Bacta has openly criticised the UK Gambling Commission’s (UKGC) Technical Standards, and will meet with members to discuss an appropriate course of action. The trade body for British arcades and amusement centres,  will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 21 May, encouraging all partners “in the strongest possible terms” to take part in the event. With key Bacta figures like Tony …

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov has said that the country’s Eurozone entry will deal a blow to the gambling black market. Speaking to various shareholders at the National Information Centre, Zafirov commented that Bulgaria’s pending accession to the Eurozone next year will help shine more light on the illicit cash flows running through the unregulated gambling sector. The Minister …

PointsBet Australia Pty Ltd has been hit with an AUD$501k (£242k) fine by the Aus media regulator over advertising law breaches. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) launched an investigation into the online gambling provider, which uncovered “more than 800 messages” as part of what the regulator said was a spam advertisement campaign in contravention of e-marketing laws. Details …

Payments platform TAPPP and sportsbook provider BetPlay have joined forces to launch integrated TV betting for players in Colombia. Launched in collaboration with satellite TV provider, DIRECTV, the new end-to-end betting experience can now allow football fans in the Latin American nation to view odds and place a bet in real-time, while watching top flight Colombian football on their TV …

Despite witnessing year-on-year revenue growth in Q1 2025, bet-at-home AG has expressed concerns about the future gambling landscape in core markets. The Germany-based online gambling and sports betting provider is particularly worried about regulatory developments in neighbouring Austria.  Since the start of April, the country has enforced a new betting tax regime which introduced a 150% percentage increase from the …

SBC News has heard the responses of GAMSTOP and the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) on the issue of a black market casino unrestricted promotion to online audiences by a global PR newswire.  Last week, SBC News uncovered an advertisement for MyStake, an unlicensed igaming provider branding itself as the “Best Online Casino Not on GamStop for UK Players”. The promotion …

LSE gusts have lifted Rank Group’s share prices in wake of new land-based casino draft reforms proposed by the UK policymakers. The Grosvenor Casino operator saw its share price on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)  grow almost 6% in the early hours of this morning, 14 May, in an encouraging sign for the wider brick-and-mortar sector as we see it …

New tax levies set out in next year’s Northern Territory Government budget will stifle sector investments, wagering advocates have cautioned. Announced this week, Australia’s Northern Territory Government (NTG) Budget 25/26 envisions a doubling in the betting exchange tax cap that will come into force starting this July. In its breakdown of the budget, the government forecasted that the betting exchange …

Catena Media has initiated emergency cost optimisation measures to offset quarterly revenue headwinds. For Q1, the online gambling information company reported €9.8m in revenue. This was a decline in both YoY (Q1 ‘24: €16m) and QoQ (Q4 ‘24: €10.2m) results. Adjusted EBITDA was €900,000 ending March (Q1 ‘24: €1.9m), constituting a QoQ decline when pitted against Q4’s €1.5m. Adjusted EBITDA …

Germany’s Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has once again criticised analysis that it says represent the market in a fabricated bad light. This time around, what grabbed DSWV’s attention was the latest report from the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS), which it says contradicts official data about the size of the regulated sports betting market in 2023. The DHS figures …