SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
In the fourth episode of iGaming Accent, the host Vakhtang Mdivani talks with the CEO of FortuneJack, Nugzar Ramishvili, who stepped into his new role just months ago. Ramishvili recalls his past in the world of finance and emphasizes how the iGaming industry forced him out of his comfort zone, leading to personal and professional growth.
FanDuel, Kaizen Gaming, and Sportradar were the standout winners at the inaugural SBC Awards Americas, each taking home two awards. Additionally, as the global betting and iGaming industry descends on Malta this June, payments will take centre stage as part of SBC Summit Malta’s dedicated Payments Innovation track.
Returning to Lisbon, SBC Summit will present a reimagined agenda designed to better serve a global audience, with a powerful new focus on market diversity, technological innovation, and actionable, real-world learning.
The Georgian company europebet, part of the Betsson Group since 2015, is entering a new stage of development under the name Betsson Georgia. Following a complete brand update, europebet will continue operating in the Georgian market under the global Betsson name.
Dr. Justyna Grusza-Głębicka, an expert on Polish gambling legislation and author of igamingpolska.pl, told SBC that Poland’s legal framework leaves consumers vulnerable to criminal liability for participating in unlicensed gambling – further fueling the growth of the country’s black market. While Mykhailo Zborovsky, beneficiary of the Ukrainian Gaming Platform Cosmobet, believes that a successful market is built through dialogue, regulation, integration, and responsibility — not prohibitions and moral blackmail.
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov has said that the country’s Eurozone entry will deal a blow to the gambling black market. While the Finnish Social Affairs and Health Committee has expressed concerns regarding the government’s plans to open the gambling market to competition in 2026.
ONJN begins a new leadership tenure under Vlad-Cristian Soare, who will serve as the President of the National Gambling Office of Romania (ONJN).
Edward Smyshliaiev has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at GR8 Tech as the firm pursues global growth. Moreover, Entain and Gentoo Media have both announced two new appointments, strengthening their individual senior leadership teams following a strong start to 2025, respectively.
Genting Singapore has reported earnings of S$145m (£84m) for the first quarter of 2025, down 41% from the same period last year. Alongside posting its results, Genting Singapore also confirmed that its long-term CEO, Tan Hee Teck, is retiring from his position, effective 31 May.
Better Collective A/S experienced a tough opening to 2025 trading due to commercial disruptions in Brazil and the continued media adjustments in North American markets.
The special committee established to debate the future of Thailand’s integrated resorts bill has urged the government to hold a referendum, which could become a key obstacle to the bill’s progress. While PAGCOR has issued a bleak warning to the public against offers being made by operators with fake offshore gaming licences.
France national broadcasters and the country’s Ligue de Football Professionnel breathed collective sighs of relief at the end of last week when a Paris tribunal ordered VPN firms such as NordVPN, SurfShark and Proton to block access to up 200 sites that stream Ligue 1 and UEFA Champions League matches to French consumers.
Following up from yesterday’s investigation into the closure of a sea of operators in the UK, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has confirmed a myriad of failings and failure to pay a lucrative fine led to the surrendering of TGP Europe’s white label licenses.
PointsBet Australia has been hit with an over AUD $500,000 (£240,450) fine for breaches of spam and gambling self-exclusion laws. Additionally, Unibet has had to pay a AU$1m (£480,700/€560,100) penalty after failing to close hundreds of accounts registered with Australia’s national gambling self-exclusion service.
The licence tender for the Italian Lottery has been resolved, with the lottery favouring the consortium led by International Game Technology (IGT).
Sega Sammy has moved a major step closer to the completion of its second rapid acquisition with the company set to take over GAN Limited. Both parties confirmed that the deal is moving towards completion in a planned $95.8m acquisition of the online gaming supplier, first agreed in November 2023.
EveryMatrix has launched EngageSuite — an innovative ecosystem consisting of six modules aimed at increasing player engagement across all key verticals. While CT Interactive has officially launched its premium gaming content on one of the leading gaming platforms in the Czech Republic — Sazka.
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