Business & M&A

SOFTSWISS will launch the fifth edition of its 2027 iGaming Trends Report on September 29 at SBC Summit Lisbon, in partnership with WorldGaming, formerly known as Clarion. The 2027 edition draws on input from more than 500 industry professionals and marks the first time the report extends its scope…

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) CEO Khalid Ali visited SiGMA’s Malta offices on 10 September for discussions on regulated betting, industry standards, and integrity. The visit, organized by SiGMA’s B2G department and led by Chief International Relations Officer Heathcliff Far…

With SBC Summit Lisbon approaching, casino aggregation providers are facing a market in which operators are paying closer attention to what actually performs, not simply how many games are available. In an interview with Yogonet, Dmytro Kryvorchuk, COO at Infingame, discusses how those expectations…

Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and BetMGM, is preparing to cut about 400 customer care jobs as the gambling group faces higher UK taxes and the prospect of further increases in duties on gaming machines. The company has started a consultation process that could affect about 20% of its 2,000…

Catena Media has appointed one of its board members as Interim Chief Technology Officer as the iGaming media group looks for a permanent hire. Martin Zetterlund will lead the Stockholm-listed firm’s technology function until it finds a candidate for the role on a permanent basis. He has been a memb…

A House of Lords committee has recommended a complete ban on gambling advertising in the UK. (Image: Getty) The post House of Lords Calls for UK Gambling Advertising Ban appeared first on Casino.org.

Gaming Corps, Sweden-based, publicly listed game developer, has entered into a partnership with Loto-Québec with its content to become available to players in Québec during the fourth quarter of 2026. Under the agreement, Loto-Québec will gain access to a selection of Gaming Corps titles across sev…

Lithuania’s gambling authority has blocked Polymarket following the predictions platform’s attempts to “circumvent restrictions on illegal remote gambling”. The operator is the first in its sector to be restricted by Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba (LPT) as the regulator views its operations as a cover f…

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) on Wednesday, September 16, received from a charity foundation a donation of 3,500 wheelchairs which the state gaming firm said it will distribute to needy Filipinos nationwide. The post PAGCOR receives 3,500 wheelchairs from SiGMA Foundation…

The latest edition of SBC Leaders magazine features some of the betting and gaming industry’s biggest characters, as Alea Founder Alexandre Tomic, Paddy Power’s Head of Brand Paul Mallon and MrQ Founder Savvas Fellas share the secrets of their success. In a wide-ranging interview, issue 41’s affabl…

From live product showcases and investment discussions to the industry’s next generation of startups, SBC Summit will spotlight the products, ideas and businesses shaping the future of global gaming through its new dedicated ‘Product Innovation Showcase Stage’. Taking place 29 September-1 October a…

The Pennsylvania Lottery is happy to confirm that it was able to pull in more than $1 billion in annual profit for the 15th consecutive year. The latest windfall was recorded for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2026, and saw sales expand for several key verticals. Among those were scratch-of…

Members of the House of Lords are calling for a full scale ban on gambling advertising across the UK in the latest political push against the sector. It comes just days after the Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) research consortium made the same pleas as the UK public continues to show concer…

More than 8,000 merchant accounts in the Philippines have been shut down for allegedly illegal activities, after authorities found businesses – including beauty salons, bakeries and small stores – were being used to channel payments to unregistered and unlicensed online casino operators. That is ac…

Backseat Gaming, an independent player-led studio, and its new-look senior team will attend SBC Summit 2026, marking the studio's first industry event since it announced its launch as a fully independent developer with its own RGS. The post Backseat Gaming is bringing leadership team to SBC Summit…

PAGCOR is broadening its regulatory oversight of the Philippines’ online gaming sector as the market faces declining revenue, illegal operators, payment changes and emerging AI-related risks. Through new rules, PAGCOR expects stricter regulations for all B2B players in the gaming industry in additi…

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has concluded two separate decisions regarding two gambling advertisements run by White Hat Gaming and Midnite with one advertisement being cleared and the other one being banned. The ASA declared the gambling operator White Hat Gaming innocent wh…

What is LuckyCards? LuckyCards is a virtual card service for affiliates built by LuckyGroup. The product wasn’t designed as a generic fintech tool — it was purpose-built for internal use by the LuckyTeam and only then opened up to the market. That’s a meaningful difference from many competing servi…