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Landscape of Georgia

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Georgia’s Setanta Bet integrates GR8_TECH sportsbook

New York New Jersey Stadium, where England or Argentina and France or Spain will face off in the 2026 World Cup final

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England an unpopular pick against Argentina according to Entain and Betano

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BOYLE Sports ramps up Serbia hub investments

Golfer Matt Fitzpatrick, competing in the DP World Tour

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Athlete abuse vs sponsor returns - are golfers getting their fair dues from betting?

Slots del Sol, which CIRSA has acquired a majority stake in

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CIRSA makes Paraguay its seventh Latam market with Slots del Sol acquisition

Polymarket

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Polymarket booted out of the Czech Republic

job losses, representing Rank Group cutting its workforce

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Rank Group’s staff layoffs lead to £8m increase in full-year profit expectations

Features

New York New Jersey Stadium, where England or Argentina and France or Spain will face off in the 2026 World Cup final

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England an unpopular pick against Argentina according to Entain and Betano

DarioJurcic, Digitain CCO

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Digitain’s new CCO discusses European & African ambitions

The Rock of Gibraltar

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Gibraltar makes history with exclusive predictions market regulatory regime

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Denmark signals tighter rules if operators expand sports streaming offers

graphic showing people debating

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Inside 1xCare’s mission to change player protection discourse

different sports equipment

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Sponsor Spotlight: The name of the game? Football!

Sportsbook

Landscape of Georgia

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Georgia’s Setanta Bet integrates GR8_TECH sportsbook

New York New Jersey Stadium, where England or Argentina and France or Spain will face off in the 2026 World Cup final

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England an unpopular pick against Argentina according to Entain and Betano

DarioJurcic, Digitain CCO

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Digitain’s new CCO discusses European & African ambitions

bet365 branding in a boxing ring, representing its launch in Alberta

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bet365 announces Alberta launch alongside CFL partnership as market opens

Department for Culture Media and Sport DCMS, who will launch a consultation "soon" on unlicensed gambling sponsors

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DCMS laments black market sponsors but they will remain for at least another full PL season

graphic showing people debating

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Inside 1xCare’s mission to change player protection discourse

writing letter, representing the CMS Committee writing a letter to the Gambling Commission on FRAs

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CMS Committee poses series of questions in letter to Gambling Commission over FRAs decision

England vs Norway, as SBC News reports on what punters are thinking about the game

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Surprise, surprise: the rest of the world are banking on England to lose to Norway

colosseum of Rome, Italy, where Polymarket has been blocked for the second time

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Arrivederci for Polymarket once again as Italy places firm back on blocked list

iGaming

Slots del Sol, which CIRSA has acquired a majority stake in

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CIRSA makes Paraguay its seventh Latam market with Slots del Sol acquisition

job losses, representing Rank Group cutting its workforce

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Rank Group’s staff layoffs lead to £8m increase in full-year profit expectations

Tech rendered version of an EU flag

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EU calls on gambling licences to shape common AML architecture

Rank Group-owned Grosvenor Casinos, representing Rank Group appointing Richard Harris as Permanent CEO

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Richard Harris appointed Rank Group CEO after John O’Reilly’s early seal of approval

Marketing

Golfer Matt Fitzpatrick, competing in the DP World Tour

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Athlete abuse vs sponsor returns - are golfers getting their fair dues from betting?

Department for Culture Media and Sport DCMS, who will launch a consultation "soon" on unlicensed gambling sponsors

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DCMS laments black market sponsors but they will remain for at least another full PL season

The interior of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies

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Brazil’s gambling regulator defends betting ad rules as health concerns raised

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Denmark signals tighter rules if operators expand sports streaming offers

Technology

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BOYLE Sports ramps up Serbia hub investments

DarioJurcic, Digitain CCO

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Digitain’s new CCO discusses European & African ambitions

graphic showing people debating

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Inside 1xCare’s mission to change player protection discourse

EveryMatrix interview with Richardt Funch

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EveryMatrix: Merkur agreements in Denmark & Belgium demonstrates omnichannel prowess

Podcast

Retail

Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, where AK Bets has expanded its presence via the takeover of Pat O'Hare Bookmakers

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AK Bets expands Cheltenham and Curragh presence via Pat O’Hare acquisition

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National Lottery to join +$1bn Powerball on 21 July

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Banijay Gaming acquires JOA casinos to bolster French appeal

BOYLE Sports opens 400th shop at Galway Racecourse

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BOYLE Sports CEO on retail empire expansion as firm opens 400th shop at Galway Racecourse

Player Protection

public health england phe

Player Protection

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SMF wants gambling harm implemented into national health policies

A question mark on a box with arrows leading in all over directions, symbolising the 'all options' being considered against Financial Risk Assessments by the BGC

Player Protection

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British betting firms “considering all options” to prevent Financial Risk Assessments

Department for Culture Media and Sport DCMS, who will launch a consultation "soon" on unlicensed gambling sponsors

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DCMS laments black market sponsors but they will remain for at least another full PL season

The interior of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies

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Brazil’s gambling regulator defends betting ad rules as health concerns raised

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

graphic showing people debating

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Inside 1xCare’s mission to change player protection discourse

EveryMatrix interview with Richardt Funch

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EveryMatrix: Merkur agreements in Denmark & Belgium demonstrates omnichannel prowess

Southampton strikes Midnite deal

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Southampton is latest Midnite target in operator’s Championship takeover

Lisa Nandy, Culture Secretary, who has quit X

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Key UK gambling figure Lisa Nandy removes herself and DCMS team from X

Events

SBC Summit to unite operators, payment providers, fintech specialists and compliance experts.

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SBC Summit to explore fintech’s role in faster, safer player payments

SBC Summit has launched the Regulatory Gaming Meetups, a new networking initiative that will connect delegates with regulators, market experts, and industry leaders.

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SBC Summit gives delegates direct access to regulators through new regulatory gaming meetups

SBC Summit Tbilisi returns next week with 2,500 delegates expected

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SBC Summit Tbilisi returns next week with 2,500 delegates expected

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Michael Jordan, Carsten Koerl, and Jason Robins to Open SBC Summit 2026

Sports Betting Innovation graphic

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SBC Summit's Sports Betting Innovation Track to highlight AI, live data and integrity tech

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Fernando Morientes to attend SBC Summit Tbilisi

First Pitch Competition Open

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SBC Summit’s First Pitch open for applications