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The World Cup trophy

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SOFTSWISS: Pre-game bets most popular during World Cup

Gavel on a table, symbolic of law

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SoftConstruct’s Karine Hakobyan becomes latest IMGL member

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

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

ONJN seeks emergency provisions to curb problem gambling

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Romania rolls-out new customer winnings tax regime

Rhino, representing Betsson's acquisition of Rhino Entertainment Group

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Betsson completes €64.5m Rhino acquisition as Canadian presence grows

A basketball on a court

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FeedConstruct keeps landing basketball betting data deals

Features

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

Excavation site in Cyprus

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Cyprus lays down groundwork for effective gambling regulation

The Storting, Norway's parliament

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China analogy echoes 20 years of anti-monopoly rhetoric in Norway

sportsbook graphic

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How sportsbook promotions are changing player acquisition

digital governance

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The Governance Mandate: Redefining player protection architecture

Racing and Sports eyes racing dominance.

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Racing and Sports: becoming the world’s leading racing data and trading provider

Sportsbook

The World Cup trophy

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SOFTSWISS: Pre-game bets most popular during World Cup

Rhino, representing Betsson's acquisition of Rhino Entertainment Group

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Betsson completes €64.5m Rhino acquisition as Canadian presence grows

A basketball on a court

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FeedConstruct keeps landing basketball betting data deals

the Royal Exchange building London, symbolic of the LSE which Flutter has just delisted from

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Flutter brings nearly three decades of London stock listing to a close

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

ITV Racing team.

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ITV launches comparison app for horse racing punters

Sunderland kit without sponsor

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Sunderland and Nottingham Forest yet to fill gambling void ahead of 26/27 Premier League

Spain win World Cup, a tournament that gave CIRSA a big boost

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CIRSA marks another quarter of growth as impact of early World Cup stages revealed

IG Group, which has agreed to acquire Underdog for $1.1bn

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IG Group agrees $1.1bn Underdog acquisition to enter US prediction markets

iGaming

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

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

Dutch and UK flags

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Taking the good with the bad: the lay of the land in the British and Dutch betting markets

Marketing

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

Sunderland kit without sponsor

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Sunderland and Nottingham Forest yet to fill gambling void ahead of 26/27 Premier League

Ukrainian flags waved by football fans

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GGBET pledges to ‘bring sport closer’ to Ukrainian fans via FC Polissya deal

Technology

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

sportsbook graphic

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How sportsbook promotions are changing player acquisition

BETBY stand

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BETBY increases Brazilian presence via NGX deal

GR8_TECH has upgraded its affiliate management platform

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GR8_TECH upgrades affiliate platform in boost for operators

Podcast

Retail

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

The Court of Appeal, which has rejected Richard Desmond's National Lottery claims appeal

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Court of Appeal puts final nail in coffin of Richard Desmond’s National Lottery challenge

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

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

graphic showing people debating

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Inside 1xCare’s mission to change player protection discourse

Events

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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

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