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LiveScore Group launches Virgin Bet in South Africa

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LiveScore Group said its Virgin Bet brand has launched in South Africa, its first market outside the UK. The company said it had built a local leadership team ahead of launch, including appointing Gail Odgers as head of marketing.

Virgin Bet’s first market outside the UK gives LiveScore Group a South African presence backed by local leadership.

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Netherlands' Council of State rejects Sabofra appeal over arcade licence

The Netherlands' Council of State ruled on 4 November 2026 in Sabofra's appeal concerning its arcade-machine operating licence. The company had challenged the Kansspelautoriteit's refusal of a new licence, which the regulator based on alleged poor conduct linked to cash centres used to facilitate illegal online gambling. The article says the court found the regulator's cited facts showed evidently poor conduct.

The administrative law division of the Netherlands' Council of State issued a ruling on 4 November 2026 in the case of Sabofra. According to the division, the facts cited by the Kansspelautoriteit amount to evidently poor conduct on Sabofra's part.

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