SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
SBC Summit Tbilisi 2025 will take place on October 15–16, bringing together more than 2,000 industry executives. The agenda will focus on multi-regional compliance, localised market strategies, and the latest breakthroughs across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Additionally, legendary AC Milan defender and World Cup winner Alessandro Nesta will headline SBC Summit Tbilisi 2025, where he will explore the parallels between the world of sports, leadership, and building successful partnerships with industry operators.
At the SBC Summit in Lisbon, discussions about the development of casino regulation in Thailand sounded very different from a year ago. While EveryMatrix, Kaizen Gaming, Optimove and Sportradar were among the major winners at the SBC Awards 2025 ceremony, held at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on September 18.
The United Arab Emirates’ gaming market continues to take shape, with regulators promising to provide a platform for “out-of-the-box” innovation. While Vietnam may be moving closer to a new stage in gambling regulation.
The rules, standards, and policies governing iGaming advertising in Europe are more fragmented than ever before. Ivan Kurochkin Partner and Head of Consulting at 4H Agency, maps the shifting advertising landscape from Western to Eastern Europe. While EGBA has urged national standardisation delegates to support a new European standard on markers of harm in online gambling.
Anton Kuchukhidze, Head of the Ukrainian Gambling Council, discussed how the updated principles of responsible gaming are altering the rules for operators. While Latvia will restructure its gambling supervision system and sharply raise taxes in the sector as part of the 2026 state budget.
The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has warned that the black market continues to dwarf the regulated sector, with illegal operators dominating online activity as the UEFA Champions League season gets underway. Additionally, Germany’s Federal Gambling Authority (Glücksspiel – GGL) has warned the federal states that the threat of illegal online gambling should be treated as a serious public health risk.
New Zealand authorities are concerned about the prevalence of offshore betting on the country’s domestic football league, according to reports from local media. While a new memorandum has been presented in Sweden, proposing significant changes to the rules regulating online gambling, services, and platforms.
Superbet has paid €30m to Romanian customers who were initially denied winnings due to a technical error in a slot. While Yolo Group has shifted its business focus and will now concentrate entirely on operating in regulated markets.
Genius Sports has announced the acquisition of Sports Innovation Lab (SIL). While Berlin-based data and technology company GRID has acquired the intellectual property of Bayes Esports following the firm’s liquidation.
Intralot SA has raised €660 million ($777 million) to acquire Bally’s International Interactive and restructure part of its balance sheet.
Bookmaker Favbet becomes the title partner of Kyiv hockey club Sokil. While Amusnet has announced a strategic partnership with inbet, a major operator of gaming halls in Bulgaria.
Kuwaiti authorities have announced the dismantling of a network that, according to investigators, was engaged in online gambling and facilitated the illegal transfer of profits abroad. While Russian law enforcement has shut down an illegal casino in Yevpatoria (Crimea) disguised as a computer club.
23 Chinese nationals claim they were misled into investing more than $12.1m in failed casino projects.
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