Business & M&A

Embattled DACH bookmaker bet-at-home has swung into the red after a €1.8m (£1.5m) profit in H1 2025 turned to a €2.2m net loss for H1 2026. The Frankfurt-listed firm saw gross betting and gaming revenue (GGR) drop 4% to €24.3m year-on-year, as reported EBITDA came in at -€1.85m compared to +€2.34m…

Cambodia says it has dismantled all major online scam compounds, but officials warn criminal networks are shifting to smaller, harder-to-trace sites. The post Cambodia says major scam compounds cleared, but networks move to smaller sites first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

The Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) renewed five-year licenses of eight operators to enable them to grant online gambling services till 2031 in the Netherlands. Since the launch of the regulated online gambling market in the Netherlands in 2021, the KSA has issued a total of eight follow-up licenses…

Vyking has developed its own sportsbook frontend using FIRST.bet’s SportOS technology, giving the iGaming platform provider control over the player-facing product while FIRST.bet handles the underlying sportsbook functions. The sportsbook is now available to brands across Vyking’s operator network,…

The Affiliate Leaders Summit 2026 will examine how affiliates can adapt their search strategies to maintain content visibility and attract new audiences during a dedicated Content & Discovery conference track in Lisbon. The track, taking place on Thursday, Oct. 1, will bring together SEO specialist…

BetMGM has secured exclusive online casino rights to the reality competition series "The Traitors" through an agreement with All3Media International, part of Banijay Entertainment. The deal covers the show's intellectual property for slots, table games, and non-traditional casino games. The first g…

Relax Gaming has expanded its reach in the regulated gambling market in Denmark with the introduction of the Dream Drop product locally. The popular supplier and aggregator of award-winning content has signed a new partnership with FDJ UNITED. Dream Drop Comes to Denmark through FDJ United Partners…

This week in iGaming Finland led with a +29.3% increase, driven primarily by Eurojackpot’s rising jackpot. Ireland’s more modest +9.3% gain was still commercially relevant. Stake geo-blocked Irish users following engagement with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), with the story em…

Polymarket is reportedly leading a “lobbying blitz” in the UK and Europe to secure the status of its products as a financial service rather than gambling. The prediction markets giant, one of the two biggest in the world alongside arch rival Kalshi, has been evicted from several European nations in…

Wazdan has boosted its presence in the Eastern European market, with the company signing a new content alliance with SlyBet, a prominent provider of iGaming experiences for the local market. Wazdan Strengthens Local Footprint in Bulgaria The online casino has benefited from the supplier’s advanced…

Basketball icon Michael Jordan, football journalist Fabrizio Romano, UFC star Charles Oliveira, Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl and DraftKings Co-Founder and CEO Jason Robins are among the headline names set to take over SBC Summit’s Super Stage in Lisbon this September. Hosted inside the…

BetStop, Australia’s national self-exclusion register finds itself at the centre of a report discussing the controversies in the country’s gambling sector. Uncertainty is a word that very much epitomises the state of Australia’s gambling industry right now. Public sentiment is overwhelmingly hostil…

Soft2Bet has unveiled Harry Heynes as its new Business Development Director, who will work on growing the commercial capabilities of the B2C and B2B company. As he joins the company, Heynes speaks to SBC News about why he joined the company, what challenges he wants to help operators solve and his…

Gaming Corps announced the launch of its services on Starcasino.nl on Sept 21, 2026, with Star Pigs of the Clusterverse, a cluster type game, to be introduced on September 24. Starcasino.nl to be added to its full range of products from Sept 21 The content offered by Gaming Corps on Starcasino.nl c…

OpenBet has appointed Nikos Konstakis as CEO, effective at the end of the year, while Jordan Levin moves to Chairman and will remain active in long-term strategy. The post OpenBet announces Nikos Konstakis as Chief Executive Officer first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

A massive steel truss weighing about 180,000 pounds has been lifted into place at Durango Casino in southwest Las Vegas as construction reaches the halfway point of its $385 million expansion. 140 Ft. Long, 20 Ft. Tall The huge structure, measuring nearly 140 feet long and 20 feet tall, was install…

The association brings together representatives from countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kenya.

A Chicago suburb city mayor says he will return $2,000 in campaign contributions connected to a local restaurateur who has been indicted in a federal gambling case in Indiana. He Didn’t Know About the Money Mayor Gary Grasso confirmed the donations from Filippo “Gigi” Rovito after local outlet Patc…