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Flutter Entertainment branding on the New York Stock Exchange

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Flutter CEO Peter Jackson to depart amid 50% fall in 2026 share price

following footsteps, representing Kalshi following Polymarket with a Genius Sports partnership

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Kalshi follows Polymarket in partnering with Genius Sports

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Lack of gambling age-protections land Apple Brazil in legal trouble

Welsh flag flying backwards

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FeedConstruct adds Wales to ever growing international football portfolio

Graph with a declining trend, representing Flutter's latest results

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Flutter Entertainment reports $296m net loss despite early World Cup boost

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BlackRock increases Entain control to over 5% again

SBC launches new global prediction markets forum in Lisbon .

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SBC launches new global prediction markets forum in Lisbon

Features

Superbet branding on Greek football club shirts

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Superbet accelerates bid to break into Greek top three

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Bacta: "You cannot protect consumers by weakening the regulated market"

Chess, representing Underdog's acquisition of IG Group

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City prices Underdog on symbiotic value to IG Group above regulatory risks

Racing and Sports and Stakemate collaborate to conquer UK racing.

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Racing and Sports: you will see a lot of Stakemate in the future

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Why operational expertise has become iGaming's biggest competitive advantage

SBC Stock Ticker Visual, as July sees boosts for Playtech and Evolution

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SBC Stock Ticker: Playtech and Evolution on the up while MGM hinders Entain progress

Sportsbook

following footsteps, representing Kalshi following Polymarket with a Genius Sports partnership

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Kalshi follows Polymarket in partnering with Genius Sports

Welsh flag flying backwards

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FeedConstruct adds Wales to ever growing international football portfolio

Graph with a declining trend, representing Flutter's latest results

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Flutter Entertainment reports $296m net loss despite early World Cup boost

Flutter Entertainment branding on the New York Stock Exchange

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Flutter CEO Peter Jackson to depart amid 50% fall in 2026 share price

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BlackRock increases Entain control to over 5% again

Genius Sports, whose share price rose after a partnership with Polymarket

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Polymarket deal hands huge boost to Genius Sports shares

A man tossing a coin, symbolising Super Group and Betway slipping a loss into a profit in Q2 2026

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Super Group flips loss to profit in Q2 as Betway steams ahead in Africa

Fred Done, Betfred, with Super League trophy

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Betfred reported to be ending Super League sponsorship deal after nine years

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Andrei Popa takes lead on Super’s Romania expansion

iGaming

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Lack of gambling age-protections land Apple Brazil in legal trouble

A magnifying glass focusing on Austria

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Austria submits Gambling Act changes for EC determination

Gavel on a table, symbolic of law

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SoftConstruct’s Karine Hakobyan becomes latest IMGL member

ONJN seeks emergency provisions to curb problem gambling

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Romania rolls-out new customer winnings tax regime

Marketing

Fred Done, Betfred, with Super League trophy

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Betfred reported to be ending Super League sponsorship deal after nine years

Betway secure Man Utd sponsorship

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Man Utd secure Betway partnership over two months after rumours began

Infantino and Trump, as Paddy Power takes a swipe at Infantino's FIFA World Cup plans

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Infantino’s FIFA HQ sets the scene for latest Paddy Power social media jibe

Various sports, representing SBC News' Sponsor Spotlight

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Sponsor Spotlight: Betting sponsors eye EFL Championship

Technology

following footsteps, representing Kalshi following Polymarket with a Genius Sports partnership

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Kalshi follows Polymarket in partnering with Genius Sports

Genius Sports, whose share price rose after a partnership with Polymarket

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Polymarket deal hands huge boost to Genius Sports shares

Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia, BetMakers home market

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BetConstruct beefs up horse racing content with BetMakers

Sportradar, which has reported its Q2 2026 results

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Sportradar revenue boosted after Polymarket and Kalshi deals but firm swings into the red

Podcast

Retail

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Bacta: "You cannot protect consumers by weakening the regulated market"

HM Treasury building in London - the Treasury has rejected claims its changes to gambling tax led to Betfred's shop closures

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Treasury denies fault as tax raises blamed for Betfred closures

Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy

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Meloni rejects final terms of Italy’s retail reorganisation

Betfred betting shop on a UK high street

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Betfred to close a tenth of 1,200-strong retail portfolio

Player Protection

A horse race

Player Protection

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BHA calls out UK Commission’s engagement on FRAs

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Video game gambling gets the government axe in Australia

The Bank of England, which manages an account for the UK government - which the Gambling Commission has decided regulatory enforcement penalties should be directed to

Player Protection

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UK gambling penalties to move to government’s bank account

A yellow card, representing how close Evolution came to losing its licence

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Evolution’s "serious weaknesses” narrowly miss licence suspension

Esports

A tennis ball

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Game, set, match for BETBY’s latest eTennis update

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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

Podcast

Video

Superbet branding on Greek football club shirts

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Superbet accelerates bid to break into Greek top three

Kylian Mbappé has scored eight goals so far for France this World Cup

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Superstar effect takes World Cup betting prevalence

Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, whose governing is pushing a package of Australian betting reforms

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Australian betting to see ‘much higher barrier of entry’ as Labor reforms press on

Concept of a tech upgrade, like what FIRST has done for Pixbet

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FIRST.bet sportsbook enters Pragmatic PAM ecosystem

Events

SBC launches new global prediction markets forum in Lisbon .

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SBC launches new global prediction markets forum in Lisbon

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SBC Summit's new masterclasses bring hands-on training to delegates

Excavation site in Cyprus

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Cyprus lays down groundwork for effective gambling regulation

Shortlists have been revealed for the Affiliate Leaders Awards.

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Meet the nominees: Affiliate Leaders Awards 2026 shortlist revealed

SBC Summit to explore what makes a casino product stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

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SBC Summit’s iGaming product track explores invisible KYC and AI-powered design

SBC Summit attendees to access exclusive discounted flights via TAP Air Portugal.

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TAP Air Portugal named official airline partner of SBC Summit and Affiliate Leaders Summit

SBC announces the shortlisted nominees for the 13th edition of the SBC Awards.

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Meet the nominees: SBC Awards 2026 shortlist revealed