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The group's chief transformation officer will succeed Erwin van Lambaart and run Austria's gambling incumbent through the end of its online monopoly and the reaward of its licences. The shareholders have chosen an insider with a record of steering former monopolies into competition.

IZI Finance, the Maltese group that runs the island's National Lottery and the Dragonara Casino, took more than €1 billion in stakes in a year for the first time and doubled its pre-tax profit to €14.4 million. Its lottery concession has under six years left to run, and the bond it sold in March to fund growth abroad runs almost four years beyond it.

Camarines Sur representative Arnie Fuentebella told colleagues the application has been "neither approved nor disapproved", contradicting the interior secretary, who said last week it had been denied. Roque is wanted at home on non-bailable trafficking charges tied to a former offshore gaming hub.

Net revenue rose 27% and EBITDA 29% in the second quarter. The company's own underlying figure, excluding the American acquisition and Austrian tax, is a fifth of the headline.

Greentube has spent decades supplying content to operators across Europe. Now it is becoming one. The Kingsbet CZ deal marks a meaningful shift in how the Novomatic-owned business is positioning itself for the next phase of European iGaming.

Austrian prosecutors have filed criminal bribery charges against Novomatic founder Johann Graf and former Ainsworth CEO Harald Neumann, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to a company already locked out of its AU$1-per-share takeover of Australian gaming supplier Ainsworth Game Technology after minority shareholders blocked the deal in February 2026.

Austria prepares for a monumental shift in its betting landscape as the Ministry of Finance outlines new draft legislation for the 2027 casino tenders. While the government focuses on age-based loss limits and stricter enforcement against unlicensed sites, major industry stakeholders are lobbying fiercely for a transition from a state-backed monopoly to an open, competitive licensing model to ensure better player safety and tax retention.

Wazdan, the leading gain-focused developer, has further expanded its European footprint through a new partnership with Admiral.hr.

Seven of Europe’s major gambling regulators have agreed to strengthen joint efforts against illegal online gambling networks, warning that fast-growing

It has been a week of profound consequences. The fear that rising taxes and tighter regulations would force operators to relocate has stopped being a theory

Per Widerström, chief executive of evoke plc, has been named in a private criminal complaint filed with the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office last Thursday

Banijay acquires Tipico, merges with Betclic creating €3bn Banijay Gaming. Deal forms new European gambling leader focused on regulated markets like FR & DE.

In a major strategic realignment, European gaming technology group Novomatic AG has finalised the sale of its entire Admiral Austria retail business to the

Playtech has continued its strategic pivot away from B2C operations with the sale of its German gambling brand HappyBet to NetX Betting, a subsidiary of

Austrian authorities have successfully dismantled an illegal international luxury lottery operation based in Vienna. The scheme, which promised high-value