Category Archives: Betting

New Steven Gerrard gambling deal raises complex questions

Another day, another dollar for a well-known UK footballer who signs to promote a betting company that’s definitely not supposed to target UK consumers. With Michael Owen having a Punt Casino partnership on his record, and Teddy Sheringham doing the same with 8xBet, this time around the star of the show is Steven Gerrad – […]

Reformed fraudster tackling crime raises alarm bells over ‘Wild West’ unregulated betting market

A study of the recent Cheltenham Festival commissioned by Flutter Entertainment has raised fresh concerns over fraudulent activity from the unlicensed gambling market. The study was conducted by former fraudster Alex Wood, who has now turned to protecting the public against frauds themselves. Wood was a fraudster for over 25 years, spending eight of those […]

Altenar to challenge Sportradar in court over data monopoly

Sportradar AG faces legal claims alleging that its control and distribution of official sports data from key leagues is unfair and discriminatory towards rival sportsbook suppliers. Malta-based sportsbook solutions provider Altenar confirmed that it has filed multi-million-pound lawsuits against the Nasdaq-listed sports data and technology group. Claims have been lodged in the US District Court […]

ESIC issues five-year ban to player over esports betting misconduct

A professional esports player has been given a four-year ban over match-fixing allegations. Dmytro “nifee” Tediashvili was sanctioned by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) after an investigation into his Counter-Strike 2 career uncovered evidence found of match-fixing and betting-related corruption. The suspicious matches in question, which were examined with the help of esports data firm […]

BETBY excludes controversial markets from new predictions platform

BETBY is getting in on the predictions hype, though it has paid extra attention to ensuring its own platform avoids some of the more controversial sides of the sector. The Malta-based sportsbook solutions firm took its predictions platform, BETBY Predictions, live today. The company plans to make the platform available to all companies in its […]

Gibraltar makes bold move as government confirms licensing prediction market platform

The Government of Gibraltar has taken a major step as it confirmed that it has licensed its first prediction markets operator. Although the exact identity of the company has not yet been announced by the government, a Gibraltar firm called Predict Street Ltd can be seen listed as a betting intermediary on the official list […]

Welcome to the 40% era – what should we expect?

Today’s the day. As of 1 April 2026, the UK gambling industry will be subject to a 40% Remote Gaming Duty (RGD), paid on online gaming, a near doubling from the rate of 21% in place since 2019. Industry stakeholders and observers view that 2026 is going to be a defining year for the UK […]

The Special One: GR8 Tech adds José Mourinho to Champions Club ranks

Yesterday, SBC News reported that GR8 Tech has landed the legendary former Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, and current Benfica head coach, José Mourinho as a new brand ambassador for its Champions Club campaign. Now, we chat to the sportsbook and online casino platform provider’s CEO Oleksandr Feshchenko to get the inside scoop on […]

William Hill to close around 200 shops as ‘specialist investor’ takes stake

Prominent UK bookmaker William Hill is set to close approximately 200 shops after a “thorough” company review. The evoke-owned business has come under all sorts of pressure in recent months, namely by the increase in remote gaming duty tax to 40%, announced in the Autumn Budget and set to come in tomorrow (Wednesday 1 April). […]

José Mourinho joins GR8 Tech as a brand ambassador

GR8 Tech has announced that the Chosen One, José Mourinho, has become the iGaming tech provider’s latest brand ambassador. Mourinho will be part of the Champions Club, GR8 Tech’s proprietary branding that leverages high-profile sports personalities such as Oleksandyr Usyk to represent the firm’s full stack of iGaming solutions. These include its Hyper Turnkey platform, […]