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 will examine how operators can craft smoother, smarter and more engaging experiences for casino players through its dedicated iGaming Product & Design track. While SBC has officially announced the shortlisted nominees for the 13th edition of the SBC Awards, set to take place at Lisbon’s MEO Arena on Thursday, 1 October.
Targeting 4% of GGR in taxes by January 2029, while certain to get the attention of many international operators yet to consider Estonia as a viable investment, might be eclipsed by stricter advertising rules further down the line.
A slew of new gambling rules have come into force in Belarus, with Minsk banning citizens from transferring funds to online casinos that operate outside the country. While Serbia’s Ministry of Finance has fired back at plans to tighten the laws surrounding the placement of new betting venues.
Andrea Pirlo‘s prospects of becoming the next manager of Italy’s national football team have been thrown into doubt over his commercial relationship with a Russian sportsbook operator.
FeedConstruct has renewed its partnership with the Ukrainian Premier League, the latest in a series of football deals the firm has signed this year. While Birmingham City FC has named Coral as its new principal partner, marking the first front-of-shirt sponsorship in the betting brand’s 100-year history.
The upcoming Premier League ban on front-of-shirt betting deals is not deterring Betano from continuing to work with its biggest footballing partner, Aston Villa FC. While bet365 has added a formidable new partner to its brand-building mission in Italy.
Betting firm 1xBet partnered with Gowran Park, a historic Irish racecourse, coming off the back of a series of sports deals.
Netflix has turned its spotlight on the fierce debate surrounding the regulation of prediction markets (PMs) and the impact of the vertical on US sports, politics, entertainment, law, news and public discourse. While Polymarket has vowed to fight the French gambling regulator’s block of its platform.
Svenska Spel has rejected claims that it has “downgraded responsible gambling” as a corporate discipline, insisting that consumer protections remain at the core of its duties as Sweden’s state-owned gambling and lottery firm.
Kenneth Dart has raised his stake in Swedish gambling giant Evolution AB to 30.02%. He has also been gradually snapping up shares in listed gambling conglomerate Flutter Entertainment. While Bally’s Intralot has secured a senior debt note facility to support its acquisition plans, with a new financial pipeline established amid the ongoing takeover of multinational betting firm evoke.
Kaizen Gaming is preparing for the long-anticipated launch of its flagship Betano sportsbook in Spain.
Antoine Jouteau has said he’s being appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Banijay Gaming at a ‘pivotal moment’, as a reshuffle at the top of the company is set to take place later this year.
Softer lottery sales and higher gambling taxes across Europe have burdened FDJ United’s first-half results, as leadership confirmed the deployment of fresh mid-term commercial changes to overcome current challenges.
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