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, held in partnership with SMH, will bring together 2,500 industry leaders to examine the challenges and opportunities shaping the next phase of growth, from talent acquisition and player engagement to leadership strategy, affiliate partnerships and regulatory change. While the Player Protection Symposium at SBC Summit will examine the tools, policies, and partnerships needed to strengthen player protection efforts.
In the latest episode of iGaming Accent, host Vakho Mdivani sits down with Bill Pascrell III, a lawyer and lobbyist with over three decades of experience in gaming regulation. The conversation covers his remarkable career journey, the evolution of American iGaming, and the seismic disruption that prediction markets are causing across the entire industry.
Georgia is planning to introduce a new gambling licence category that would allow foreign operators to establish a legal presence in the country while continuing to prohibit access for Georgian citizens. While Armenia’s parliament has approved amendments that will prohibit socially vulnerable citizens from accessing online gambling.
Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity is expanding its remit to work with Kick in order to kick back on the widespread growth of illegal gambling advertising. While six months since its remote gambling tax was lowered, Estonia has still not been able to demonstrate whether or not the tax reduction was a good move or not.
Austria’s three ruling parties will target October 2027 as the launch date for the much anticipated licensed market – essentially ending the Casinos Austria monopoly across both land-based and online (Win2Day).
The proposed collective gambling tax across the European Union is making progress. While the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has confirmed that the use of cryptocurrency payments will remain permitted in the market, despite the regulator’s shift toward a stricter regulatory framework.
The Dutch online gambling association VNLOK has announced its intention to file a lawsuit against Meta in the EU, accusing the company of failing to effectively block illegal gambling advertisements on its platforms.
Entain will close the shutters on its Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) operations. The group has agreed to sell its 20% stake in the Entain CEE business to its joint venture partner EMMA Capital for a total cash consideration of around €425m. While Super Technologies has agreed to acquire Romanian software development company Crafting Technologies as it looks to establish a larger technology hub in Romania.
Dario Jurčič has joined Digitain, where he will be responsible for developing the company’s commercial strategy and expanding its presence in regulated markets across Europe and Africa. While Gibraltar’s Ministry of Justice, Trade and Industry has begun searching for a new Gambling Commissioner and Executive Director.
ADI Predictstreet has landed yet another deal as it continues to garner attention in the industry, this time partnering with BetConstruct AI. While Fonbet is strengthening its position in the Greek online gaming market through a strategic partnership with ELA Games.
With the support of SMH Sports, Georgian fighter Levan Chokheli has become an official ambassador for Adjarabet. This news came ahead of the fighter’s confident UFC debut, marking the beginning of a new and important stage in his career.
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