Category Archives: Betting

Just two days after the budget bookmakers are already being very candid about how they intend to mitigate the increased tax burden dealt by Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, and horse racing still stands to lose out as a result. From April 2026, Remote Gaming Duty (RGD) on online gaming will go up from 21% to …

Adobe’s acquisition of Semrush, SEO and analytics platform has been dubbed a “powerful” move, which could reshare search marketing, potentially challenging Google’s decades-long dominance in this space. The tech giant announced its plans to buy Semrush for $1.9bn in an all cash deal. The agreement, announced last week, will see Adobe pay $12 per share …

Adele Lawton, lottery industry expert and head of content development for Brightstar iLottery Game Studios, offers an insider perspective on eInstant jackpot games. Are eInstant jackpot games the key to unlocking iLottery’s full potential? Many lotteries are already seeing results by integrating these games into their portfolios. From boosting player engagement to driving significant revenue …

B2B betting technology firm GR8 Tech has expanded its reach in virtual sports with the addition of various new markets, extending its international capabilities. The firm has added virtual basketball, virtual horse racing and virtual cricket roulette to its ULTM8 Sportsbook, the latter market a form of virtual cricket featuring casino mechanics. As 2025 nears …

Brazilian sports gaming brand Rei do Pitaco (RDP) is eyeing up an expansion of its prospects in the local sports betting market. The firm has partnered with DATA.BET, an international B2B solutions firm specialising in betting solutions, particularly around esports, to support its ambitions. Esports betting is hugely popular in Brazil, with esports in general …

Online casino and sportsbook platform Slotegrator has appointed Olga Ivanchik as its new Chief Operating Officer, at a time of significant change in the international casino and casino aggregation space. Ivanchik has been assigned several core tasks, namely cutting time-to-launch for operators, integrating Slotegrator’s ESG strategy and responsible gaming standards, deepening market localisation and segmentation, …

South Africa has proposed a tax amendment that might be signalling the upcoming introduction of long-forgotten reforms. First and foremost, the proposal ponders the idea of introducing a unified online gambling tax to improve cross-country compliance. This is to avoid the practice of provinces competing with each other on the headline level of taxes in …

Riten Gohil, Digital ID, fraud and AML evangelist at Signicat, writes for SBC News regarding the importance of a truly holistic customer view.  The gaming industry has long wrestled with the challenge of balancing growth with responsibility. As customer engagement is totally focused on digital channels, so too is the complexity of ensuring that operators …

SBC News understands that BETBY is planning an ambitious activation at ICE in January featuring its high profile global brand ambassador Magnus Carlsen alongside other global elite chess talent and digital creators. Marketing material viewed by SBC News indicates that BETBY’s recent partnership with Magnus Carlsen may soon expand into a broader chess-centric initiative featuring renowned …