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 2026 – Eastern Europe and Central Asia’s leading iGaming and Sports conference – will welcome football legend, UEFA Champions League 3 times winner, and one of Europe’s most iconic strikers, Fernando Morientes. While SBC Summit will examine where the region’s strongest opportunities now lie through its dedicated Latin America track.
The government of Ukraine will tap the UK for experience in gambling regulation as it looks to overhaul its oversight of the sector. Moreover, according to a study by PlayCity, the majority of Ukrainians are in favour of stricter gambling regulations, however only a small proportion engage with the sector.
The Parliament of Azerbaijan (Milli Majlis) has approved in the first reading a draft law aimed at tightening liability for organizing online gambling. While Kazakhstan’s state self-exclusion system has 224,793 active registrations from 463,829 applications submitted since its March 2024 launch.
From 2026, Croatia will double the amount of funding generated by the country’s gambling sector for social and public interest programmes. While the National Assembly of France has approved a series of amendments made to the “Professional Sports Bill”, which seeks to re-order controls and protections of professional sports and athlete rights.
Russia is stepping up its fight against illegal online gambling by shortening enforcement response times. While the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distanced itself from an operator claiming to be linked to the European football teams Juventus and Benfica.
The Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, is preparing to impose strict sanctions against BC.Game after it was revealed that the operator has been targeting players in Sweden without the required licence. While FIFA’s official prediction market partner for the 2026 World Cup, ADI Predictstreet, has been forced into restricting access to its platform in Germany.
International online betting company 1xBet is flexing its responsible gaming chops with the launch of a new business arm focused on the practice. Additionally, 1xBet announced a long-term partnership with Conor McGregor, naming the former two-division UFC champion as its Brand Ambassador.
VBET, BetConstruct’s flagship B2C brand, is ready to power up its presence in the Dutch online gambling market in 2026 and beyond. While Clever Advertising has invested iniGaming Nuts in a strategic move focused on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), particularly Poland.
Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal for Kaizen Gaming-owned Betano to become the club’s official training wear partner in a three-year deal beginning for the 2026/27 season.
The operator of the UAE Lottery, Momentum Group, has added another layer to its operations in the Middle Eastern country’s burgeoning gaming space.
FIRST.bet has welcomed Ian Bradley as its new co-CEO to help thrust the B2B sportsbook provider into a new era of global expansion.
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