Betting Chroniclehttps://bettingchronicle.com/Betting Chronicle is an independent news site covering the business, policy, sport and culture of betting worldwide, with sourced reporting and analysis.en-gbSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:36:15 +0000Allwyn completes £450m National Lottery tech upgrade ahead of Lotto overhaul and UK Powerballhttps://bettingchronicle.com/news/allwyn-national-lottery-tech-upgrade/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/allwyn-national-lottery-tech-upgrade/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:36:15 +0000MarketsAllwyn finished its £450m National Lottery tech overhaul after UK GGR fell 7% to €942m, with new Lotto and Powerball launches planned.Sir Philip Davies appointed interim BHA racecourse directorhttps://bettingchronicle.com/news/sir-philip-davies-bha-racecourse-director/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/sir-philip-davies-bha-racecourse-director/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0000PeopleFormer Shipley MP Sir Philip Davies joins the British Horseracing Authority board as the Racecourse Association's interim member nominated director.Caesars Skips Earnings Calls and Plans Nasdaq Delisting as Fertitta Merger Nearshttps://bettingchronicle.com/news/caesars-earnings-calls-nasdaq-delisting/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/caesars-earnings-calls-nasdaq-delisting/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:28:45 +0000AnalysisCaesars Entertainment confirms it will skip earnings calls and its shares will leave Nasdaq after the Fertitta merger completes.Serbian tennis player Stefan Milićević banned for 24 years and fined for match-fixinghttps://bettingchronicle.com/news/stefan-milicevic-24-year-match-fixing-ban/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/stefan-milicevic-24-year-match-fixing-ban/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:21:36 +0000SportsThe ITIA banned Stefan Milićević for 24 years and fined him after finding he fixed six matches and recruited players into a corrupt network.NBA bans low-minutes under props and tipoff betting after scandalshttps://bettingchronicle.com/news/nba-sportsbook-betting-restrictions/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/nba-sportsbook-betting-restrictions/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:19:21 +0000PolicyThe NBA has ordered sportsbook partners to stop taking under bets on players averaging under 12 minutes and exotic props such as first basket and tipoff.Entain maintains full-year guidance as Q3 online NGR rises 3% and Brazil falls 36%https://bettingchronicle.com/news/entain-q3-2026-trading-update/https://bettingchronicle.com/news/entain-q3-2026-trading-update/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:13:26 +0000BusinessEntain's Q3 net gaming revenue rose 2% overall and 3% online, with UK and Ireland up 14% but Brazil down 36%. Full-year guidance was reiterated.