Category Archives: Betting

Live from the floor of SBC Summit Lisbon: Day 1

The SBC Media team is out in force at SBC Summit this week. Live from Lisbon, the SBC News, iGaming Expert, SBC Amercas and Payment Expert teams are on site and will keep you updated with the major happenings across the Greatest Show in Gaming. The team on site today includes Ted Orme-Clay, Viktor Kayed, …

Why fully native apps are now critical to LatAm success

Ulrik Restorp, SVP of Product at Shape Games, explores the opportunities and advantages fully native applications can unlock for operators throughout Latin America. The rise of regulated sports betting throughout Latin America has opened a vast sea of opportunity for the sports betting industry as local operators and international brands vie for market share. There …

Dutch affiliates stand on quality as KVA unveils new website

In the Netherlands, the Responsible Affiliates Quality Mark (KVA) has unveiled its new website to strengthen its position as the “trusted seal in the Dutch online gambling market for national consumers”. KVA was founded as an affiliate association in 2021 to coincide with the launch of the Netherlands’ Remote Gambling Act (KOA). Its membership follows …

Better Collective makes NFL play as season gets underway

The 2025 NFL season kicked off last week and various stakeholders in the betting and gaming space are scrambling to get in on the action, the latest being Better Collective. The company, based in Denmark but active internationally, has launched a new AI-backed betting solution, taking it live in the US first – a logical …

GamCare has faith in gambling debt service as calls for reform mount

British charity GamCare has expressed confidence in the contribution its Money Guidance Service (MGS) makes as part of its wider gambling harm treatment programmes. The charity first launched the MGS back in 2022 with pilots in the East Midlands and Yorkshire & the Humber regions of England, as a response to demands for financial advice. …

Italy to build ‘cybersecurity shield’ to protect new gambling economy

Italy is preparing to overhaul its defences against illegal gambling as the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) sets out plans for a national “cybersecurity shield” in the forthcoming Budget Law. The measure, revealed by industry outlet Agipronews, will require any business offering public internet access to install anti-illegality software on devices ranging from PCs …

Thunderpick partners with Oddin.gg to roll out BetPeek viewing platform

Esports betting operator Thunderpick has teamed up with supplier Oddin.gg to debut BetPeek, a new feature that gives viewers far more control over how they watch competitive gaming. The tool, which is available exclusively on Thunderpick.io, moves away from the fixed broadcast style that dominates most esports streams. Instead, BetPeek lets users pick and choose …

Flashscore sees ‘rapid engagement’ with new Follow Player tool

Livesport Media continues the upgrade and redesign of its heritage Flashscore app and portal by unveiling a customised Follow Player insights for football audiences. The launch coincides with the start of the new European football season, as Flashscore brings new utilities and data to optimise engagement with its audience of more than 110 million users …

Peru bookmakers will be required to sign match-fixing charter

The National Congress of Peru has taken the “decisive step” to determine match-fixing as a crime under the Penal Code.  Congress has authorised new articles prepared by the Justice Commission to help national authorities and the Judiciary fight against sports corruption, fraud, and the manipulation of sports events.  Peru’s Penal Code will now feature a …

Flutter Entertainment hires CEO of tobacco giant as Non-Executive Director

Stefan Bomhard, the outgoing CEO of Lambert & Butler and Woodbines cigarette manufacturer Imperial Brands, has joined Flutter Entertainment as a Non-Executive Director. Flutter’s new joiner will start his role on 1 October, the day he is succeeded as CEO of Imperial Brands by the firm’s current Chief Financial Officer, Lukas Paravicini, though Bomhard will …