Bet St George went live in the UK last week with a focus on English sport, according to an interview with its head of marketing, Andre Au. Au said the brand would prioritise English sporting events and compete through a distinct national focus rather than spending at the scale of larger operators.
The launch adds a new betting brand focused on English sports to the UK market.
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Ireland’s Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) began licensing remote betting operators on 1 July. The licences cover online and telephone betting and remote betting intermediaries; operators need a B2C betting licence to continue offering sports betting. The GRAI said it has started identifying unlicensed operators.
Entain will lead The Festive Four, bringing together meetings at Kempton Park, Chepstow and Newbury from 26 to 29 December, reportedly. The programme includes a £64 ticket for all four days and awards for the leading jockey and trainer; ITV will broadcast all four days live for the first time.
Octoplay said its games have gone live with online casino operator MrQ in the United Kingdom. MrQ is the studio’s 13th operator partner in the market, according to Octoplay.
Octoplay is expanding in the United Kingdom after launching with online casino operator MrQ. In the market, MrQ is the thirteenth operator partner for Octoplay, which already works with names such as bet365 and evoke.
Reportedly, Affiliate monitoring by Blask shows Bet365 appears on 53 sites in Brazil, the widest affiliate presence, with Betano and Stake tied at 44 each. Betsson and BetMGM each added eight new affiliate sites in the past month, the fastest growth. Blask tracks 315 affiliate sites and 583 active brands in the Brazilian market.
Reportedly, Betting & Gaming Council members have asked UK Chancellor John Healey to reject a proposed increase in Machine Games Duty on category B machines from 20% to 40%. The Treasury is considering the MGD change for the autumn budget, while the letter also seeks a further delay to the General Betting Duty rise from 15% to 25%, scheduled for April 2027.