Business
December 12, 2025
Norway’s Oil Fund Holds Billions in Gambling Stocks
Norway has spent years tightening the rules around online gambling, with authorities blocking payments, restricting ads, taking down websites, and putting consistent pressure on international operators, all for the purpose of protecting the state-run Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto. However, while the country continues to keep a firm grip on gambling at home, the Government […]
Industry
December 11, 2025
New UK Study Warns That Gambling Harm May Be More Widespread than Expected
New ScienceDirect research is raising uncomfortable questions about the scale of gambling-related risk in the UK. The data offers a detailed look into how many people will fall under the government’s upcoming financial risk checks. The study is based on a large amount of open banking data and comes just months before the checks become […]
Sports
December 11, 2025
Matchbook Eyes Prediction Market Platform Launch in the UK
Matchbook, a prediction market platform, is planning to introduce its product and services in the United Kingdom early next year, with the news confirmed by interim CEO Ronan McDonagh. The launch could happen as early as January 2026 and serve as a test of the company’s operational capacity before it ventures into the United States, […]
Casino
December 11, 2025
Sentencing Given to Man Following Investigations of Illegal Betting Through WhatsApp
After failing to return GBP 269,000 to a customer’s account, a UK man who was running an illegal WhatsApp gambling business received a sentence. He has received a 30-week suspended prison sentence as well as 200 hours of community service. 40-year-old Haydon Simcock has additionally been instructed to spend 20 hours in rehabilitation. Simcock also […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
Sweden’s BOS Criticizes ATG’s Call to Hike Gambling Taxes
Gustaf Hoffstedt, secretary general of Sweden’s Online Gambling Trade Association (BOS), has strongly criticized ATG CEO Hasse Lord Skarplöth for urging the government to increase taxes on online gambling operators. BOS Criticizes ATG Recently, Skarplöth proposed that Sweden follow the UK’s lead by raising taxes on licensed online gambling operators, while exempting the horse racing […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
European Commission to Investigate Google over Potential AI Violations
The European Commission announced that it has launched an antitrust investigation into Google due to suspected violations of the European Union’s competition rules. The investigation will see whether Google used web and YouTube content for artificial intelligence purposes and will determine whether the tech giant is distorting competition via unfair terms. Google Might Have Abused […]
Industry
December 10, 2025
Germany Reviews Gambling Rules Amid Addiction and Offshore Risks
Germany’s gambling regulator, the Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has taken its first concrete step toward closer federal coordination by opening talks with the country’s addiction commissioner. The end goal is to develop a more unified national approach. Targeting Global Threats with Domestic Tools Last week, Ronald Benter, head of the GGL, met with Prof. […]
Casino
December 9, 2025
Gaming Corps Expands in the UK with Local Operator MrQ
Gaming Corps, a leading European supplier and developer of online casino games, has expanded its presence in the regulated market in Europe, with the company teaming up with MrQ in the United Kingdom. Gaming Corps Takes Another Stride in the United Kingdom This marks a crucial step forward for the Sweden-based supplier, as it seeks […]
Sports
December 9, 2025
Turkey Imprisons 20 Suspects over Wide-Spread Gambling Corruption
A Turkish court has ordered that 20 suspects, among whom are top-flight soccer players from the Super Lig, be sent to prison as the trial is still pending. Turkey Keeps Pressure on Top-Ranking Soccer Insiders Suspected of Placing Bets They are among the people suspected of having abused their positions in order to secure betting […]
Industry
December 8, 2025
BGC Scrutinizes UK’s Autumn Budget, Says It Would Hurt Gaming & Racing
The British Gaming and Betting Council (BGC) has expressed significant concern about the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. According to the council, the new budget will be a disaster for the horseracing industry, despite claims on the contrary. The BGC Was Not Pleased with the Budget Grainne Hurst, the BGC’s CEO, has issued a stark warning over […]
