ICE World Gaming Forum 2026 will tackle key topics like illegal markets, iGaming innovation, lottery tech, bonus abuse, and cyber threats.

Sports betting stocks are booming. More and more operators are going public, investors are chasing billion-dollar revenues, but regulation and legal risks remain major challenges. A closer look at the opportunities, risks and key players in the market.

SiGMA Europe 2025 in Malta turned out to be smaller than in previous years – but that gave the event its very own charm. With around 12,000 delegates, 400 exhibitors and a relaxed, almost family-like atmosphere, the focus was clearly on networking and personal exchange. A personal review of a gaming expo that proves: sometimes less really is more.

The Croatian Gambling Industry is undergoing regulatory changes, with the proposed new gambling regulations, focused on addressing concerns around gambling addiction and the black market.

The UK’s Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Ivan Lewis MP, outlined a largely positive attitude towards the gambling industry when he addressed the recent Business In Sport & Leisure (BISL) members meeting. Mr Lewis, who was elected to Parliament in 1997 and represents the constituency of Bury South, told BISL members that he regarded gambling as a mainstream leisure activity for the vast majority of the UK population.

Taipei (CNA) A tourism college in eastern Taiwan signed an agreement with a foreign institute Friday to train Taiwanese hoping to work in the gambling industry. Lee Ming-hui, principal of the Taiwan Hospitality and Tourism College (THTC) in Hualien, signed the training program agreement with James Kong, a representative of the U.S.-based Galaxy Training Institute (GTI).

The beleaguered casino industry suffered a fresh blow after the second of the UK's two dominant operators declared it was pulling out of the sector's oncepowerful trade body. Rank's resignation from the British Casino Association means the association will have even less clout when arguing with ministers over future issues such as taxation. The BCA, which had already been hit by Gala Coral's departure in October, is left contemplating the radical options...

In the UK, the gambling industry has been warned by Government Ministers that it has less than a month to establish a voluntary system to fund the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT) or it will be forced to pay a statutory levy. According to The Financial Times, the government will begin drafting legislation to fund the problem gambling scheme in mind-November should the industry fail to meet its requirements with any levy due from April of next year onwards.