SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
He might not be a seasoned iGaming executive, but three-time Serie A winner, two-time Champions League winner and 2006 World Cup winner Alessandro Nesta certainly kicked off the agenda in relevant fashion at SBC Summit Tbilisi.
Moreover, the Summit made it clear: Eurasia’s unique blend of resilience, motivation, multilingualism, and adaptability is making it a global iGaming talent powerhouse. A panel, “Eurasia as a Talent Powerhouse: Shaping the Global iGaming Workforce”, provided a candid conversation about the region’s strengths, challenges, and future.
Ahead of the event, Nesta spoke about his 20-year career, the hardest trophy he ever won, and the secrets behind his legendary partnership with Paolo Maldini. Additionally, Aelita Chilingaryan, PR and Communications Manager at TotoGaming, offers a rare and candid inside view of how the changes are impacting the industry.
Sports, betting and media have an intricate relationship spanning back decades, with each dependent on the other as a revenue stream in some way or another. Dr. Matthias Kirschenhofer, former CEO of German sports media firm Sport1 Medien AG, shares some perspectives from the media side of things.
Hanna Radchenko, CEO of APERCON, is a person unafraid of change and skilled at turning challenges into opportunities. Hanna answers SBC Eurasia’s 10 questions about pivotal decisions, her leadership philosophy, lessons learned from crises, and why true success in iGaming is impossible without inner drive and genuine passion for your work.
Poland’s Parliament plans to increase the tax on player winnings to 15%. While populist politics in Slovakia are turning their attention to gambling, with emerging proposals calling for higher tax rates.
Finland must chart its own course toward liberalising its online gambling market by 2027. However, disagreements still persist between various camps over how the regulatory process should be defined.
Germany’s regulator, Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL), has discussed gambling regulation issues with representatives from the DACHL region. While the number of domains in the Italian online betting market is set to drastically reduce following a decision made by the ADM, Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency.
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has set out to achieve five core strategic goals between 2025-2027, covering licensing, compliance and monitoring, enforcement, digital infrastructure and consumer protections. While unused casinos have become centers of fraudulent activity run by gangs from Southeast Asia, according to a joint report by the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has been commended by the Department of Finance (DOF) for its substantial contribution to the country’s fiscal revenues. While momentum in Macau’s gaming sector continues to build, with financial analysts forecasting that the market could see significant growth by the end of the year.
The European Union will apply provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to major U.S. technology companies. While communications giant WPP has signed a five-year partnership with Google aimed at advancing cloud and AI technologies for marketers.
The DAZN Bet sportsbook is making a significant contribution to its parent firm’s overall financial performance, according to claims made in its corporate accounts for 2024. While Entain’s performance in the UK remained stable in the third quarter of 2025, with both online and retail revenues growing year-over-year.
Sportsbook supplier BETBY has recorded strong YoY growth in Q3 as a result of an aggressive and successful market expansion.
The boards of directors of the international lottery company Allwyn and the Greek gaming and lottery holding OPAP have approved a merger between the two companies. The merged entity will retain the name Allwyn.
GR8 Tech has strengthened its market share in Africa by partnering with African iGaming brand BongoBongo.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has appointed former Chelsea FC executive Casper Stylsvig as its new Executive Director of Sports Business, tasked with driving the organisation’s global sports brand development and diversification strategy for Hong Kong racing.
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