Kolade Abisoye

OPAP reported record GGR for FY2025, supported by a 16.9% increase in iGaming revenue as it continues the Allwyn integration.   The Greek lottery operator posted a full-year GGR of €2.4bn for the year ending by December 2025, rising 4.9% from the previous year. Growth was driven by the company’s iGaming segment, with revenue rising by […]

Allwyn has cancelled its €217m acquisition of Novibet following feedback from Greece’s competition authority. The Czech lottery group confirmed that it and Novibet’s parent company Logflex MT Holding Limited have a joint agreement to withdraw the transaction from review by the Hellenic Competition Commission. Allwyn announced in December 2024 that it would acquire a 51% […]

Key Points BettingStartups introduced BettingStartups Capital to support early-stage real-money gaming startups working across sports betting, iGaming, and B2B infrastructure markets. The fund plans to issue investment cheques between $100,000 and $250,000 while operating without external limited partners controlling capital allocation. BettingStartups Capital has invested in InsightPlay.ai, a B2B provider building autonomous AI agents that […]

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has issued formal statements on marketing incidents involving TonyBet, BetCity and Kansino. This followed advertisements to vulnerable groups, including young adults aged 18 to 24.  Regulations in the Netherlands prohibit licensed operators from directing promotional content towards younger audiences and players demonstrating at-risk gambling behaviour.  Promotional emails and interface messages trigger regulator response […]

Online poker across North America is heading toward a major shift. PokerStars and FanDuel are partnering to create a single platform for poker, casino gaming and sports betting. The arrangement positions FanDuel as the exclusive home of PokerStars, blending the PokerStars’ experience with FanDuel’s massive player base. Players will eventually access the poker, sportsbook, and […]

Louisiana lawmakers have introduced legislation to ban prop betting and live micro bets from the state’s sports wagering framework.  Senate Bill 354, filed during the 2026 Regular Session, will take effect on 1 August if it gets approved. The measure was introduced by Katrina Jackson-Andrews, seeking to narrow how sports wagers are defined under state […]

Nationwide Building Society has recorded a 9% year-on-year increase in the total value of customers’ gambling expenditure during January. The number of gambling-related transactions increased by 7% over the same period, according to data released by the lender. Survey findings based on responses from 2,000 UK gamblers showed that the top 10% of spenders wagered […]

FIFA has renewed its integrity partnership with Sportradar, extending a collaboration that began in 2017. The updated agreement will run through to 2031 and widens the scope of services the company delivers. The partnership now includes enhanced intelligence, investigative support and risk assessment tools in addition to existing betting monitoring services.  Under the new terms, […]

Austria’s Public Prosecutor’s Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption has filed charges related to bribery against former Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and two executives linked to Novomatic. The investigation was first launched in 2018 and has now moved into the prosecution phase. The two executives are Novomatic founder Johann Graf and former Novomatic and Ainsworth […]

PointsBet Canada is contesting a five-day suspension imposed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario following allegations tied to suspicious betting activity involving former NBA player Jontay Porter. On 12 February, AGCO announced the suspension, citing a “systemic failure” by the operator to properly identify and report unusual wagers connected to Porter. The regulator’s […]