Category Archives: Betting

New CFO moves to strengthen SkyCity’s financial standings

SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd, a New Zealand entertainment firm and iGaming provider, has appointed Blair Woodbury as its new CFO. With the appointment effective 9 March, Woodbury joins from telecommunications company Devoli, where he has been the Chief Financial Officer since 2021. Prior to that, he held the same position at Sky Network Television NZ. […]

Flutter & BHA place faith in tech to save UK horseracing

Flutter Entertainment and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) have identified three core concerns among racegoers which the duo believe horseracing needs to overcome. The conclusions came about as a result of the duo’s Project Beacon research into horseracing’s core audience, largely centred on a survey of 7,500 people. This research led to the hosting of […]

Brothers Unite: EveryMatrix co-CEOs share global top three provider ambitions

EveryMatrix has restructured its leadership, appointing Jonas Groes as Co-CEO alongside his brother and Founder, Ebbe Groes, in a move designed to support the group’s long-term expansion strategy. Announced recently, both Ebbe and Jonas Groes joined SBC’s Media Manager Charlie Horner, at ICE to discuss the new structure, which is positioned as a shift away […]

President demands Colombia keep gambling VAT in election year

Blocked by Colombia’s courts, President Gustavo Petro remains defiant to keep the 19% VAT on gambling. Gambling taxes are critical to balancing the President’s budget which underpins his 2026 re-election campaign reports SBC Noticias’ Damian Martinez. In Colombia, it appears that President Gustavo Petro will seek an alternative route to maintain taxes on online gambling, […]

Romania’s Super cements position with Maxbet Online buyout

Super Technologies, the rebranded corporate entity of SuperBet, has secured terms to acquire Maxbet Online to become the definitive market leader within Romania. The takeover follows a transformative 2025 for the company in which it established a strong foothold in Brazil’s nascent betting market while adopting its new moniker of ‘Super’ at the end of […]

Rivalry considers asset sale to advance cost reductions

Rivalry has announced what it calls a ‘significant reduction in operating activity’, in a surprise move after appearing to have overcome financial and regulatory difficulties in 2025. In a statement released this afternoon, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed online gambling group revealed that it is considering strategic alternatives regarding its assets. This may include […]

ANJ puts advertising under microscope ahead of World Cup

The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling regulator, has warned operators not to overdo it with marketing during the FIFA World Cup 2026. In light of the approaching tournament, which takes place this summer and will span across the Americas, the ANJ has noted that the marketing spend of operators has grown by 25% […]

Brazil’s Ministry of Finance yet to appoint a new gambling secretary

Confusion has emerged across Brazilian and iGaming media ranks regarding the leadership succession of the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA), the federal authority overseeing Brazil’s regulated gambling market. On Wednesday (11 February), several news outlets – including MSN, Diário de São Paulo and Tribuna – reported that the SPA had elected Deputy Secretary Daniele […]

Sweden’s ATG commits to new direction after lacklustre year

Tax and economic headwinds have dragged behind year-end results for Swedish horse racing betting operator, AB Trav och Galopp (ATG). The latest financial report from the company shows a YoY decrease across all key business segments – a combination of Sweden’s changing gambling landscape and national economic recovery throughout 2025. Operating profit took the biggest […]