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, presented by EGT and Amusnet, will return to Georgia this July with a conference agenda focused on helping stakeholders explore opportunities across Eastern Europe and Central Asia as the region’s gaming markets continue to evolve. While SBC Summit Malta 2026 wrapped up after delivering its biggest edition to date.
SBC Events will have an even stronger focus on regulation in 2026 after the B2B events and media company signed a tripartite agreement with the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL).
Ukraine’s gambling regulator, PlayCity, has constituted compliance breaches totaling UAH 946m ($22,8m) in just under a year. While the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has ordered the intelligence unit of MASAK to intensify the monitoring of consumer transactions and data with illegal gambling operators.
Hungary’s new government has indicated that public media, cultural funding, and gambling oversight will be reviewed. While Romania’s gambling sector is facing a collapse signals further political uncertainty and growing populist pressure on policymaking at a critical juncture, as parliament is required to overhaul the provisions of the 2009 Gambling Act.
Finland’s monopoly operator Veikkaus has returned to profitability in Q1 as it looks to strengthen its financial position ahead of the market’s upcoming transition to a multi-licence model. While Cyprus’ betting sector recorded another quarter of growth in Q4 2025, with gross gaming revenue reaching €395.5m.
Africa again led the way for Super Group during the first quarter of the year, but the Betway parent company is also gaining momentum in Europe. While Aristocrat Leisure remains confident in achieving a $1bn revenue target for its interactive segment over the next three years.
Digitain has strengthened its footprint in the Romanian market thanks to a new partnership with local player WINBET. While BETBY has launched a package of solutions around the tournament encompassing a pre-priced structure across all potential nation-v-nation matchups and microbetting.
Alex Bukin, the former General Manager of ReferOn, has secured ownership of the platform while also becoming its Chief Executive Officer.
LaLiga has praised the success of its new integrity unit and its protection of Spain’s top-flight football from match-fixing and criminal harm.
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