SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
Over 15 years ago, Lazar Miucin began his career at MaxBet, becoming both a witness and a driver of key transformations in the iGaming industry. Today, he leads the global IGA ecosystem. In this interview with SBC Eurasia, he answers 10 questions, sharing how risk became a springboard, why personal challenges can be more demanding than professional ones, and how to build a career that evolves into a true calling.
As part of its Emerging Markets conference focus, SBC Summit 2025 will shine a spotlight on Africa’s booming gambling ecosystem, offering stakeholders targeted insights and real-world strategies for growth in the region.
As of July 1, Lithuania has entered the next phase of the “gradual implementation” of updated gambling regulations. The new regulatory regime is expected to be fully operational by 2028. While Romania will consider significant changes to its current gambling tax framework as proposed by the formation of a new coalition government.
The Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan has approved, in its third and final reading, a bill permitting the establishment of casinos on artificial land plots located in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. While Bulgaria’s gaming industry has come out against government plans to introduce a range of restrictions on online gambling.
The South Caucasus region of Eurasia has caught the attention of many multinationals, and local firm Crocobet, and its Chairman, Temur Mikeladze, are not surprised as to why. Mikeladze talks us through regional dynamics in this interview to SBC News. While 4H Agency CEO Ilya Machavariani and expert Divya Negi explore how the state of Karnataka is paving a new path for the regulation of digital gambling in the country.
The two largest industry associations in the Dutch gambling industry, VNLOK and NOGA, have decided to merge in the context of a rapidly changing regulatory environment, uniting their member organizations under the VNLOK brand. While Greece has formally launched an international tender for the exclusive right to operate the National Lottery (Ethnikó) and its subsidiary products.
Macau is moving towards revamping its 30-year-old advertising laws, including some changes that will significantly impact gambling as well.
The Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has not ruled out the possibility of tax increases and tighter regulation on the gaming sector, fueling further uncertainty in an already volatile industry. While the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has expressed support for stricter regulation in the country but opposed a ban on online gaming.
Meta has published a list of countries where gambling advertising is prohibited on its platforms. From now on, any gambling-related advertising placed on Meta’s platforms must also be pre-approved by the company itself.
Just as it looked as though The Star Entertainment Group wouldn’t be able to exit the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane project, a lifeline has been handed to the Australian casino operator. While Flutter Entertainment has confirmed that its Betfair brand has ceased operations in New Zealand due to recent legislative changes.
Moreover, on July 8, Flutter Entertainment confirmed that its brands Paddy Power and Betfair UK had been subjected to a cyberattack. While a WinBet domain has been barred from operating in Sweden due to missing local licence, the Spelinspektionen regulator has revealed.
Sun International is undergoing significant changes in two key areas of its operations – mergers and acquisitions, and senior leadership. While Entain has enhanced the customer experience at Ladbrokes and Coral shops in the UK and Ireland by fully rolling out its Group BetStation (GBS) platform.
GG.BET has become the main sponsor of the boxing match between Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois.
Betano has signed a sponsorship agreement with Bayern Munich as part of its push to increase brand recognition in the German market. While Soft2Bet is expanding its footprint in Romania through its Don.ro brand which has signed a multi-year deal to become the main sponsor of CFR 1907 Cluj.
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