OPAP reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of €2,407.9 million for the full year 2025, marking a 4.9% increase compared with the previous year and setting a new record for the Greek gaming operator. The milestone was largely supported by continued expansion in online gaming alongside solid performance from the company’s retail operations. However, a significant increase in operating expenses during the year placed pressure on profitability, reducing EBITDA margins and slightly

A Russian court has chosen not to impose prison sentences on the three individuals behind a high-profile illegal poker club operating in the western city of Smolensk.   Instead, the district court issued suspended jail terms ranging from 20 to 22 months, according to a report by Russian media outlet Rabochy Put.   The three organizers, whose identities have not been disclosed due to legal restrictions, were also ordered to serve two years of probation. In addition, each of th

Uganda’s authorities are urging the country’s gambling operators to prepare for the introduction of a proposed Centralised Payment System that could soon reshape how betting transactions are conducted nationwide.   The system, which is awaiting parliamentary approval, would impose strict requirements on operators and carries a potential penalty of UGX110 million (€26,268) for those who fail to comply.   The proposed payment gateway would be licensed by the Bank of Uganda and

More than 100 shareholders have initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice in London against British American Tobacco following the company’s $635 million settlement with American authorities over sanctions violations tied to North Korea. The claim centers on allegations that the tobacco giant failed to provide investors with timely and accurate disclosures about its historical business dealings with the sanctioned regime. According to the plaintiffs, the compan