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Player Protection

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Gordon Moody appoints new CEO to take on challenges of statutory levy era

The affiliate leaders magazine front cover

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Affiliate Leaders magazine: Issue five out now

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Affiliate Leaders Summit Launches as Standalone Global Event in Lisbon

Horse racing, representing the HBLB levy income hitting £110m

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Horse racing levy income to hit £110m but CEO raises concerns over sport’s future

Romanian football fans celebrating in the stands at a game

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FeedConstruct secures Romanian FA Cup and league data rights

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Andrew Lyman: Gibraltar can shape a safe & compliant path for Prediction Markets into Europe

Andrew Rhodes, former CEO of the Gambling Commission

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Andrew Rhodes’ new advisory role garners critics from many figures in the gambling industry

Features

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Andrew Lyman: Gibraltar can shape a safe & compliant path for Prediction Markets into Europe

A football on a field, to illustrate Opta Betting's take on sports data.

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Opta Betting data pricing provider roundtable: FIFA World Cup 2026

Dublin, Ireland

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Leadstar Media: Ireland’s much anticipated regulatory change can create more competitive landscape

Boomerang Partners discusses the changing rules of sports marketing.

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Boomerang Partners’ case study: exploring the new rules of sports marketing

Scotland World Cup, as McBookie speaks to SBC News for the World Cup Betting Tour

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World Cup Betting Tour: McBookie on Scotland’s excitement after 28 years away

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ChatBet: sports bettors love WhatsApp so why not let them bet there?

Sportsbook

Horse racing, representing the HBLB levy income hitting £110m

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Horse racing levy income to hit £110m but CEO raises concerns over sport’s future

Romanian football fans celebrating in the stands at a game

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FeedConstruct secures Romanian FA Cup and league data rights

Wolves, representing Midnite's sponsorship of the club

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Midnite becomes Wolves’ headline sponsor in potential new money-spinner for UK gambling

FIFA World Cup ball

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FIRST launches ‘all-in-one’ betting solution for World Cup trading

Screenshot of the LeoVegas Tiger sportsbook

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LeoVegas shifts Sweden home brands to Tiger sportsbook

The Eiffel Tower in Paris,i illuminated with the colours of the French flag

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French Prime Minister proposes veteran civil servant for gambling top job

Andrew Rhodes, former CEO of the Gambling Commission

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Ex-Commission CEO Rhodes notes ‘uncharted challenges’ as new advisory role begins

Scotland World Cup, as McBookie speaks to SBC News for the World Cup Betting Tour

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World Cup Betting Tour: McBookie on Scotland’s excitement after 28 years away

messaging on an app

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ChatBet: sports bettors love WhatsApp so why not let them bet there?

iGaming

The National Lottery sign on a wall

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Allwyn rides out impact of UK investment as Q1 revenue hits €754m

Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of the EGBA, which is welcoming Finland's gambling overhaul

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Landmark EGBA player safety initiative comes to fruition

The Acropolis overlooking Athens, Greece

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Greece shows full-hand to beat black market gambling

Handshake, representing the BGC hiring a Director of Strategic Delivery

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BGC appoints new Director as it looks to weather gambling sector storm in the UK

Marketing

Wolves, representing Midnite's sponsorship of the club

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Midnite becomes Wolves’ headline sponsor in potential new money-spinner for UK gambling

An official ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Sky Bet and Paddy Power have launched campaigns around

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Could Sky Bet and Paddy Power have taken a gamble with their World Cup campaigns?

OneFootball, which has partnered with Polymarket

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Polymarket secures partnership with Germany-headquartered OneFootball

Various sports, representing SBC News' Sponsor Spotlight

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Sponsor Spotlight: DragonBet ties local deal as we await a Here We Go for Betway and Man Utd

Technology

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ChatBet: sports bettors love WhatsApp so why not let them bet there?

football ball on pitch

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Digitain: flexibility will help sportsbooks win the World Cup

Man using a smartphone with AI chatbot

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Fast Track commits to ‘digitalising iGaming’ with new agentic workflows

person swiping on mobile

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BETBY Stories: a familiar feature bringing sportsbooks into the mobile-first era

Podcast

Retail

Totalizator Sportowy

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Polish state operator parts ways with VP over public image concerns

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Sisal celebrates "80 year revolution of Italian gambling"

Photo of a UK bingo hall where gaming machine regulations are being debated

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Policy talks not forgotten as new UK bingo leadership sets in

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Veikkaus appoints Ilkka Kosola as CFO for 2027 makeover

Player Protection

Player Protection

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Gordon Moody appoints new CEO to take on challenges of statutory levy era

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Player Protection

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Veikkaus introduces age-sensitive loss limit triggers

Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of the EGBA, which is welcoming Finland's gambling overhaul

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Landmark EGBA player safety initiative comes to fruition

Houses of Parliament, as pressure on UK betting advertising ramps up

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Gambling restrictions creep in UK welfare fallout

Esports

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DATA.BET: The growing role of virtual sports

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DATA.BET: eFootball World Cup supplanted as esports’ top event

A 1990s computer setup

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BETBY goes back to the ‘90s with latest product push

BETBY, which has partnered with QTech Games

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BETBY expands Asian footprint as it strikes partnership with QTech Games

Podcast

Video

An official ball for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Sky Bet and Paddy Power have launched campaigns around

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Could Sky Bet and Paddy Power have taken a gamble with their World Cup campaigns?

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evoke makes new directorate appointment as rumours of TPG financing takeover arise

Houses of Parliament, as pressure on UK betting advertising ramps up

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Gambling restrictions creep in UK welfare fallout

The coastline of Namibia, which has become Sunbet's third market in Africa

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Africa Overview: Sunbet and BetPawa take on new markets

Events

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Affiliate Leaders Summit Launches as Standalone Global Event in Lisbon

SBC Summit Lisbon Affiliate Leaders banner

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SBC Summit unveils new pass structure alongside standalone Affiliate Leaders Summit access

Tiesto banner for SBC Summit Lisbon headline

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Tiësto to headline INFINITY Lisbon at SBC Summit 2026

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SBC Summit Canada reinforces role as industry’s meeting point amid Alberta momentum

SBC Summit Americas marekting and affiliates banner

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SBC Summit Americas to address the new realities of affiliate growth in Latin America

SBC Summit Americas banner

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SBC Summit Americas’ Leaders Stage to tackle AI, prediction markets, and regulatory reform

SBC Summit Americas payments track banner

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PIX, AI, and digital wallets take centre stage at SBC Summit Americas’ LatAm payments & tech track