Category Archives: Betting

Evoke reviews UK betting shop status ahead of Autumn’s budget outcome

Evoke Plc is considering whether to close “one in 10 betting shops”, depending on the outcome of the Autumn Statement and the Treasury’s new tax plan on UK gambling. The extreme solution is being examined by Evoke’s new leadership team, according to The Sunday Times, which reported that the FTSE250 gambling group could close up …

Oddin.gg: How to grow your playerbase with esports

Rather than relying on your current playerbase to generate more revenue and secure the future of your business, which is not easy to do, what if you could attract a whole demographic of players to grow your business? That’s exactly why a growing number of sportsbooks are turning to a new type of sport: esports. …

Poland: More for the Taxman, less for the Players

Warsaw’s latest idea for taming the gambling industry is to tax it harder, as Parliament plans to increase tax on customer winnings to 15%, a move which Dr Justyna Grusza-Głębicka observes will undermine efforts to draw gamblers away from the black market. The Ministry of Finance of Poland will once more return to an easy …

Austria’s gaming trade body expects reforms by end of year

The Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling (OVWG) has given a clear indication as to when the private sector expects to see reforms happening in Austria. When the clock hits midnight on 31 December, Finland will officially begin the process of transition to a licensed online gambling market. This will make Poland and Austria the …

HKJC signs Chelsea FC’s Casper Stylsvig to lead global sports expansion

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed former Chelsea FC executive Casper Stylsvig as its new Executive Director of Sports Business, tasked with driving the organisation’s global sports brand development and diversification strategy for Hong Kong racing. Stylsvig will assume his role on 15 January 2026, overseeing all aspects of HKJC’s sports business operations, …

DATA.BET kickstarts its Q4 with launch of 2XKO product

Sportsbook solutions developer DATA.BET has announced a new product, 2XKO, as the company continues an active year in 2025. The firm has branded 2XKO as a ‘new addition to the global esports scene’, with esports betting revenue having reached $2.5bn in 2024 and expected to hit $2.8bn in 2025. DATA.BET launched the product at the …

Veikkaus assists floorball match-fixing probe in Finland

A four-year investigation in Finland has potentially uncovered a corruption ring within the country’s elite floorball competition. Conducted by the Finnish Sports Ethics Centre (SUEK) with support from Veikkaus, Finland’s state-owned gambling operator, the probe analysed suspicious betting patterns on events under the mandate of the Finnish Floorball Federation. Now submitted to the Federation for …

No surrender in Brazil betting tax fight as deputies push 24% charge

Ridiculed and scolded, PT deputies have returned to the negotiating table with urgency to finalise plans for a 24% tax on Bets licences. President Lula and Finance Minister Fernando Haddad push to settle Brazil’s fiscal and gambling tax affairs before the end of 2025 or deputies will face consequences… Frantic debates and negotiations are taking …

NuxGame & Optimove: driving loyalty across an increasingly competitive landscape

What are the critical components to truly elevating player loyalty and crucially unlocking the keys to sustained long-term loyalty? This is the conundrum that NuxGame and Optimove are striving to uncover through the delivery of targeted and impactful campaigns via an increasingly data driven and personalised approach.  In conversation with SBC News, Efe Yucemen, Director …