Sportsbook

The Secretariat of Prizes and Betting (SPA) has undertaken its strictest enforcement to date, concluding a week of regulatory upheavals around Brazil’s nascent online gambling marketplace. Closing May, on Friday the SPA suspended the licences of seven operators active in the Brazil Bets regime. The action was taken due to the firm’s failure to submit mandatory “cybersecurity evaluation reports” within …

Ahead of significant market reforms in Finland, the country’s state owned operator, Veikkaus has partnered with OpenBet for the launch of its new sports betting platform. As legislators look to open Finland’s gambling sector to new operators and dismantle Veikkaus’ monopoly on the market following the proposal of the Finnish Gambling Act, likely in either 2026 or 2027, the operator …

Lucía Gando, Editor of SBC Noticias, reports:President Gustavo Petro has been urged to maintain the controversial VAT on online gambling, despite its negative impact on Colombia’s regulated market, which is rapidly losing both status and appeal. Colombia’s Attorney General has stated that the government must maintain its 19% VAT on online gambling deposits, despite mounting industry pressure and a surge …

UK betting operator Kwiff has made its debut in Scottish football, adding Premiership side Motherwell to its already quite extensive sports sponsorship portfolio. The company, which operates what it calls a ‘super-charged sports betting’ solution, has signed the two-year deal ahead of the 2025/26 season, which will commence in three months time on 2 August. Director of Spryme Limited, Garry …

Continuing a heavy focus on research seen in recent months, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is looking for ways for British gamblers’ experiences and opinions to make a greater contribution.  The regulator has launched a new and improved Consumer Voice framework, which expands its research capabilities by introducing four specialist research suppliers, each said to bring “unique expertise” to the …

OlyBet has confirmed an agreement to sponsor the upcoming 2025 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series alongside Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports.  The three-round partnership kicks off this weekend at the Gravity double-header in Loudenville-Peyragudes, before re-commencing in August for back-to-back race weekends with the UCI Enduro World Cup in Morillon and the UCI Downhill and Cross-country World Cups in …

Ricardo Assis, Editor of SBC Noticias – Brasil, reports on the Senate of Brazil backing a Bill of federal rules on gambling advertising.  Caution is advised, as Série A football clubs warn that the restrictions could undermine a vital revenue stream and raise concerns over how such a statute will be applied in practice… The Commission of Sports (CEsp) of …

Australian media reports suggest Tabcorp may find itself at a significant difference of opinion with hotels, pubs and leisure venues, relating to one of its key retail reforms. The heritage operator that is increasingly facing competition from other major established plates and challenger brands, is planning to change its commercial relationship with many pubs according to the Australian Financial Review. …

Award-winning responsible gambling initiative ‘Behind the Label’ is set to return to French broadcasting this spring.  France’s Gambling Authority l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) confirmed that the campaign has been re-commissioned to run ahead of France’s tennis grand slam event hosted in Paris, Roland Garros, from 25 May to 8 June.  Utilising lived experiences, the campaign looks to present the …

As the match-fixing investigation into Flamengo forward Bruno Henrique continues, his defence has now adopted a new strategy. Henrique was indicted by Brazil’s Federal Police (FP) for alleged involvement in match-fixing after a lengthy investigation into a yellow card he received during Flamengo’s game against rivals Santos in November 2023. The probe unearthed messages between Henrique and his brother that …