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South African trade body wants less talk and more action against growing black market

Swedens Administrative Court, representing Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker having their appeals rejected

Player Protection

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Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker penalty fee appeals rejected by Swedish Court

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Gambling Commission settles plans to proceed with FRAs programme

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

A warning sign

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UKGC to deliver critical update on customer 'affordability checks'

Polymarket, which is embroiled in a legal dispute in South Korea

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South Korea gives Polymarket right to respond to illegal gambling allegations

Features

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Gambling Commission settles plans to proceed with FRAs programme

Gaming M&A in 2026

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Gaming M&A in 2026 and the return of strategic discipline

Southampton strikes Midnite deal

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Southampton is latest Midnite target in operator’s Championship takeover

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

Betcris launches ChatBet on WhatsApp to create Conversational Sportsbook

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The conversational sportsbook has arrived

2026 World Cup, an event where bookmakers have had to pay out a lot of winners

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Bookmakers’ 2026 World Cup: said to be record-breaking, but has it been profit-making?

Sportsbook

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South African trade body wants less talk and more action against growing black market

Swedens Administrative Court, representing Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker having their appeals rejected

Player Protection

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Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker penalty fee appeals rejected by Swedish Court

Polymarket, which is embroiled in a legal dispute in South Korea

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South Korea gives Polymarket right to respond to illegal gambling allegations

EveryMatrix, which has partnered with Merkur Group's Betcenter

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EveryMatrix agrees sportsbook deal with Merkur Group-owned Betcenter

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Superbet secures flagship Greek basketball deal with Olympiacos

Southampton strikes Midnite deal

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Southampton is latest Midnite target in operator’s Championship takeover

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

UK horse racing, as ITV confirms Christmas schedule

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ITV Racing plugs Christmas boost for Jump fixtures

2026 World Cup, an event where bookmakers have had to pay out a lot of winners

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Bookmakers’ 2026 World Cup: said to be record-breaking, but has it been profit-making?

iGaming

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South African trade body wants less talk and more action against growing black market

A warning sign

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UKGC to deliver critical update on customer 'affordability checks'

The statues outside the Dutch Supreme Court

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Dutch Supreme Court dismisses pre-regulation claims against operators

Handshake

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Ryan Collinge joins Soft2Bet as Executive VP

Marketing

Southampton strikes Midnite deal

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Southampton is latest Midnite target in operator’s Championship takeover

Botswana sunset

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PopOK building up name in Botswana via major horse racing sponsorship

ASA

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ASA flexes monitoring muscles during 2026 World Cup

Conor McGregor

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Conor McGregor partners with 1xBet ahead of UFC return

Technology

EveryMatrix, which has partnered with Merkur Group's Betcenter

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EveryMatrix agrees sportsbook deal with Merkur Group-owned Betcenter

Betcris launches ChatBet on WhatsApp to create Conversational Sportsbook

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The conversational sportsbook has arrived

Sports Betting Innovation graphic

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

Female hands high fives

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GR8_TECH: gender imbalance will break when industry stops fixating on division

Podcast

Retail

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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

Corporate chairs around a corporate table

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Nederlandse Loterij names Ageeth Bakker as new CFRO

Player Protection

Swedens Administrative Court, representing Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker having their appeals rejected

Player Protection

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Betsson, Snabbare and Spooniker penalty fee appeals rejected by Swedish Court

A warning sign

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UKGC to deliver critical update on customer 'affordability checks'

Polymarket, which is embroiled in a legal dispute in South Korea

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South Korea gives Polymarket right to respond to illegal gambling allegations

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

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

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

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'But Our Current Tech Works Fine': Why operators need to stop fearing affiliate platform migration

Danger, representing scams on gambling sites

Player Protection

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Only two of 291 gambling domains achieve ‘trusted rating’ in latest scam study

Events

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

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SBC Summit to examine Latin America's biggest growth opportunities

SBC Summit Tbilisi

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Day Two of SBC Summit Tbilisi to examine the next phase of growth for Eastern Europe and Central Asia