SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
As the gaming industry across the CEE, Balkans, and Central Asia faces a pivotal era of legislative change, SBC and SMH have announced an ambitious expansion for the SBC Regulators Forum 2026.
SBC Summit Malta will welcome 6,000 betting and iGaming professionals to the InterContinental Hotel from 28-30 April, offering a three-day experience that blends high-level strategy, hands-on learning, and premium networking opportunities. Moreover, to help operators navigate this evolving landscape, SBC Summit Malta is launching a dedicated ‘Market Disruption’ track focused on the regulatory shifts and emerging opportunities shaping the industry’s next phase of growth.
The 4H Agency prepared the overview by analyzing market trends, industry sources, regulatory materials, and data from the OnlyFacts database to illustrate how gambling regulation has evolved across the region’s key jurisdictions: Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
A new study by H2 Gambling Capital reveals that Latvia’s online gambling shadow economy continues to pose a significant fiscal threat. While Ukraine’s state agency overseeing the gambling and lottery market, PlayCity, has announced the launch of a partnership with YouTube aimed at blocking illegal gambling advertisements.
Romania will release a total of €5m in grants to fight problem gambling through funding from the regulator, the ONJN.
The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has taken aim at a proposed EU online gambling levy on top of national gambling taxes, describing the plans as ‘fundamentally unworkable’. While the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dealt another blow to Malta’s defence of its gambling laws and licences from the challenges of EU member states.
Google has banned hundreds of millions of gambling adverts for breaching its rules, with the tech giant stating that its safety teams have been ‘working round the clock’.
An acquisition discussion between evoke and Bally’s Intralot has been officially confirmed to be taking place.
SOFTSWISS is expanding the functionality of its Game Aggregator by adding two new tournament tools: “Tournaments Report” and “Instant Tournaments”. Moreover, the company has confirmed that Formula 1 legend Rubens Barrichello will continue as the company’s Non-Executive Director in Latin America.
Sportradar states that it will “unequivocally challenge” allegations that it has been working with illegal gambling operations. While Evolution has issued a stark warning around waning channelisation rates in Europe, outlining that the ringfencing steps the supplier took almost a year ago have caused issues in terms of their bottom line.
Affiliate management platform ReferOn has strengthened its payment capabilities by introducing a new crypto finance system to automate partner payouts. While BETBY has moved to strengthen its offering in the marketing and promotions side of the global betting industry, having already extended its reach in areas like streaming and predictions.
A Brazilian court has told Flutter Entertainment‘s local brand, NSX Brazil, to remove an Aviator-style game from its product portfolio following a complaint by SPRIBE.
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