UFC Champion Charles Oliveira to take the Super Stage at SBC Summit 2026

UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, holder of UFC’s all-time records for most finishes, submission wins and post-fight bonuses, will appear at SBC Summit 2026 across two days as an Aviator brand ambassador, courtesy of award-winning game developer SPRIBE. Oliveira will meet attendees at the SPRIBE booth (A416) on Tuesday, 29 September, before taking to the […]

Entain’s three-year contract suggests all hope not lost for Ladbrokes Coral

At a time when retail betting operations in the UK are being rolled back, Ladbrokes Coral owner Entain has penned a deal suggesting the opposite. The company has signed a three-year contract with Barron McCann, an onsite and remote IT support services provider. The contract entails multi-device engineering support and lifecycle infrastructure services for Entain’s […]

Novibet CTO: technology is the digital business itself

The success of running an online business depends largely on the technology behind it.  This rings especially true if you’re in the online entertainment sector, where regulations, tech innovation, and customer preferences intersect on a daily basis. For Novibet and its Chief Technology Officer, Yiannis Stavroulas, having a forward-looking vision today of how your business […]

What the 2026 World Cup taught RightBet about volatility, pricing and sportsbook risk

The 2026 FIFA World Cup rewrote football’s record books long before the final whistle. Expanded to 48 teams, staged across three host nations and featuring 104 matches, the tournament presented sportsbooks with an operational challenge unlike anything they had experienced before. While the additional fixtures created unprecedented betting opportunities, they also introduced greater uncertainty. Unfamiliar […]

Tabcorp bids £140m to acquire BetMakers to fast-track  wagering makeover

Tabcorp Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BetMakers Technology Group, in a strategic move to overhaul its wagering capacity for horseracing across Australian states and new markets. Rumours of a deal have been circling for some time. In early 2026, Australian media reported that Tabcorp had approached BetMakers Executive Chairman, Matt Davey, […]

What operators actually need from a sportsbook platform during the biggest betting events

Kanggiten examines the challenges facing sportsbook operators during peak sports seasons, and explains for SBC News how platform resilience, content depth and prediction markets can help operators manage surging demand while creating new opportunities for engagement and growth. Peak sports seasons expose every weakness in an operator’s sportsbook stack. When major championships overlap and betting […]

Dutch licensees scramble to renew contracts on five-year anniversary

The five-year licence period granted to Dutch online gambling firms back when the market re-regulated in 2021 is set to expire this October, with some operators already securing an extension. Holland Casino, Bingoal, and Nederlandse Loterij-owned TOTO Online have all announced five-year licence extensions starting 1 October, 2026, following a review process by local regulator […]