Laimonas Žukas announced that he left Kickertech, a Betsson subsidiary, in July, reportedly. No replacement had been appointed, according to the report.
Kickertech had no replacement CEO appointed at the time of the report.
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France’s ANJ granted Betsson France an online poker licence and approved its participation in shared liquidity with Italy, Spain and Portugal, with decisions adopted on 15 October. The authority approved the company’s poker software the following day; Betsson said its offer will use Playtech’s iPoker platform.
Betsson has obtained an online poker licence in France from the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). The authorisation allows Betsson France to offer online poker to players in the country and to take part in shared liquidity with Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Betsson Group managing director for Southern Europe Stefano Tino said Italy would remain central to the group’s expansion strategy in the region. He said growth in regulated markets would require selective investment, adaptation to national rules and attention to economic sustainability.
Stefano Tino, Managing Director Southern Europe of Betsson Group, said Italy will remain a reference point for the group's expansion strategy in southern Europe. He said growth in regulated markets will call for increasingly selective investment, adaptation to national rules and closer attention to economic sustainability.
Quirino Mancini, an IMGL Executive Committee member, said Italy should continue updating its gambling framework as new international challenges emerge. He described the country’s licensing and regulatory system as a reference point for other markets and said AGCOM’s updated guidance on infotainment could clarify advertising rules.
Quirino Mancini, a lawyer and member of the IMGL Executive Committee, said Italy will have to adapt to new international challenges.
Betsson Group took part in the University of Málaga’s Malackathon and proposed a technology challenge, according to a report published on 28 October 2026. Participants were asked to develop an application to test and interact with the company’s live webpages; they received trial access to Betsson’s website and games. The report also said Betsson recorded €326.5m in Q3 2026 revenue, up 10% year on year.
The University of Málaga's computer engineering school held its annual hackathon, the Malackathon. Betsson Group took part as a partner of the event and proposed one of the challenges, centred on building an application that could verify how the company's real webpages operate and interact with them. Those taking part received test access to Betsson's official website and were able to use the games offered on the platform.
R. Franco Digital has agreed to supply its online casino games to Betsson in Belgium, according to a press report dated 27 October 2026. The games are available to Betsson players in the market; the report says Belgium is the provider’s sixth regulated European market.
R. Franco Digital has closed a content agreement with Betsson, one of Europe's major operators, that takes its catalogue into Belgium. The Spanish online gaming supplier's titles are now live for the operator's Belgian players. The deal strengthens an international expansion that places the company in six regulated European markets: Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Malta and now Belgium.