Business & M&A

The Colombian capital is preparing to host a new edition of GAT Expo Colombia – Bogotá 2026, a specialized event taking place on Thursday, October 15, at the Sheraton Salitre Hotel, where gaming operators, suppliers, and regulators will meet to analyze opportunities heading into 2027. GAT Expo Bogo…

Zitro will showcase its latest FANTASY and CONCEPT gaming titles at G2E Las Vegas 2026, with more than 100 gaming machines on display at its expanded booth on Fremont Street. The FANTASY portfolio will feature new games and mechanics, offering a varied range of gameplay options for diverse player s…

Fast Track has launched True Value, a new product designed to measure the underlying economic value of player activity from the first completed session. The company said the product separates the value of play from the influence of luck, giving operators another measure to use when making commercia…

ICE Barcelona will launch a revamped content programme in 2027, featuring a new invite-only C-suite event and a reworked conference focused on business-critical issues facing the gaming industry. The WorldGaming Council will debut as an invite-only Chatham House event capped at 350 attendees. It wi…

Xtremepush, the leading provider of AI-powered CRM, engagement, and loyalty technology, has announced a strategic partnership with modular iGaming platform provider and data-driven games aggregator Vyking which will see the latter make Xtremepush’s category-leading services available to its global…

SBC Summit is set to return to Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October, bringing its largest and most ambitious edition yet to Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) and MEO Arena. The post SBC Summit returns to Lisbon with major new features, 11k+ operators and record attendance first appeared on Asia…

Joakim Thor, director of sportsbook product at Betsson Group, also talks through the operator's strategy for the new European football season.

The 2026 NFL season is now well underway, with the Bills, 49ers, and Seahawks excelling in the opening two rounds of fixtures. A number of star players have also enjoyed superb starts to the campaign. These include the Bill’s quarterback Josh Allen, while the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes also rolled bac…

At a major industry conference, it is easy for a brand to disappear among dozens of booths, screens, logos and activations. For PropellerAds, simply “showing up” has therefore never been the goal. Conferences are a way to show the market what the company looks like today, meet clients and partners…

SPRIBE has teamed up with Brazilian soccer content creator Luva de Pedreiro, who has become an official brand ambassador for the company’s flagship game, Aviator. The content creator will help popularize the title locally in Brazil, as Aviator has already been driving steady engagement and retentio…

Pragmatic Play has unveiled its roadmap for Q4 2026, showcasing new slot titles, arcade offerings, and live casino formats, including a hosting collaboration with global superstar Kevin Hart. Press release.- Pragmatic Play is braced for a major final quarter of 2026 as it unveils an expansive upcom…

Bulgaria’s ruling Progressive Bulgaria party has put its Gambling Act reforms draft up for public consultation, calling for a complete ban on gambling advertising. The proposed restrictions drafted by Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s cabinet replace the current legislation with a near-total ban on all…

A lawyer at one of the UK’s largest law firms specialising in gambling licensing has urged gambling trade bodies to be more cohesive in lobbying and communications amid a fresh debate around tax rates. Richard Bradley, Gambling Lead Solicitor at Poppleston Allen, has advised organisations such as t…

Tom Light, Founder and CEO at FIRST.bet introduces SportOS, a new sportsbook platform that aims to give operators greater control over the user experience. The new solution aligns with Light’s vision for the future of sportsbook, which focuses on the end of the copy-paste era of technology. A sport…

American media giant People Incorporated has dropped its multi-billion dollar bid to acquire MGM Resorts International, one of the biggest gaming firms in the US and a significant player globally. People Incorporated made a $18bn (£13.4bn) bid to acquire the remaining shares in MGM in June. Barry D…

Stockman’s Casino has completed a year-long renovation that brought upgrades across its gaming floor, food service areas, and back-of-house operations at the Fallon, Nevada property. The casino marked the completion of the project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 18, following an overhau…

GR8_TECH has published new research demonstrating that its frontend architecture has an average load time of 1.72 seconds thanks to new tech upgrades it has made throughout the year. Following the updates, SBC News caught up with GR8_TECH’s Head of Sportsbook Business Dinos Doxiadis to outline why…

Aristocrat Interactive™ has entered a new licencing agreement with Gaming Realms™ that will allow the development of Slingo™ versions of two of Aristocrat’s most popular game brands, Buffalo™ and Mo’ Mummy™. Lauren Caruana, VP of Commercial UK & EU for Aristocrat Interactive, said: We’re excited to…