedings against prediction market operators Polymarket and Kalshi. The regulator has accused both companies of operating in the country without the required gambling licenses. In a notice published in Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE), the […]

Fast Track has solidified its position as a fully AI-native platform by enabling agentic workflows across Fast Track AI. For Fast Track’s partners, the addition of agentic workflows will mean that operators can streamline workflows and build a CRM strategy that can improve processes which “once required hours of manual interaction”. Agentic workflows utilise AI […]