Brand-new games courtesy of BetGames arrive in the UK market this week, as the software developer releases a handful of fresh titles spanning several genres.
Manchester United endured a dismal 2024/25 campaign, with a 15th-place Premier League finish and defeat in the Europa League final encapsulating their season.
Liverpool won this year’s Premier League at a canter, with bookies paying out way back in February. Manchester City had a poor campaign, by their recent standards, but nowhere near as disappointing as Manchester United and Tottenham, who finished in 15th and 17th positions respectively.
After two years, 105 games and 93 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to leave Al-Nassr following the conclusion of the Saudi Pro League season.
Ollie Watkins finished the 2024/25 Premier League season with 16 goals and eight assists for Aston Villa as they narrowly missed out on a Champions League spot.
This year’s Champions League final takes place on Saturday 31 May at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The culmination of the biggest club tournament in world football will see France’s big spenders, Paris Saint-Germain, take on three-time Champions League winners Inter Milan.
Brentford enjoyed another solid season in the Premier League, as they cemented a top-half finish in tenth place. The Bees’ star of the season was Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo, with the club now facing a fight to keep a hold of their wing wizard.
Despite still being just 17, Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal has emerged as the joint favourite to lift this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Spanish youngster has been heavily involved in Barcelona’s title-winning season, scoring nine goals and registering 13 assists.
This week’s raft of online slot releases includes titles from Hacksaw Gaming and Booming Games while Slotmill’s new launch Ragnarok 40k offers a top prize of 40,000 times the player bet is the highest the studio has ever offered on one of its games.
The Formula 1 season heads to Monaco this weekend with Oscar Piastri looking to further extend his lead at the top of the driver’s championship.
Swedish software provider ELK Studios has unveiled its latest release - a dark, lava-laden slot featuring monstrous symbols and artwork - titled Nightmaker.
If rumours are to be believed, Jack Grealish will be shown the exit door at Manchester City.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes sent tremors through the club’s fanbase in the wake of this month’s Europa League final defeat to Spurs – revealing that he would be open to a transfer if the owners needed immediate cash.
Hull narrowly escaped relegation on the final day of the 2024/25 Championship season — fending off Luton Town on goal difference — but the side’s last-ditch rescue mission was not enough to save Ruben Selles’ job.
After failing to win the Europa League, it has been nothing short of a disaster for Ruben Amorim since joining Manchester United in November.
A web domain formerly belonging to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is being used to promote non-Gamstop casinos in the UK.
Despite winning the Europa League, the jury is still out on whether Ange Postecoglu will stay as Tottenham manager for the 25/26 season.
Playtech has revealed that it remains on course to meet cross-sector strategic targets in a trading update posted on 21 May.
Eberechi Eze’s winning goal for Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final against Manchester City capped off a wonderful season for the midfielder.
1spin4win has continued its global expansion, announcing a new partnership with Gamingtec. The deal will see more than 150 of 1spin4win’s titles added to Gamingtec’s platform.
Bo Bernhard, economic development vice president at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), believes a legal gambling framework in Thailand would see the nation surpass revenue figures reported by many international industry competitors.
Europe’s annual music contest saw Austria’s ‘JJ’ claim the country’s first victory for over 10 years – with Israel as runners-up on 357 points.
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has unveiled its debut suite of offices this week, as the body prepares for its first summer as the nation’s primary industry overseer.
The historic city of York has many attractions and reasons to visit, but there is currently no casino provision in the northeast England location.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said businesses will have to start reporting all cryptocurrency transactions to them by 2026. This includes transactions of all sizes and will include all types of businesses, likely including crypto casinos as well as exchanges.
Eurovision has ended for another year, and according to industry figures, it has evolved from a niche market to contend with other major betting markets including the Super Bowl.
Four Premier League clubs have been warned over betting sponsorship deals by the Gambling Commission.
The Premier League title might be wrapped up – with Liverpool crowned champions – but there remains plenty to play for across the rest of the division.
Denise Coates, co-founder and joint-chief executive of betting giant Bet365, has seen her wealth increase over the past 12 months. The increase means she, along with the rest of her family, saw their wealth increase to £9.45bn, pushing them up the list from 20th to 16th.
A UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) probe into TGP Europe has culminated in the departure of the group from the British market.
This week has seen several new online slot releases with two new titles in PopOK’s Rico series as well as other new titles from the likes of Galaxsys, Reflex Gaming, Bragg Gaming, and Play’n GO.
A proposal for a new 24-hour gambling centre in Worksop is set to be given the green light, despite local objections.
A UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) investigation has found online gaming operator, Spreadex Limited, guilty of social responsibility and anti-money laundering violations. The iGaming firm must now pay a £2m fine as a result of these multi-sector deficiencies.
Marcus Rashford’s season is all but over and it now needs to be decided where he’ll be playing his football next season.
Flutter Entertainment has completed its acquisition of Brazilian sports betting and iGaming operator NSX Group.
Lewis Hamilton sent shockwaves through the sporting world in February 2024, as the seven-time Formula One driver’s champion revealed that he would depart Mercedes in 2025 and join long-time rivals, Ferrari.
Former professional football player Clarke Carlisle has been appointed business development manager at gambling help firm Gordon Moody.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) has published proposed new regulations for physical casinos. Specifically, the Casinos Regulations, which are set to come into effect on 22 July, will potentially increase the number of gambling machines venues can hold.
The Rank Group will expedite its land-based services as a result of a government-led review of the 2005 Gambling Act.
Veteran iGaming software provider TaDa Gaming has acquired a “coveted” license from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
Gaming giant Betfred has announced the launch of a new app that tracks the progressive jackpots available on games across its portfolio of sites and casinos.
Having finally landed the career grand slam with victory at the Masters in April, Rory McIlroy has been installed as the 4-1 joint favourite with current world number one Scottie Scheffler to prevail at the PGA Championship.
Work is set to start on Bally’s Casino in Newcastle, with the owners promising a “luxurious, state-of-the-art environment”.
Rangers have been without a permanent manager since the sacking of Philippe Clement in February.
Having been eliminated from the Champions League recently, adding to no Premier League title or domestic honour this season, Arsenal are staring at another trophyless campaign with pressure mounting on manager Mikel Arteta.
The Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Basel on Saturday 17 May and here we look at who the favourites are with our betting partner Ladbrokes.
Research conducted by the UK Gambling Commission has found that gamblers do not trust responsible gambling tools supplied by providers and view them as a PR exercise.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fuelled rumours that he would depart the Etihad Stadium in an interview with ESPN earlier this month.
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins confirmed to shareholders that the company are using artificial intelligence (AI) in greater detail than ever before across their business.
The health and social care committee has requested a review of the Gambling Act in a letter sent to the government’s department of health and social care.
