SBC Eurasia Weekly Digest: April 15 — 22, 2024

SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations and partnerships that happened last week. 

Eastern Europe acts as a hub for gaming development, attracting both the region’s creative minds and entertainment-hungry gamblers to its markets. The upcoming SBC summit in Tbilisi on June 25-26 will be a key event for this industry in the region. With the support of CasinoBeats, a special publication was released that provides a platform for prominent industry figures to highlight their latest work and achievements. 

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published marketing guidelines for gambling companies and operators during Euro 2024. 

Victor Block, Senior Sales Manager at PandaScore, discussed trends and prospects for the development of e-sports in Eastern Europe. While, Alex Kozachenko, Chief Product Officer at DATA.BET, shared the company’s growth plans, upcoming launches, key goals for the current year, and also discussed the main challenges expected in the industry in 2024.

The President of the Association ‘Self-Regulatory Organization of Bookmakers of Kazakhstan,’ Rauan Kenzhali, called offshore operators a threat to the country’s legal gambling industry. He noted that the turnover of unlicensed gambling companies is more than 1 trillion tenge (over $2.2 billion) annually.

CT Interactive and GR8 Tech have entered into a landmark agreement that will see GR8 Tech integrate CT Interactive’s wide selection of games into its high-performance GR8 casino platform and gaming aggregator. While, Hacksaw Gaming and Alphawin are deepening their new partnership by introducing 12 of Hacksaw’s best games to their site.

NetBet Casino has partnered with Nolimit City to integrate their gaming slots onto their Danish platform. Additionally, Danske Spil, Denmark’s state-owned operator, has entered into a new partnership with regional game developer Booming Games.

Endorphina offered its gaming slots to Gaming1 with the goal of providing players with a “memorable and exciting experience that exceeds their expectations.” While, financial analysts from IPO Edge have recognized Golden Matrix Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: GMGI) and MeridianBet Group as emerging global leaders in online gaming with promising financial prospects and innovation.

Dutch MPs in the Kamer have backed proposals to ban online gambling advertising and tighten a ban on “high-risk” online casino games. 

Betsson Sport has announced a partnership with Serie A football club Torino. This “strategic move” from the Swedish operator aims to continue demonstrating its expansion into new markets, which has since accelerated significantly in many different regions. While, Oddin.gg, an eSports data provider, has established a long-term partnership with PLAYzone, the Czech organizer of eSports tournaments. 

REEVO offered its content to NewSlotGames online casino as part of their media partnership, with the aim of maintaining the diversity of games offered on the partner platform. While, Amusnet has introduced three new virtual roulette games with an improved gaming experience that will appeal to all casino fans.

BGaming entered the Argentine market through a partnership with operator Casino Club. While, Pragmatic Play is strengthening its position in the Brazilian market through a collaboration with Latin American operator, PixBet.

Sportsbook provider BETBY and gaming platform Cactus Gaming have entered into a partnership agreement to strengthen their position in the Latin American market.

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