Category Archives: Betting

Paf passes €200m revenue mark in 2025 as its societal benefits distribution hits €527.9m

Åland-based operator Paf delivered record financial results in 2025, as revenue rose 12% year-on-year to €214.5m from €191.7m. Profit climbed to €57.2m (2024: €54.3m) in what was the strongest financial performance in the company’s history. The operator also crossed a major long-term milestone, announcing that total distributions for the benefit of society have now exceeded […]

Belgium Gaming Commission warns operators of World Cup marketing tactics

Belgium’s Gaming Commission, the Kansspelcommissie, has fired a fresh warning shot at operators ahead of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Commission has signalled that it will aggressively police bonus offers, advertising activity and football-related sponsorship exposure during one of the industry’s busiest periods of the year. In a strongly worded reminder to the […]

Sponsor Spotlight: Betano, Betfred and FanDuel land huge deals

This week saw three big sponsorship moves, ones which are going to make this edition of Sponsorship Spotlight a tough one to judge as a trio of betting’s heavy hitters add some serious power to their marketing portfolios. Close to home, UK taxes may be biting into the British marketing budget, but this has not […]

GamCare adds new Director of Operations following £4m OHID boost

GamCare has appointed Chris Thornton as its new Director of Operations, strengthening its executive leadership at a time of rising demand for gambling harm support services across the UK. Thornton will take responsibility for the delivery and performance of GamCare’s national and regional services, including the National Gambling Helpline, and will join the organisation’s Executive […]

Crystal Palace becomes latest Premier League club to ditch gambling sponsor ahead of ban

Crystal Palace has become the latest Premier League club to secure a new front-of-shirt sponsor ahead of the Premier League’s incoming voluntary ban on gambling companies. The Eagles have confirmed a deal with US-based AI firm Temporal, which will replace current front-of shirt sponsor NET88 from the 2026/27 season.  It follows AFC Bournemouth’s agreement to […]

Lithuania backs Player Card as principal gambling control

Lithuania has reaffirmed the use of ‘mandatory player cards’ as the cornerstone reform of its overhaul of gambling laws to be fully implemented by 2029 An appraisal was provided to SBC News by the Gambling Control Authority of Lithuania that the mechanism was viewed as a new central control passed due to amendments to the […]