Europe's leading gaming markets regulatory issues and data retention concerns to be tackled at the SBC Summit 2025
SBC Summit 2025: Navigating Europe's Regulated Gaming Markets
The SBC Summit 2025, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain from September 16-18, will delve into the intricacies of Europe's most demanding gaming markets. The Global Markets – Western Europe track, happening on September 17 at Lisbon’s Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), will be a key focus, shedding light on regulation and retention in Italy, the Nordics, the Netherlands, and Portugal.
This track promises to offer deeply strategic panels addressing real-world regulatory frameworks, compliance challenges, innovation imperatives, and customer retention tactics tailored for Europe's most competitive and regulation-heavy gaming sectors.
Key discussions and panels include:
- Navigating escalating compliance demands: Operators will share insights on how they adapt to increasingly strict and evolving regulatory frameworks, covering revised licensing systems and new consumer protection mandates.
- Shifting player expectations and retention strategies: Practical tools and strategies for retaining customers amid complex regulatory environments and intensifying global competition will be highlighted.
- Driving responsible innovation within tight regulatory constraints: Discussions will centre on enabling sustainable growth while maintaining compliance.
- Tackling challenges and opportunities in legacy and emerging Western European markets: Delegates will receive actionable guidance to succeed at regional expansion or stronghold maintenance.
- Building strong relationships with regulators: The importance of fostering relationships with regulators to meet evolving standards and implement consumer protection will be emphasised, with a focus on responsible gambling and compliance as core components of business strategy in Western Europe.
Rasmus Sojmark, CEO of SBC, stated that the track “provides the practical insight and expert guidance delegates need to succeed” in Western Europe’s tightly regulated and commercially significant market.
In addition to the Global Markets – Western Europe track, the event will also feature other tracks such as Global Markets - Latin America and Brazil, and Global Markets - North America. A diverse range of industry leaders, including Fabio A. Bufalini (Country Director Italy, Stake), Marco Castaldo (CEO, Microgame), Will Shuckburgh (CEO, eCogra), Nicola Tani (Chief Editor, Agipro), Stefano Tino (Managing Director Italy, Betsson), Marco Tiso (Managing Director, Sisal), Pascal Chaffard (CFO & Strategy Officer, FDJ), Axel Hefer (CEO, Tipico), Vlad Kaltenieks (CEO, BoyleSports), Mattias Wedar (CEO, LeoVegas), and others, will participate in these discussions.
The SBC Summit 2025 promises to be an invaluable event for industry professionals seeking to navigate Europe's complex and evolving gaming markets.
- The Global Markets – Western Europe track, focusing on regulation and retention in Italy, the Nordics, Netherlands, and Portugal, will also discuss the intersection of technology and gambling, exploring innovative strategies and compliance challenges in the casino-and-gambling sector.
- During the panel on driving responsible innovation within tight regulatory constraints, speakers will explore how emerging technology can help operators meet compliance standards while offering engaging, safe, and technologically advanced gambling experiences in the casino-and-gambling industry.
