World News.
Week 5

03.02.2025
💰 Top taxpayers in the UK: According to the Sunday Times, the owners of Bet365 and Betfred took the 2nd and 3rd places in the list of the largest taxpayers in the UK. Fred and Peter Dun (founders of Betfred) paid £273.4 million, and the Coates family (co—founders of Bet365) — £265 million. Christopher Hong is in first place with £339.5 million.

🇪🇸 ICEiGB Barcelona 2025: The conference held last week in Barcelona broke the historical attendance record! The number of participants is expected to exceed 56,000, making this the largest event in the history of gambling. The previous record was set in London with 52,345 participants.

🫰 The most expensive brands in the world: FanDuel and DraftKings were included in the list of the most expensive brands with estimates of $ 7 billion and $ 5.1 billion, respectively.

⚰️ The trial of rapper Tatalu: An Iranian court sentenced the rapper to death for promoting online gambling. The charges were changed to insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The trial took place after his extradition from Turkey.

🎾 Tennis in betting: Entain has named tennis as a key betting market in 2025. 90% of tennis bets are made live, and 60% of them are on men’s matches. Interest in women’s tennis is expected to grow.