Phil Richards left his role as chief financial officer of Gaming Innovation Group in October after two-and-a-half years, according to his LinkedIn post. Richards said he will become CFO of technology company Chaos in December.
GiG’s CFO departure is a senior personnel change for the gambling company.
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ComeOn and SuomiVeto said they hold Finnish gambling licences for the online market due to open on 1 July 2027. ComeOn’s owner, European Entertainment Group, said Finland’s National Police Board granted the licences it sought for online casino and sports betting; SuomiVeto also confirmed its licence. The operators cannot accept bets in Finland before the market opens.
SuomiVeto, founded by former BetCity shareholders Joey Singels and Melvin Bostelaar, has obtained a licence to offer online gambling in Finland, Bostelaar said on LinkedIn. The company said it is among the first operators licensed for the market, which opens on 1 July 2027. Bragg and Kambi will supply the platform.
SuomiVeto, a Finnish gambling company founded by former BetCity shareholders Joey Singels and Melvin Bostelaar, has received a licence to offer online gambling in Finland once the market opens, Bostelaar said in a post on LinkedIn. Bostelaar, who became CEO of SuomiVeto on Thursday, said the company is among the first operators to receive a licence for the Finnish market.
Kambi director Mateo Lenoble told iGaming Business that Brazil's sudden ban on online betting has damaged investor confidence and created legal uncertainty. He warned players may move to offshore operators, raising gambling-harm and match-fixing risks. Lenoble said the ban disrupted Kambi's Brazil-facing projects, with local-only operators hit harder.
Mateo Lenoble, a director at Kambi, said Brazil's ban on online betting has damaged investor confidence in the local gaming market and created legal uncertainty, in comments to iGaming Business. Lenoble said a resumption of operations would not remove the uncertainty created by the prohibition.
Kambi's director for Latin America, Mateo Lenoble, said Brazil's provisional measure banning betting is disrupting projects the supplier had been developing there, in an interview with iGaming Business. He said legal uncertainty would persist even if operations resume quickly, and that bettors may move to clandestine platforms without a regulated market.
Kambi's director for Latin America, Mateo Lenoble, said Brazil's provisional measure banning betting is disrupting projects the supplier had been developing in the country, in an interview with iGaming Business. Lenoble said Kambi works only in regulated markets and that the measure is affecting the company's plans there.
Kambi Group has signed a multi-year online sportsbook partnership with QuinnBet, which operates in the UK and Ireland. QuinnBet will migrate to Kambi's Turnkey Sportsbook, integrated with its Pragmatic Solutions player account platform, and will use the full sportsbook range including Bet Builder and AI-based trading and risk management. Kambi CEO Werner Becher and QuinnBet CEO Brenda Quinn welcomed the agreement.
Kambi Group plc has signed a multi-year online sportsbook partnership with QuinnBet, an operator active in the UK and Ireland. Under the agreement, QuinnBet will migrate to Kambi's Turnkey Sportsbook, the report said.