Category Archives: Betting

The British betting industry is understandably fixated on the challenges of taxation next year, but the growing challenges posed by cryptocurrency and crypto-assets cannot be understated, writes SBC News Editor, Ted Orme-Claye. In all fairness, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has shown an acute awareness of the engagement between crypto and gambling, having earmarked crypto …

Russia is in the process of adopting a national self-exclusion registry, state media has reported. Passing second and third readings in Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, provisions are already in motion to introduce a self-exclusion scheme that will be fully operational by 1 September 2026. From that date onwards, players wanting to …

BETBY has once again checkmated the industry by launching 24/7 live chess content on its platform. The offer is supported by a live model fully built in-house, which makes it hasslefree when it comes to the supply and integration of the content – all part of BETBY’s efforts to make chess a scalable betting vertical. …

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 …

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’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 …

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 …