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AiA CEO hopes Africa Safer Gambling Week can drive lasting change

Peter Kesitilwe wants Africa Safer Gambling Week to become more than an annual campaign and to create a foundation for year-round collaboration across markets.

September 11, 2026· Kyle Goldsmith5 min read
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RubyPlay and Splash Tech to scale iGaming’s most in-demand engagement products

RubyPlay’s acquisition of Splash Tech is about more than adding jackpots and free-to-play games. Founder Adam Wilson explains how Splash Tech helps operators increase player lifetime value, reduce jackpot infrastructure complexity and turn crowded content portfolios into lasting engagement across ca

September 11, 2026· Andrew Datson8 min read
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Playtech expecting 2027 Brazil launch amid political uncertainty

Playtech CEO Mor Weizer said the supplier is expecting to launch in Brazil early next year after facing delays partly due to political uncertainty.

September 11, 2026· Kyle Goldsmith4 min read
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How Yggdrasil is rethinking the economics of game creation

Sitting down with iGB, Yggdrasil's James Curwen explains how Game in a Box™ and Studio in a Box™ aim to lower the cost and risk of experimentation in game creation.

September 11, 2026· Richard Mulligan7 min read
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FATF publishes new risk indicators for gaming and gambling sectors

The new indicators single out casinos and betting as top money laundering exposure across the sectors.

September 11, 2026· Michael Wong2 min read
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Two more plead guilty in UK election betting case

Anthony and Laura Lee become the latest Conservative figures to admit cheating over bets placed on the 2024 general election date.

September 11, 2026· Michael Wong3 min read
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What we learned from Spectrum Gaming’s Evolution report

In Spectrum Gaming's 63-page dossier the adviser unpacks Evolution's lacking compliance systems, while also confirming that its games had been available in prohibited markets.

September 11, 2026· Nicole Macedo6 min read
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Nevada regulators to consider slew of technical standard revisions next month

The NGCB has worked for several years to overhaul the state's technical framework, and those changes are ready for review.

September 11, 2026· Jess Marquez5 min read
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Prediction market roundup: Top operators snap up celeb deals for unprecedented opening week of NFL football

As the NFL season kicks off, LeBron James, Sydney Sweeney and Marshawn Lynch are among the celebs that have begun to endorse prediction markets.

September 11, 2026· Matt Rybaltowski5 min read
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Estonia football match curtailed as concerns in potential iGaming hub continue to arrive

A football match in Estonia’s second tier has been curtailed over suspected match fixing, representing another red flag for the jurisdiction and its ambitions to become Europe’s next major hub for iGaming licences.  An Esiliiga match between FC Tallinn and Maardu Linnameeskond was abandoned on Thurs

September 11, 2026· Patrick Killeen3 min read
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FeedConstruct secures exclusive Asia volleyball coverage

FeedConstruct has bagged an exclusive partnership with the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) for the global distribution of data and streaming rights. The partnership covers all of CAVA’s international and club volleyball portfolio across both the men’s and women’s categories, including th

September 11, 2026· Viktor Kayed2 min read
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Mor Weizer: Line must be drawn on tech supply to illegal operators

Put straight to bat in Playtech’s H1 earnings call, CEO Mor Weizer and CFO Chris McGinnis refused to answer questions concerning the LSE technology group’s ongoing litigation with Evolution AB in the New Jersey courts. “We are not going to answer any questions on litigation,” Weizer stated. “I have

September 11, 2026· Ted Menmuir5 min read
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Sunderland signs multi-year deal with Shuffle amid heightened black market scrutiny

Sunderland AFC has secured a multi-year deal with Shuffle, a crypto-centric online casino and sports betting platform that holds no UK Gambling Commission licence. The partnership will see Shuffle, promoted as the “sleeve partner” of the Black Cats, as pressure grows on both the government and the P

September 11, 2026· Patrick Killeen4 min read
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Omnichannel gambling is finally everything & everywhere

Two-way traffic from online to offline and back is a sign of the industry’s fluidity. Jake Pollard observes leaderships applying a growing emphasis on executing effective Omnichannel strategies at a period of peak compression on operating margins. __________________ The online gaming industry is ful

September 11, 2026· Ted Menmuir6 min read