Category Archives: Betting

EveryMatrix, has initiated a major shakeup of its executive leadership team to continue its status as the iGaming sector fastest-growing technology supplier. Jonas Groes, the brother of EveryMatrix co-founder and long-term CEO Ebbe Groes, will take on the co-CEO role, joining after a 10 year tenure as a Partner of ‘Big-4’ auditing firm EY and …

Safer Gambling Week 2025 (#SGWeek2025) takes place this week (17-23 November), with all UK gambling stakeholders expressing their full commitment to promoting safer play and responsible gambling.  Entering its ninth consecutive year, the initiative is co-led and coordinated by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), amusement trade body BACTA, the Bingo Association – and all …

Codere Online cites confidence in achieving its 2025 financial objectives and further underscored its stability as a Global NASDAQ enterprise. The outlook was maintained despite Q3 trading generating stagnant revenues of €52m – a result attributed to a significantly weakened Mexican Peso diminishing returns against the Euro. At the close of the third quarter, Codere …

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has stated that self-exclusion leads to improvement in quality of life, but it remains to be seen whether the figures carry the needed weight for a wider impact. Results were showcased in an ACMA-commissioned report conducted by market research firm ORIMA between May and June, from a pool …

Uruguay has begun deliberations to regulate online gambling, yet the initial proposal for a mixed model centred on state-run gambling platforms falls short of President Yamandú Orsi’s vision for a balanced and fair market. Uruguay has taken its first concrete step towards regulating online gambling in more than a decade, with a new bill introduced …

Two draft proposals have been submitted to Romania’s Parliament, as parties forming the new Liberal Pro Europe Coalition government desire to drastically overhaul the governance of gambling. Last week, Raluca Turcan, a Minister of the Liberal Party (PNL), submitted a draft proposal demanding that Parliament increase the Romanian age of gambling from 18 to 21. …

Genius Sports boosts its commercial presence in Latin America’s emerging sports betting market striking two major  technology partnerships in just two days. In Brazil, the technology provider teamed up with Rei do Pitaco,  the market’s leading fantasy sports platform.  Genius Sports is charged with powering Rei do Pitaco ongoing online sportsbook expansion. The deal will …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Netherlands Gambling Authority, has initiated an investigation into young adult’s attitudes towards sports betting. The project will focus on people within the Parkstad region, and will be conducted in collaboration with local football club Roda JC Kerkrade of the Eerste Divisie (Dutch 2nd division).  Results will help the regulator devise a stronger …

Gambling businesses domiciled in the UK could be forced to leave if taxes are significantly raised by the Labour government, warns PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).  The dire warning comes from a PwC report commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which analyses market trends across Europe in jurisdictions where regulations and tax have been significantly tightened. …