SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
The International Player Safety Index: Latin America provides an in-depth assessment of the implementation of safer gambling standards across the region. Commissioned by 1xBet and produced by SBC Media, the report draws on anonymised insights from regulators, licensed operators, and industry experts to examine regulatory maturity, operational reality, and emerging risks.
SBC Media has officially launched Affiliate Leaders as a standalone news and insight platform dedicated to the global affiliate and performance marketing community.
Amusnet has continued to extend its footprint across the Georgian market with the rollout of its Jackpot Cards Plus island to Tbilisi’s Casino Adjara. While Digitain has announced a multi-vertical strategic partnership with AdmiralBet Serbia, bringing together sportsbook, casino content, and aggregation technology under a single operational framework in Serbia’s regulated gambling market.
The Romanian gambling regulator, the National Office for Gambling (ONJN), has revealed huge discrepancies in tax payments by some unintended gambling operators. While Greece will enact sweeping reforms to its criminal and gambling laws to enable the government and authorities to prosecute illegal gambling operators and their respective criminal networks.
David Williams, Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations at Rank Group, stated that “hit jobs” on the regulated industry have undermined regulatory credibility and strengthened the position of the black market.
Flutter Entertainment suffered a huge hit to its profit performance in 2025, a change in fortunes impacting the status of one of the world’s largest betting and igaming PLCs. Entain also reported a group-wide loss after tax of $844 million for 2025, highlighting a challenging period for the company ahead of upcoming tax hikes in the UK in just a few weeks.
Golden Marix Group Inc (GMGI) has initiated a rebrand of its corporate identity to reflect its ownership of flagship pan-European betting group MeridianBet.
Sportradar has deepened its commercial relationship with Super Technologies, owner of Superbet, to enhance the latter’s presence in two major global markets.
Villarreal CF has reached a sponsorship agreement with Crocobet. While Betway has become the first official betting operator of Formula 1 in a landmark multi-year partnership.
Allwyn International has announced its withdrawal from a planned acquisition of a majority share in Novibet, citing feedback from the Greek competition authority. While Genting Malaysia gains momentum ahead of a key year, preparing for expansion in New York.
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