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 the technologies helping operators detect threats, combat fraud, and strengthen compliance through its dedicated “Compliance Tech” conference track. While SBC’s new Global Prediction Market Forum will bring the industry’s leading voices together to confront that question head-on, through a full-day conference programme in Lisbon.
SBC has announced the five individuals whose achievements and influence have earned them a place in the Hall of Fame class of 2026.
In the latest episode of iGaming Accent, host Vakho Mdivani welcomes Liutauras Ulevičius, President of the National Gambling and Gaming Business Association in Lithuania, for a frank conversation about regulation, the growing gray market, the future of the Baltic gambling landscape, and why politicians so often get gambling policy wrong.
The Telegraph Agency of Belarus has reported that there are ongoing talks to introduce a package of reforms concerning gambling ads. While Ukraine’s gambling regulator has announced a tender to develop software that will automatically restrict military personnel from accessing gambling platforms.
Prime Minister Kristen Michal has ordered a review of the reduction in income from online gambling in Estonia, due to concerns on fiscal and budgetary shortfalls. While Hungary is weighing up the termination of its gambling regulator just five years after it was established.
The product design and terms and conditions of Polish bookmakers have been placed under scrutiny by the country’s consumer-protection authority. While Finland’s outgoing state monopoly operator Veikkaus Group has returned to growth in H1 as it prepares to cough up around €1bn ($1.09bn) over a 10-year period for an exclusive licence ahead of the 2027 licence-based market launch.
Ahead of a high-profile political debate about the future of gambling in the Netherlands, Dutch online trade body VNLOK has urged policymakers not to underestimate the illegal gambling sector. While the rebound of Macau’s gambling sector off the back of a World Cup dip continued into August, when the region reported an 8% increase in revenue from July.
Super Technologies, (formerly Superbet Group) has asserted its “right to protect its employees and properties” from the impact of Romania’s ongoing transformation of land-based gambling regulation.
Lottomatica Group has informed the Borsa Milan that it intends to merge with CIRSA Enterprises through an all-share transaction. While German gambling group Merkur AG has reached an agreement to acquire Société Française de Casinos (SFC), which operates seven land-based casinos in France.
Caesars Entertainment has set a date for its shareholders to vote on the proposed takeover of the company by Fertitta Entertainment.
The FTSE Russell has confirmed that Entain will drop off the FTSE 100 Index following a stark drop in its market cap.
Mozzartbet Group will cease operating under its Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licence from 1 October 2026.
Kyiv-based gaming firm GGBET has kept up the pace with its range of initiatives and activations held across the company’s home nation. GGBET is a title sponsor of the tournament, part of its wider partnership with the Ukrainian Basketball Federation.
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