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Brazil settles on 18% tax as Bets final fiscal measure Brazil will proceed to apply a tax increase on fixed-odds betting licences from 2026 onwards. This afternoon, the Senate’s Committee of Economic Affairs (CAE) approved a plan to raise taxes on betting licences from 12% to 18% of gross gaming revenue (GGR). The measure…

Denmark backs “Banko Bill” to set rules of radio & walkie-talkie bingo Denmark is considering a bill to determine the rules and legislation of ‘Banko’ a bingo game type played over the radio or via walkie talkies. The Folketing is deliberating a bill that defines banko as a separate gambling vertical within Danish law,…

Only good things ahead for the SOFTSWISS sportsbook SOFTSWISS is celebrating five years since the launch of its B2B sportsbook, highlighting some of its biggest achievements to date. Onboarding the product now provides a much more diverse experience than that first days of its inception, with SOFTSWISS significantly expanding its sports and esports catalogue…

AI continues to make a splash in iGaming as EveryMatrix makes another move EveryMatrix, one of the biggest B2B technology developers in the betting and gaming space, has embarked on another AI-focused initiative. The firm announced the launch of a new product, Bonus Guardian, an AI-backed feature designed to prevent bonus abuse on casino…

Betinovio deal puts finishing touches to Odds88’s active 2025 Yolo Group continues to push ahead with its B2B activity as 2025 draws to a close, signing a deal between its Odds88 sports aggregation platform and Betinovio, a sportstech firm. The deal will see Odds88 deliver its modular data services to Betinovio, encompassing feeds, betting…

Digital Wellness Center: AI & quantum computing has the power to rewire responsible gambling As an industry, iGaming loves to talk about responsible gambling. Europe recently marked Safer Gambling Week, while in North America there are two whole dedicated months to talk shop on player protection initiatives.  But when it comes to actually doing…

Dutch regulator goes after Unibet as players left unsupervised Optdeck Service Ltd, operator of Unibet in the Netherlands, has been fined €4m over duty of care failures. The Dutch gambling commission, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), confirmed that the failures occurred between 14 July 2022 and 1 July 2024, and that they were related to insufficient player…

PMU and Kambi approved for French sportsbook market ANJ approval of software client and API implies partnership between France’s heritage horseracing tote Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) and sportsbook technology supplier Kambi Group. France’s gambling regulator the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has approved PMU’s sports betting software client and API from the Swedish sportsbook…