Category Archives: Betting

Super Stage to Shine with Star Power, Becoming the Beating Heart of SBC Summit

The iconic MEO Arena will once again host SBC Summit’s Super Stage in 2025, offering an inspiring mix of daytime content, including keynotes from Gary Vaynerchuk and Randi Zuckerberg, followed by evening celebrations with global awards shows and the return of INFINITY Lisbon. Debuting at SBC Summit in 2024, the Super Stage was introduced as …

Betr ups PointsBet bid to $1.35 per share as takeover saga escalates

Betr is showing no signs of backing down in its mission to buy PointsBet, increasing its offer to $1.35 per share in an attempt to outplay rival suitor MIXI Australia. The revised proposal sees betr offering 4.219 of its own shares for each PointsBet share, which is up from the original 3.81.  The improved bid …

SKS365 acquisition puts Lottomatica in strong position for new look Italy market

Lottomatica increased its market share in the highly competitive and regulatory tough Italian gaming space by around 2% during the first half of the year, according to the group’s latest financial statement. Publishing its Q2 and H1 accounts, the betting, gaming and lottery group outlined total revenue of €1.1bn for H1 and €543.1m for Q2, …

Enteractive: personal connections critical amid automation-heavy landscape

In an era where automation dominates the player engagement playbook, Enteractive is taking a radically different approach, and it’s working. While many operators continue to rely on mass emails and generic CRM workflows, Enteractive is looks to lead a quiet revolution, built on the power of real, human connection. As the pioneers of player reactivation …

FDJ posts no growth H1 as new tax winds come to France

FDJ United cites that financial performance remains in-line with expectations as its enlarged enterprise adjusts to new tax conditions in France and key European markets. H1 trading saw FDJ generate corporate revenues of €1.86bn, a figure that reflects a 31% increase on ‘reported results’ (excluding-Kindred M&A) of €1.43bn but a 2% decline on ‘restated comparatives’ …

GiG sees revenue jump and returns to profitability in strong Q2 update

GiG has posted a confident performance for Q2 2025, as the B2B iGaming technology group delivered a 27% year-on-year increase in revenue and returned to profitability. For the three months ending 30 June, the company generated €9.3m in revenue, up from €7.3m in the same period of 2024. EBITDA reached €1m, a turnaround from a …

Erdogan’s top lieutenant questions Turkey’s fight on illegal gambling 

Turkish authorities praised progress on campaigns and initiatives to tackle social harms and improve public health at the annual meeting of the High Council for Combatting Addiction.  Chaired by Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz at the Presidential Complex, authorities detailed progress in implementing 88 of 91 directives proposed in 2019 by the Ministry of the Interior …

Betfred no longer offering online betting in the US

Betfred has revealed that it will cease online betting services in the US by the end of July, bringing the sports betting operator’s six-year stateside journey to an end. The message was shared on the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino website, which is Betfred’s land-based partner in Pennsylvania.  “Wind Creek and Betfred will be closing online …

Betting welcomes BHA Chair Lord Charles Allen amid tax reform talks

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has welcomed the appointment of Lord Charles Allen as the new Chair of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), describing it a vital step toward reforming and revitalising the sport. The announcement comes at a crucial time, as horse racing faces commercial challenges, political scrutiny and proposed reforms to betting …

GAMSTOP says UK public well aware of problem gambling risks

GAMSTOP has highlighted that people in the UK have generally high knowledge of the problem gambling tools at their disposal. This was noted in the self-exclusion scheme’s latest report on registration activity, which showed more than 600,000 registrations and around 525,000 active self-exclusions from online gambling in the UK. In total, this constituted a growth …