Business & M&A

Backseat Gaming has officially launched as a fully independent studio, powered by a proprietary RGS and dedicated to creating and delivering player-led content to a global audience. After two years of internal development and extensive testing, the studio is now operating entirely on its own techno…

The AffPapa team is heading to Lisbon this September for the SBC Summit, taking place from September 29 to October 1, 2026. With iGaming professionals from across the industry expected in Lisbon, the summit will offer another opportunity for the team to connect with existing partners and new indust…

Reports coming out of Brazil suggest that President Lula da Silva is on the verge of introducing a provisional measure to restrict the Bets regime in the coming days, with full gambling bans not yet ruled out. SBC Noticias Brasil noted that the information comes from sources close to the President’…

The company will continue as main sponsor until 2030.

Prediction markets deal follows the spin-off of OG.com as an independent trading platform.

Having a monopoly is all well and good, but if your target audience is going elsewhere, is it serving its purpose? This is a question that Veikkaus, Finland’s gambling monopoly, is all too familiar with. Olli Sarekoski, Veikkaus’ President and Chief Executive Officer, walks SBC News through exactly…

Avanti Studios is expanding in South America through new partnership with Superbet. The partnership brings more than 20 Live Casino tables to Brazilian players, with Superbet receiving one-month exclusivity across Avanti’s games. The launch includes 10 dedicated Blackjack tables, Brazilian-Portugue…

Gaming Corps, Swedish game development company, announced a new global distribution agreement with Playtech. Gaming Corps is a digital game developer listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market, headquartered in Sweden with development teams in Great Britain, Malta and Ukraine. Founded in 2014, the…

Eight business organisations in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture submitted a request to the local governor on Tuesday, urging his administration to move forward with an initiative to host an integrated resort (IR) with casino as a means of boosting the regional economy, according to several local media…

What qualifies as a forex lead The term is used loosely, but actually, not every click or form fill is a forex lead. There are four stages your traffic goes through with a different value each: The ultimate goal for any forex lead generation campaign is to push traffic as far down this chain as […]…

Dutch affiliate regulatorr KVA warns that Google’s autocomplete and search options pose a problem in terms of directing users to unlicensed gambling operators. Keurmerk Verantwoorde Affiliates (KVA) has pointed out the faults of Google for leading its users to unregulated gambling websites. The com…

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has fined New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation and Nova Scotia Gaming gaming corporations for failing to report suspicious breach of anti-money laundering laws.​ In the statement FINTRAC confirmed that New Brunswic…

Bank of America is now fairly certain that sports betting is a bad deal for gamblers, who are taking back roughly $0.75 on the dollar on every bet they place. BofA Cites Poor Returns for People Who Put Money on Sports Betting The BofA comments are specifically targeted at people who think they can…

After rumors first swirled in August, bet365 is finally delivering, and the company has officially confirmed the launch of its dedicated sportsbook in Washington, D.C. In this 19th jurisdiction, the operator is now up and running across the United States. Bet365 has expanded to a 19th jurisdiction…

PhilWeb Corp. and JKS Tech Solutions Inc. have signed a major cross-investment deal worth some $67.4 million, solidifying their positions in the growing digital gaming and technology market in the Philippines. JKS Tech Acquires 4.85% PhilWeb Stake Under the agreement, JKS Tech will acquire an 81.38…

Eight Hokkaido business groups are urging the prefecture to begin casino site discussions and prepare for Japan’s 2027 IR application window. The post Hokkaido business groups press governor to advance casino bid preparations first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

S&P Global Ratings says Malaysian gaming and plantations conglomerate Genting Bhd has “no more buffer” for further earnings disappointment, with elevated spending and weak operating results keeping the group at risk of losing its investment-grade rating. The ratings agency said in a Tuesday report…

Gaming supplier Zitro International has been granted a gaming-related vendor licence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the firm said in a Tuesday press release. The permit was awarded by the federal nation’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA). “This milestone allows Zitro to pa…