Category Archives: Betting

LiveScoreBet exits Bulgaria on new cost sensitivities

LiveScore Malta is pulling its LiveScoreBet platform out of Bulgaria, citing regulatory challenges in Europe. The announcement comes just under a year of local expansion, with the brand launching in the Eastern European country earlier in February. Users looking to go on LiveScoreBet’s website are met with a message saying that the offer is no …

Paraguay eyes break-up of sports betting privileges

The government of Paraguay views a “new horizon for gambling” benefitting the state economy and public interests reports Damián Martinez of SBC Noticias Following intense deliberations, Paraguay’s Tax Treasury has shifted opinion to favour sports betting ending its exclusivity and opening to competition in 2026. That shift is now being openly examined by the National …

Exeter winner Blowers joins 300/1 longest-priced record table

England has just gotten its own longest-priced equine success story after those of Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Blowers, a racing horse with Nigel Hawke as its trainer, was first to cross the finish line at the opener at Exeter with odds at 300/1. A horse with such hefty odds coming out on top …

Joshua vs Paul: This is Netflix’s moment in the ring

Netflix will be hosting the Anthony Joshua versus Jake Paul showdown tonight, and the match is set to be more than just a fight of two boxing champions. The streaming giant is currently seeking to acquire Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) film and TV studios after the media conglomerate rejected Paramount’s offer to buy the whole …

Romania ONJN launches €5m scheme to combat gambling harms

Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has launched a €5m public funding programme aimed at strengthening national efforts to prevent and treat gambling addiction, marking the most significant public-health intervention undertaken by the regulator to date. The initiative, titled “Conștient și Liber” (Aware and Free), was formally opened to public consultation on Monday. The consultation …

President Nawrocki vetoes plan to increase Poland’s betting winnings tax

The President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, has vetoed an increase in the tax on betting winnings from 10% to 15%, in a rare taxation win for European gaming. Nawrocki’s decision comes amid a wider review of Poland’s gambling regulations, legislative frameworks, and taxation rates, coinciding with a general taxation trend seen across Europe. The Polish …

Algosport: driving World Cup success

As 2025 comes to a close, global operators are becoming keenly aware of a FIFA World Cup that is looming on the horizon, and looking at what they can do to upgrade or enhance their related sports betting offering. Leigh Herdman, Co-founder and CEO of sports betting supplier Algosport, sat down with SBC News to …

Ivan Rozic, EveryMatrix: how 2025 truly became our tier one year

2025 has marked a new era for EveryMatrix’s commercial strategy and this shift has paid dividends, creating one of the company’s most successful years to date. That’s according to Ivan Rozic, Global Commercial Director at EveryMatrix, who sat down with SBC News to reflect on a whirlwind 2025 including new commercial faces and a tier …

Horse racing bets drag behind levy payments for third year in row

The UK’s Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has confirmed a misalignment between the statutory levy paid and betting turnover in British horse racing. In its annual report, which covers the period between April 2024 and March 2025, the Levy Board highlighted that the statutory Levy paid by horse racing bookmakers climbed to £108.9m – the …

Time to Win: Behind Boomerang’s AC Milan move

After a successful first year of partnership with AC Milan, Boomerang Partners has reshaped their relationship under the “Time to Win” concept, turning it into a more structured, insight-driven model. With the introduction of the AC Milan Hub, Boomerang aims to shift beyond visibility and co-branding to focus on measurable commercial outcomes, delivering exclusive tools, …