Author: Charles Shephardson

Brazilian congresswoman Caroline De Toni has introduced Bill No. 5,153/2026, proposing a nationwide ban on online fixed-odds betting across the country. The bill would cancel all existing federal betting licenses within 180 days of the legislation passing through Brazil’s Congress. Operators would be granted an additional 90 days beyond that window to pay out prizes and return outstanding player balances. Fines for violations could reach R$2 billion per infraction, with criminal penalties of between two and five years in prison. De Toni’s proposal argues that since Brazil’s regulated betting market launched, online wagering has generated serious economic, social, and health…

ICONIC21 has officially launched its dedicated Client Area, a centralised platform designed to give operator partners streamlined access to its expanding content portfolio. The platform was built in partnership with Orange Synapse and reflects the rapid growth ICONIC21 has achieved across live casino, slots, RNG, and additional verticals. Previously, accessing game data, compliance documents, and media assets required individual requests and lengthy back-and-forth communication between operators and the provider. The Client Area consolidates all of that into a single login, giving operators everything they need within a few clicks rather than multiple separate exchanges. Advanced filtering systems allow operator teams…

The SOFTSWISS-organised Tech Race Summit 2026 has launched its final media accreditation round for journalists, with the event scheduled for 10 September in Warsaw. Applications for media accreditation remain open until 1 September, offering journalists free access to the full conference programme and networking areas. Accredited media representatives will also have the opportunity to request interviews with speakers at the event, subject to availability. Tech Race Summit brings together engineers, CTOs, product leaders, and business professionals from iGaming and the broader technology industry. More than 40 speakers are confirmed to participate from companies including AWS, Google, Oracle, Cloudflare, Gcore, SOFTSWISS,…

GamCare has confirmed that hundreds of people experienced disruption to gambling harm support services during Britain’s transition to the new statutory levy funding system. The charity described the overhaul as the most significant period of change in its history, saying it exposed serious weaknesses in the coordination of treatment and support services. Responsibility for commissioning gambling harm services moved to five separate bodies across England, Scotland and Wales, all operating at different stages without a clear overarching structure in place. GamCare’s annual report for the year ending 31 March 2026 detailed how some important funding decisions were communicated at very…

Fresh Fruit Deluxe Money Bloxx is the latest release from software provider Swintt, adding a big-money twist to its well-established retro fruit slot series. The new title is a five-reel, five-payline game that blends classic fruit-themed visuals with the addition of Swintt’s popular Money Bloxx re-spin mechanic. Regular base game wins can pay out up to 500x the selected bet, but the headline attraction is undoubtedly the bonus feature waiting beneath the surface. Whenever five or more Money Bloxx symbols appear anywhere on the reels, players are transported to a dedicated set of reels featuring five columns of ascending sizes.…

Betr Entertainment posted a statutory loss of A$40.2m for FY26, following heavy investment in a brand relaunch and platform integration across the year. The ASX-listed Australian sports betting operator recorded A$1.59bn in customer turnover for the year to 30 June, representing a 12.3% increase above FY25 figures. Net win rose 7% to A$158.1m for the period, while gross win increased 10.1% to reach A$215.7m across the full financial year. Despite the turnover growth, the company reported a normalised EBITDA loss of A$7.1m, compared with a profit of A$7.2m recorded in the prior year. CEO Andrew Menz said: “FY26 was a…

GR8_TECH has put its crypto-native iGaming platform to a live speed test, racing a cryptocurrency transaction against a car on a real circuit. The company’s GREAT_CRYPTO TURNKEY platform completed a transaction in less than 15 seconds, beating a race car speeding around the iconic Donington Park Circuit. The full test was captured on screen in a new video, giving operators a direct and unedited look at the platform’s integrated crypto processing in real time. Payment speed is one of the most consequential factors in shaping the overall player experience on any iGaming platform. Every unnecessary delay between selecting a payment…

Tabcorp’s full-year 2026 results reveal a striking improvement in financial performance, but a serious regulatory investigation continues to cast a long shadow over the company’s prospects. The Australian wagering giant reported net profit after tax rising nearly 44% year-on-year to A$71.1m, with debt leverage falling to 1.2x earnings, comfortably within its target range. EBITDA climbed 10% to A$431.7m, supported by refinancing measures and flat operating expenses that together gave the company’s balance sheet a noticeably healthier appearance heading into the new financial year. Chair Brett Chenoweth and MD and CEO Gillon McLachlan highlighted several drivers of that performance in their…

GiG Software reported a loss after tax of €7.2m in Q2 2026, a significant widening compared to the €4.1m loss recorded in the same period a year earlier. Revenue fell 5.4% year-on-year, dropping from €9.3m in Q2 2025 to €8.8m, also coming in below the €9m posted in Q1 2026. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter declined 20% year-on-year to €0.8m, with the margin compressing from 11% to 9% over the same period. Operating loss also deteriorated sharply, widening from €3.7m to €6.9m during the quarter, adding further pressure to the business. Looking across the full first half of 2026, revenue…

Ainsworth Game Technology has reported higher gross margins for the first half of 2026, even as revenue fell sharply across most of its core business segments globally. Total revenue for the period dropped 23.4% year-on-year to A$116.5m, compared to A$152.1m recorded during the same period in 2025. The steepest decline came from North America, where revenue collapsed by 37.5% to A$51.9m, representing the most significant regional underperformance in the half. Latin America and Europe combined revenue also fell by 19.6% to A$25.4m, while the company’s online segment slipped by 17.9% to A$2.3m during the period. Asia Pacific provided the one…