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Mayo building

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BOYLE Sports: Mayo’s All Ireland Final victory ‘one of most iconic moments in memory’

Headingley Stadium, Leeds, home to Yorkshire Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby club, the latter of which Flutter has extended its work with

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Flutter pledges to ‘Do More’ as Leeds Rhinos Foundation support extended

BetMGM, which has released its Q2 2026 results

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BetMGM expects revenue at the lower end of expectations as retail revenue drops 97%

dartboard, representing Kenneth Dart's investments in Evolution and Flutter

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Kenneth Dart investments could have big implications for Evolution and Flutter

Pound coins and notes, symbolising Bally's Intralot's latest debt facility

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Bally’s Intralot backs acquisition ambitions with £261m loan

A solar eclipse, signalling what more ad restrictions could do to Estonia's tax cuts

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Will Estonia’s tax cuts be eclipsed by stricter marketing rules?

Dinos Dixiadis, head of sportsbook business at GR8_TECH

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GR8_TECH: Inside the World Cup’s biggest betting patterns

Features

Mayo building

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BOYLE Sports: Mayo’s All Ireland Final victory ‘one of most iconic moments in memory’

Dinos Dixiadis, head of sportsbook business at GR8_TECH

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GR8_TECH: Inside the World Cup’s biggest betting patterns

Racing and Sports and Stakemate collaborate to conquer UK racing.

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Roundtable: how to standout within the UK racing market

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Zenith: Sustainable profitability will define Latin America's next growth phase

Andy Burnham, Labour politician

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Bacta vows opposition against PM’s “anti-social” AGC claims

Concept of technology, representing Meridian's tech focus

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Meridian Holdings Chair on consequences of rebrand and continued technology edge

Sportsbook

Mayo building

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BOYLE Sports: Mayo’s All Ireland Final victory ‘one of most iconic moments in memory’

Headingley Stadium, Leeds, home to Yorkshire Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos rugby club, the latter of which Flutter has extended its work with

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Flutter pledges to ‘Do More’ as Leeds Rhinos Foundation support extended

BetMGM, which has released its Q2 2026 results

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BetMGM expects revenue at the lower end of expectations as retail revenue drops 97%

dartboard, representing Kenneth Dart's investments in Evolution and Flutter

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Kenneth Dart investments could have big implications for Evolution and Flutter

Dinos Dixiadis, head of sportsbook business at GR8_TECH

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GR8_TECH: Inside the World Cup’s biggest betting patterns

The Euronext Milan, which Lottomatica is listed on

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Lottomatica shows "consistency in growth” to retain status in Italian betting

Racing and Sports and Stakemate collaborate to conquer UK racing.

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Roundtable: how to standout within the UK racing market

Westminster

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UK gambling regulator commits to publishing FRA evidence in Autumn

Various sports, representing SBC News' Sponsor Spotlight

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Sponsor Spotlight: Active week for sports and operators across the board

iGaming

Pound coins and notes, symbolising Bally's Intralot's latest debt facility

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Bally’s Intralot backs acquisition ambitions with £261m loan

A solar eclipse, signalling what more ad restrictions could do to Estonia's tax cuts

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Will Estonia’s tax cuts be eclipsed by stricter marketing rules?

Various sports, representing SBC News' Sponsor Spotlight

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Sponsor Spotlight: Active week for sports and operators across the board

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FIRST makes Argentine debut as global expansion continues

Marketing

A solar eclipse, signalling what more ad restrictions could do to Estonia's tax cuts

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Will Estonia’s tax cuts be eclipsed by stricter marketing rules?

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VERSUSbet to change gears in Brazil with new Real Madrid partnership

Birmingham City 2026/27 kit with Coral sponsor

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Birmingham City becomes Coral’s first front-of-shirt partner in 100-year history

Nicolas Gonzalez and Federico Gatti in a Serie A match for Juventus, which has just partnered with bet365

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bet365 partners Juventus in battle for Italian betting market share

Technology

Dinos Dixiadis, head of sportsbook business at GR8_TECH

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GR8_TECH: Inside the World Cup’s biggest betting patterns

Brazil v Argentina in Rio during a World Cup qualifier

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FIRST.bet keeps up LatAm pace with Atlaslive deal

Concept of technology, representing Meridian's tech focus

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Meridian Holdings Chair on consequences of rebrand and continued technology edge

Skyline of Paris, France, where Polymarket has been blocked

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Polymarket to fight France blocks amid UK ‘Posh George' bets scrutiny

Podcast

Retail

Wetherspoons Chair Tim Martin, who was quick to dismiss and scrutinise a Financial Times article

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Wetherspoons denies FT profit calculations - but do pubs risk being dragged into wider gambling clampdown?

Andy Burnham, Labour politician

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Bacta vows opposition against PM’s “anti-social” AGC claims

Andy Burnham, new UK Prime Minister

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Burnham plans for gambling to fund high-street relief for “good businesses”

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Svenska Spel hits back at profits over responsibility claims

Player Protection

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

GGL

Player Protection

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GGL plans for LUGAS expansion as lead evidence provider of German gambling

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Burnham keeps DCMS stable as Nandy keeps brief

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

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

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

Events

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

Those attending SBC Summit and Affiliate Leaders Summit this September will be able to turn three days of industry learning into recognised Continuing Professional Development.

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SBC brings CPD-accredited learning to SBC Summit and Affiliate Leaders Summit

SBC Summit unveils new AI Academy.

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SBC Summit's AI academy to cover AI agents, deepfake threats and human-AI collaboration

The Affiliate Leaders Summit will unite 10,000 affiliates, media buyers, operator acquisition teams, digital marketers, technology providers and other industry stakeholders.

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SBC teams up with Conversion Conf for Affiliate Leaders Summit 2026

Operators, regulators and regional experts examine global opportunities at SBC Summit.

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Africa, the Far East and other emerging markets take centre stage at SBC Summit

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