Superbet will make founder Sacha Dragic its sole chief executive from 1 January 2026, the company said. Co-CEO Jimmy Maymann will leave the role and rejoin the board, while Albert Simsensohn becomes deputy CEO and Eamonn O’Loughlin takes on the group chief operating officer position.
The leadership changes set the group’s executive responsibilities from January 2026.
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Capula Investment Management has taken positions in CIRSA and Lottomatica ahead of their proposed merger, reportedly seeking to benefit from a difference in their share prices and the exchange value. Its declared CIRSA exposure is about €30 million, while its short position in Lottomatica is valued at about €35 million; the integration is planned for Q2 2027, subject to approvals.
Capula Investment Management has reportedly taken positions in CIRSA and Lottomatica ahead of their planned merger. The arbitrage strategy seeks to benefit from differences between the companies' share prices and the value resulting from the deal.
France’s Autorité de la Concurrence approved Banijay Gaming’s planned acquisition of casino operator Joa without conditions, finding the transaction unlikely to harm competition. The authority focused on poker as the main potential overlap between online and land-based gambling, and said current rules barring online casino games limited its assessment.
Superbet said it plans to invest about €500 million in Greece over the next six years, covering technology, staff training, sports sponsorships and marketing. The company estimated it held about 7% of Greek betting stakes and reported October turnover of €270 million, figures it said referred to wagers rather than revenue.
Blask’s September 2026 analysis put Brazil at 57.8% of demand for online betting and gaming in Latin America, despite a 5.2% decline in its regional share. The company said regional demand fell 0.2%, while interest in licensed Brazilian brands dropped 82% between 25 September and 1 October after the fixed-odds betting ban. Blask said its indicators measure consumer interest and brand visibility, not revenue share or active bettors.
Latin American demand for online betting and gaming slipped 0.2% in September 2026, Blask's market analysis found. Brazil still supplied 57.8% of the region's online betting and gaming demand, holding first place. The regional dip occurred even as 16 of the 20 markets tracked by Blask posted growth over the period.
An economist’s estimate reported in the source says Flamengo, Corinthians and Palmeiras could lose R$695.5 million a year combined in betting sponsorship and stadium advertising revenue if Brazil’s provisional measure remains in force. The projections put potential revenue reductions at 26% for Flamengo, 23% for Corinthians and 22% for Palmeiras; they are not losses already recorded.
Flamengo, Corinthians and Palmeiras could lose a combined R$695.5m a year in sponsorship and stadium advertising revenue if Brazil's provisional measure on fixed-odds betting remains in force, according to an estimate by economist Cesar Grafietti. The figures are projections of the financial impact of removing betting-related revenue, not losses the clubs have already recorded.