Category Archives: Betting

BETBY adds new dynamic to Barcelona legends chess match

Sportsbook solutions firm BETBY has announced a challenging new element for its chess match at the ICE gaming trade show in Barcelona in just over a week. The company will host a blindfolded exhibition match between Grand Masters Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, who are first and second ranked in the world, respectively. Carlsen is a …

Grand National & Super Bowl topped ‘25 sports calendar for Entain

The Grand National continued to reign supreme across Entain’s sports betting markets in 2025, but the bookmaker’s yearly roundup shows that aside from this horse racing was outshone by football and American football. Closing off 2025, Entain revealed its 50 biggest sporting events of the year – unsurprisingly, the list consisted of the biggest high-profile, …

Georgia hits political target of 1.5m citizens excluded from gambling 

The government of Georgia has finalised a comprehensive sweep of individuals excluded from participating in gambling activities. In 2025, Georgia enacted new executive orders amending  the Georgian Law on the “Organisation of Lotteries, Gambling and Games of Chance”, as demanded by former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The changes saw Georgia’s Revenue Service tasked with the …

Fast Track establishes Greco anti-bonus abuse platform as core product

Fast Track has completed the integration of Greco, a gameplay risk management company, into one of its core products following an acquisition last year. The Malta-based engagement platform acquired Greco in February 2025, though it has been involved with the company for several years – having co-founded it as a joint venture in 2021. Greco’s …

Rank Group begins CEO succession as John O’Reilly confirms retirement

The board of The Rank Group Plc has announced that John O’Reilly will retire as Chief Executive of the LSE gambling group on 29 January 2026. O’Reilly will continue to support Rank until the close of the financial year of 2025/2026.  Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Richard Harris will assume duties as Interim CEO from …

Banijay sells full stake in bet-at-home to accelerate Tipico enlargement 

Banijay Group has completed the sale of its majority stake in bet-at-home AG, as the Amsterdam EuroNext Plc sharpens focus on the development of its new Banijay Gaming unit formed by the merger of Betclic and Tipico Sportwetten. On 2 January, Banijay informed markets that it had finalised the divestment of its 53.9% controlling stake …

Betfred’s US exit boosts profits but UK tax clouds fiscal outlook

Betfred’s corporate accounts with Companies House show a bookmaker in an improved financial position after the shutting down of its Spanish and American businesses, as management contends to new upcoming challenges.  The holding company behind the retail and online bookmaker, Betfred Group Holdings, filed its accounts for the 78 weeks ending 30 March 2025, citing …

Romania lays path to settle gambling ad reforms by early 2026

Romania will begin its review of federal laws and standards related to gambling advertising as of the beginning of January 2026. At the close of 2025, the Senate of Romania authorised a series of legislative proposals to allow advertising reforms to be reviewed by the Chamber of Deputies and associate committees. The decision was authorised …