Category Archives: Betting

From India to the Philippines: SBC Summit 2025 Explores the Future of Asian Gaming

SBC Summit 2025 will provide delegates with a comprehensive overview of the latest developments shaping Asian sports betting and iGaming, delivered through its new Emerging Markets conference track. On Thursday, 18 September 2025, at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), the stage will bring together Asia’s leading industry figures to examine a market valued at …

Entain promotes Andrew Vouris to CEO of new AUS-&-NZ business

Entain Plc has handed the permanent reins of its Australia and New Zealand arm to Andrew Vouris, following a global search for a new Chief Executive. Vouris, who has led the business on an interim basis since June, will now take the role full-time, tasked with steering Entain ANZ through what the group described as …

BoyleSports launches ‘Back Yourself’ brand platform for UK relaunch

BoyleSports has rolled out its new brand platform, Back Yourself, designed to highlight the mindset of ‘a confident sports bettor’ as the operator continues its £100m UK relaunch. The campaign is led by a cinematic brand film that aims to take viewers on a journey inside the thought process of a sports fan. Aimée Prendergast, …

BC.GAME takes main sponsorship of Kwara United in Africa expansion

BC.GAME has been announced as the main sponsor of Kwara United FC for the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The deal will see the crypto iGaming company’s logo featured on Kwara United’s home and away kits, around the stadium and across the club’s media channels. The agreement covers one season, with a potential …

Gentoo Media expects cost cutting efforts to pay off by year end

Gentoo Media’s leadership expresses confidence in a strategic realignment occurring in H2 2025 that will salvage the company’s fortunes by the end of the year. This is in the face of another difficult quarter for the affiliate media group with revenue down 19% year-over-year to €24.4m, down from €30.2m the year prior while being broadly …

The Premier League shirt ban isn’t what it appears to be

From 2026, gambling logos will disappear from Premier League shirts – at least from the front. Some might say this is merely a cosmetic change, but is it really? In April 2023, UK headlines were dominated by news that Premier League teams had agreed to phase out front-of-shirt deals with betting firms. The motive was …

Melbet: why MENA is the most exciting region for a betting boom

Anastasiia Shcherbyna, CMO at Melbet, outlines all the key factors that make the MENA regions such an exciting and promising region for sports betting throughout the coming years.  With growing populations, increased digital access and strong sporting culture, Shcherbyna says that MENA is ripe to be the sector’s next big growth opportunity. SBC News: What …

Flutter pulls Junglee from India as money games ban comes to force

Flutter Entertainment Plc has announced its decision to withdraw its Junglee Games subsidiary from India, following the introduction of new laws prohibiting Real Money Games (RMG). On Friday, the Lok Sabha authorised the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, a federal mandate which seeks to implement a legislative framework governing India’s gaming sector. …

PIN-UP Global to unveil new brand identity 

PIN-UP Global is preparing a major rebrand that will see the holding company transform into the RedCore Business Group. As per a company statement, RedCore will be a specialist iGaming technology provider with plans for global expansion that are already being developed. The new entity will keep building up the PIN-UP Global legacy, offering products …

UKGC sets rules and remits on levy amount calculations

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued guidance to licensees outlining how the Statutory Levy will be calculated for payments due from 1 September, with rates set between 0.1% and 1% of relevant revenue depending on the type of gambling activity. Recognised as the flagship measure of the Gambling Act Review, the levy will see …