
BETBY H1 2026 Results: Sportsbook GGR Up 42.7 Percent
BETBY grew sportsbook GGR 42.7 percent and active players 47 percent in H1 2026, building on a record Q1 and a FIFA World Cup betting surge.

BETBY grew sportsbook GGR 42.7 percent and active players 47 percent in H1 2026, building on a record Q1 and a FIFA World Cup betting surge.

Mauritius has scrapped the hotel casino licence category and will require every casino server to connect to real time tax monitoring under its 2026/27 budget.

Bulgarian MPs voted down a total gambling ad ban and a near doubling of operator fees in July 2026, keeping the 25 percent GGR tax and partial advertising rules in place.

SBC Summit Tbilisi 2026 brought more than 2,500 delegates and 70 speakers together for its fourth edition, with regulatory dialogue, AI in gaming and market entry strategy dominating the agenda.

A new UNODC threat assessment finds illegal online gambling has merged with cyberfraud, money laundering and human trafficking into one interconnected criminal economy across Southeast Asia, and calls for coordinated regional action.

Resorts World NYC has added 1,400 slot machines and broken ground on a 400-room hotel tower as part of its $5.5 billion expansion, with table games revenue more than doubling since launch.

Sportsbook technology supplier Kambi posted a 13.5% revenue rise and more than doubled adjusted EBITDA in Q2 2026, crediting the FIFA World Cup and its first fully AI traded tournament for the turnaround.

Australia's communications regulator has fined TAB, owned by Tabcorp, AU$2.7 million after finding thousands of unlawful telemarketing calls and marketing messages sent to customers who had opted out.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has warned that voters who trade election contracts on Kalshi or Polymarket, then cast a ballot in that same race, risk disqualification and a felony referral.

Spain has not licensed prediction betting, but legal experts say existing sports betting rules could already cover it, even as the DGOJ works to block Polymarket and Kalshi.

Stephanie Peacock is the UK's new gambling minister and Lisa Nandy stays on as DCMS Secretary after Andy Burnham's rise to prime minister, with the BGC pledging to work with the team on growth and safer gambling.

Gopuff and Snappy Shopper are delivering National Lottery scratchcards to UK doorsteps, but gig couriers cannot spot repeat buyers the way trained retail staff can.