SBC Eurasia Editorial Team is happy to present a quick recap of the gambling industry events, news, regulations, and partnerships that happened last week.
In the latest episode of iGaming Accent, host Vakho Mdivani welcomes Mikolaj Cymerman, Chief Commercial Officer at Entain CEE, for a conversation about the Central and Eastern European market – why M&A beat organic entry, what makes local brands worth buying, how acquisitions survive integration, and where growth comes from in markets that are already crowded.
SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), the trade association for licensed Dutch online gambling operators, have agreed to a new multi-year strategic partnership ahead of SBC Summit Europe. While the online SBC Digital – Player Protection 2026 conference will take place on 11 November 2026, bringing together industry experts, gambling operators, and technology providers to examine the latest challenges in player protection and responsible gambling.
Latvia will press ahead with plans to tighten gambling rules, setting up a parliamentary vote on the enhancement of player protections and new compliance orders on gambling licences.
Vlad-Cristian Soare, former President of Romania’s ONJN gambling office, has offered a much-needed glimpse into his sudden departure from the regulator earlier this year. While the appointment of Luca Niculescu as prime minister, following numerous unsuccessful attempts to establish stable leadership in the country, could create conditions for the consistent implementation of reforms at ONJN.
Ukraine’s gambling regulator, PlayCity, has imposed new sanctions on Slots U.A. LLC, the company behind the BetKing and 777.ua brands.
Austria’s plan to overhaul its gambling laws is nearing a key European deadline as the standstill period under the European Commission’s Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) expires on 5 November 2026. While DGOJ, the Directorate General of Gambling in Spain, has confirmed the launch of two core projects to overhaul the compliance and player protections of online gambling licences.
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has been granted a budget to initiate a recruitment drive to spearhead its new Inspection and Enforcement division. While the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) has filed complaints in three countries following a well-publicised data breach.
iGaming industry stakeholders will be closely watching proceedings at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which is scheduled to deliver its ruling on the controversial Maltese Bill 55 on 19 November. While the Isle of Man’s gambling regulator has reported cases of illegal gambling platforms misusing its name and logos.
Flutter Entertainment will make mass redundancies in its UK & Ireland operations as tax burdens continue to weigh heavily on the biggest gambling business on these shores. While Entain leadership has said it is “very confident” in the operator’s ability to generate cash despite navigating a rocky path in several markets.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup appears to have kept France’s regulated gambling market from stalling, pushing total GGR in H1 up just over 0.5% year-over-year.
Malta-based Wildz Group has announced that it has cleared the licensing process in Finland. Moreover, Swedish gambling firm Hippos ATG has also secured a licence to go live in Finland once the licensed market opens up on 1 July 2027.
Better Collective A/S has unveiled Prediction Pro, its new subscription product designed to provide forecasting tools and analysis for prediction market audiences.
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