Category Archives: Betting

Fidel Partners: What iGaming leaders need to succeed in 2025–2026

Anastasia Shamrylo, Chief People Officer at Fidel Partners, outlines five key trends driving the industry from a human resources perspective. Anastasia explains how iGaming professionals can get ahead and predicts how AI will influence the sector. The View From the Top: iGaming Trends and Market Predictions The next 12–24 months will reshape how operators grow, …

PIN-UP Global transforms into RedCore business group and will present the brand line-up at SBC Summit in Lisbon

This transformation reflects the company’s ambitious expansion beyond an iGaming-specialized holding company to a diversified technology business group whose brands create products in the fields of fintech, marketing technology, e-commerce, communications, and regulatory solutions.  RedCore will present its brand portfolio for the first time at the SBC Summit on September 16–18 in Lisbon, where delegates …

SBC Summit on track to welcome 30,000 attendees to Lisbon

SBC Summit returns to Lisbon next week with its biggest edition yet, delivering 20% year-on-year growth to reach 30,000 delegates. The event will also debut fresh features addressing urgent industry priorities, alongside a renewed emphasis on hospitality. With attendees from over 130 countries, the summit will take on its most international scope to date, introducing …

Pragmatic Play unleashes esports content with DATA.BET 

DATA.BET has teamed up with Pragmatic Play to boost the latter’s latest esports betting product. Supplied with esports content from DATA.BET, the Pragmatic Play Sports can now offer bettors a wide range of esports events with competitive odds, coupled with official data and low-latency streaming technology. DATA.BET’s catalogue features more than 30 esports disciplines, which …

Mexico: Sheinbaum eyes steep sin tax on gambling

In Mexico, sin taxes are reportedly likely applied on gambling as a new measure of the National Budget for 2026. National media awaits for President Claudia Sheinbaum and Finance Secretary Rogelio Ramírez de la O to present the draft budget of the MORENA government.  This will be the Sheinbaum administration’s first budget since she succeeded …

EstrelaBet taps into intercontinental football with Stats Perform

EstrelaBet is aiming to boost the engagement experience for football fans in a new deal with sports data provider Stats Perform. Through the multi-year agreement, the betting operator will incorporate Stats Perform’s ‘Bet LiveStreams’ into its offering, unlocking round-the-clock betting opportunities for more than 20,000 men’s and women’s football matches from across the world per …

Betby upgrades AI capabilities to maximise betting coverage

For better or worse, the impact Artificial Intelligence is having on modern society and business is undeniable, and companies like Betby are striving to make sure their efforts fall into the first category. The sportsbook solutions company is preparing to unveil a range of AI-backed sports betting tools, focusing on four areas. The AI upgrades …

Tipico seals Admiral Austria deal as Novomatic targets global growth

Tipico Group has finalised the acquisition of ATLAS Group GmbH, the parent company of Admiral Austria, reshaping the country’s betting landscape and consolidating its position across German-speaking markets. The transaction sees Novomatic AG step away from its Austrian sportsbook operations to prioritise international expansion, while Tipico assumes control of a longstanding local brand. Both Tipico …

SunBet brand standout growth driver for South Africa’s Sun International

SunBet is asserting itself as one of South Africa’s leading online bookmakers while in the early stages of new leadership, with its parent company, Sun International, now headed by former William HIll CEO Ulrik Bengtsson. According to Sun International’s interim financial, SunBet Group revenue for the first six months of 2025 rose 70.7% year-over-year to …

Exchequer Secretary slams “irresponsible” racing tax hike talks

The UK Treasury has attempted to fan out tensions gripping horse racing as the sport goes ahead with its planned strikes. In an unprecedented move for British horse racing, four race meetings scheduled for today, 10 September, were taken off the racing calendar as a protest against a potential betting tax hike. Tax rise still …