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, the betting and iGaming industry’s flagship conference and exhibition, is on track to welcome 40,000 delegates to Lisbon next week for its third consecutive year in the Portuguese capital, and its most ambitious edition to date. While Fabrizio Romano, the world’s most-followed football transfer journalist, will take to the SBC Summit 2026 Super Stage for a headline session on building a sports media brand in the age of social media.
Representatives of some of Poland’s largest gambling trade bodies have drafted a joint statement opposing any EU-wide gambling tax. While Bulgaria’s ruling party is putting amendments to the Gambling Act up for public consultation, proposing additional restrictions on gambling advertising.
The Central Bank of Türkiye (TCMB) has suspended the licence of fintech company Papel Elektronik Money. While Singapore has implemented the second round of changes to its casino regulations, including opening the door to offering electronic credits as casino chips.
Belgium’s licensed online gambling market continued to grow in 2025, but witnessed a sharp decline in new players. While Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government is considering a range of specific measures to generate additional revenue from gambling licences.
The Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has become the victim of unauthorised access to its online gaming portal. While Malta’s long-anticipated AI Gaming Charter is now a fact, giving gambling licence holders a voluntary code of conduct to ensure a transparent, accountable and fair adoption of artificial intelligence.
ComeOn Group has appointed three key figures to its leadership team as part of its next growth phase. While Veikkaus continues preparations for the upcoming commercially regulated Finnish iGaming market, it also expressed optimism that a pathway to international success is within reach.
Multinational casino aggregation platform Vyking has debuted in the sports betting space, with support from technology company FIRST.bet. While Wazdan has expanded its presence in Bulgaria’s online gaming market after entering into a partnership agreement with operator SlyBet.
Betting technology company BETBY has added another market to its international agenda, launching in Poland via a deal with local bookmaker Betters. While Super Technologies has been welcomed as a strategic partner to the international non-profit organisation the Atlantic Council.
Polymarket is reportedly leading a “lobbying blitz” in the UK and EU countries to secure its products’ status as financial services rather than gambling. While Genius Sports has made a major leap in prediction markets via the launch of a dedicated platform, enabled via a $1.2bn acquisition it embarked on earlier this year.
GG.BET is launching GG.FAN, its gamified loyalty program, on ggbet.ua. The program brings together the brand’s sports partnerships, profile personalization, and club rewards for fans in a single experience.
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