Category Archives: Betting

Belgium’s Gaming Commission, the Kansspelcommissie, has fired a fresh warning shot at operators ahead of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Commission has signalled that it will aggressively police bonus offers, advertising activity and football-related sponsorship exposure during one of the industry’s busiest periods of the year. In a strongly worded reminder to the […]

This week saw three big sponsorship moves, ones which are going to make this edition of Sponsorship Spotlight a tough one to judge as a trio of betting’s heavy hitters add some serious power to their marketing portfolios. Close to home, UK taxes may be biting into the British marketing budget, but this has not […]

GamCare has appointed Chris Thornton as its new Director of Operations, strengthening its executive leadership at a time of rising demand for gambling harm support services across the UK. Thornton will take responsibility for the delivery and performance of GamCare’s national and regional services, including the National Gambling Helpline, and will join the organisation’s Executive […]

Crystal Palace has become the latest Premier League club to secure a new front-of-shirt sponsor ahead of the Premier League’s incoming voluntary ban on gambling companies. The Eagles have confirmed a deal with US-based AI firm Temporal, which will replace current front-of shirt sponsor NET88 from the 2026/27 season.  It follows AFC Bournemouth’s agreement to […]

Well, they did it. Arsenal and Aston Villa ended their decades-long respective droughts, the former winning their first Premier League title since 2004 and the latter claiming the Europa League, their first European title since 1982. For bookmakers, the 2025/26 Premier League season has been a big one from a trading perspective, with Arsenal and […]

Lithuania has reaffirmed the use of ‘mandatory player cards’ as the cornerstone reform of its overhaul of gambling laws to be fully implemented by 2029 An appraisal was provided to SBC News by the Gambling Control Authority of Lithuania that the mechanism was viewed as a new central control passed due to amendments to the […]

The Gambling Commission has confirmed to SBC News that a decision on whether to press ahead with Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) has not been made. A meeting was held today (21 May), during which the regulator considered the next steps on rolling out FRAs – the more extensive of the two levels of affordability solution […]

Billionaire businessman Kenneth Dart is now the single largest private shareholder in Flutter Entertainment, increasing his control in the global gambling giant yet again. A notification sent to the London Stock Exchange on 20 May showed that Dart now controls 27.6% of all voting rights in Flutter, having purchased more shares via his investment company […]

Gaming affiliate group Gentoo Media is continuing to adapt to the challenge posed by artificial intelligence and the impact this is having on search engines, leadership states. The group’s financials for Q1 2026 showed a 5% year-over-year decline in revenue from €25.4m (£22m)to €24m, citing a range of challenges holding back its early year performance. […]

CIRSA delivered one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years during Q1 2026, which was supported by retail dominance, online expansion and a lowering of financing costs. Net operating revenues reached a record €623m (£538.9m) during the quarter, increasing 8% year-on-year, or 9.5% excluding foreign exchange effects, from €576.7m. EBITDA rose to €193.9m (Q1 […]