3 articles
Casino and games
How casino games are built, priced and distributed: the mathematics behind a slot, the studios that make them, the aggregators that move them, and the mechanics that regulators restrict.
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Topics
The same material organised by subject rather than by jurisdiction or company, for readers who are following a theme across markets instead of examining one country.
Ten subject areas cover the industry as it is usually divided by the people working in it. Each page collects the explainers filed under it and sets out why that part of the business works the way it does.
2 articles
Sports betting
Where odds come from, how a book is managed, what official data rights changed, and why in-play betting reshaped the product.
5 articles
Legal and compliance
Licensing structures, what a licence actually permits, anti-money-laundering duties, and the difference between an unlicensed market and an illegal one.
1 articles
Payments and banking
How deposits and withdrawals actually move, why gambling is treated as high risk, and what account-to-account payment changed.
3 articles
Marketing and affiliates
Acquisition economics, how affiliate deals are structured, bonus costing, and advertising rules that differ sharply by market.
4 articles
Technology and platforms
What a platform provider does, how aggregation works, what gets certified, and where an operator's own technology begins.
1 articles
Lottery
State monopolies, long-term technology contracts, instant win products, and the couriers that sell tickets on someone else's behalf.
1 articles
Responsible gambling
Exclusion registers, deposit and loss limits, affordability checks, and what the evidence says about which tools work.
1 articles
Esports and novelty markets
Betting on competitive gaming, virtual sports, and the newer products that regulators have not yet classified consistently.
1 articles
Land-based and retail
Casinos, betting shops, arcades and machine halls, and how their regulation shaped the rules now applied online.