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Vixio announces the finalists for the 2023 Global Regulatory Awards

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Now in its seventh year, the GRAs recognise and celebrate the achievements of individuals, teams and organisations across the gambling industry who have excelled in compliance, corporate social responsibility and safer gambling.

“We received a record number of submissions, making this year’s awards the most competitive since inception. The quality of nominations demonstrates how the industry views the importance of compliance and the ongoing requirement to maintain compliance excellence,” stated Mike Woolfrey, CEO of Vixio. “Thank you to the judging panel for your hard work and rigorous and independent judging to ensure the awards are hotly contested. Those who made the shortlist should consider this a significant achievement.” Woolfrey further stated.

The 2023 Global Regulatory Awards presentation will take place on November 29th at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Due to the popularity of the awards, tables will sell out fast. Vixio advises booking now to ensure you don’t miss out.

The official 2023 shortlist is as follows:

AML/MLR Professional of the Year

  1. Antonello Cuschieri, Greentube
  2. Camila Caresi, Pay4Fun
  3. Laura KolensMatley, Flutter Entertainment
  4. Ross Ferguson, Genting Casinos

Award for Commitment to Compliance by an Affiliate Company

  1. Better Collective
  2. Gambling.com Group

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Safer Gambling Category Sponsor: San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission

  1. 888 William Hill
  2. Betsmart Consulting
  3. Betting and Gaming Council
  4. Casino Guru
  5. DraftKings
  6. Entain
  7. EPIC Risk Management
  8. Gauselmann
  9. Genting Casinos
  10. Kaizen Gaming
  11. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
  12. YGAM

Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Responsible GamblingCategory Sponsor: BetConstruct

  1. Aaron GlynWilliams, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
  2. Anna Davies, Metropolitan Gaming
  3. Martin Lycka, Entain
  4. Paul Buck, EPIC Risk Management

Best Regulatory Law Firm of the Year

  1. Bird & Bird
  2. CCA Law Firm
  3. CMS
  4. Greenberg Traurig
  5. GTG Advocates
  6. Herzog Fox & Neeman
  7. Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
  8. RM Legal
  9. Segev LLP
  10. Simion & Baciu

Best Regulatory Lawyer or InHouse Counsel of the Year

  1. Alcina de Oliveira Alves, CCA Law Firm
  2. Andy Danson, Bird & Bird
  3. Cosmina Maria Simion, Simion & Baciu
  4. Emeline d’Ollone, Catena Media
  5. Erica Okerberg, Greenberg Traurig
  6. Filipe Mayer, CCA Law Firm
  7. John Kyriakides and John Broupis, Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
  8. Matthew Plampton, Bally’s Interactive
  9. Sue Dawson, Light & Wonder
  10. Thalia Siamani, OKTO

Chief Compliance Officer of the Year – Category Sponsor: DraftKings

  1. Alex Henderson, GIMO
  2. Ashley Padgett, Flutter Entertainment
  3. David Webb, BetConstruct
  4. Jimmy Howard, Metropolitan Gaming
  5. Tom Cunningham, National Indian Gaming Commission
  6. Zeljka Perkovic, Huddle

Compliance Innovator of the Year

  1. ArdentSky
  2. Compliable
  3. Department of Trust
  4. Docaposte
  5. Neccton
  6. OneComply
  7. Pay4Fun
  8. SQR Group

Compliance Professional of the Year

  1. Blaine Preston, Light & Wonder
  2. Christina ThakorRankin, 1710 Gaming
  3. David Webb, BetConstruct
  4. Helen Davies, Flutter Entertainment
  5. Jessica Feil, OpenBet
  6. Jimmy Howard, Metropolitan Gaming
  7. Karine Kocharyan, BetConstruct
  8. Mike Robbins, Gaming Laboratories International
  9. Roxana Numa, Department of Trust
  10. Roxane Scicluna, Greentube
  11. Sara Condo, IGT
  12. SarahJayne Van Greune, Ilixium

Compliance Rising Star Special Award

  1. Adelayo Banjo, Games Global
  2. Antoine Vandemoortele, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
  3. Daniel Spencer, EPIC Risk Management
  4. Jessica Keogh, Games Global
  5. Johannes Ingi Kolbeinsson, PAYSTRAX
  6. Melanie Dunmar, Design Works Gaming
  7. OanaAdina Rusu, Greentube
  8. Thomas Zhong, IMG Arena

Compliance Team of the Year

  1. BetConstruct
  2. Estoril Sol Digital
  3. EveryMatrix
  4. Flutter Entertainment
  5. Gauselmann
  6. Genting Casinos
  7. Gaming Laboratories International
  8. Huddle Tech
  9. Kaizen Gaming
  10. Metropolitan Gaming
  11. Scientific Games
  12. Videoslots

Head of Regulatory Affairs/Government Relations of the Year

  1. Adam Torres, San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission
  2. Antony Gevisser, Super Group
  3. Charmaine Hogan, Playtech
  4. David Foster, Entain
  5. Jessica Feil, OpenBet

Legal Team of the Year

  1. Campeón Gaming
  2. EveryMatrix
  3. Kambi
  4. Light & Wonder
  5. Oryx Gaming
  6. Paysafe
  7. Segev LLP
  8. Soft2Bet

Outstanding Contribution to Safer Game Design

  1. Design Works Gaming
  2. Light & Wonder
  3. Print Studios

Outstanding Contribution to Sports Betting Integrity Award

  1. Entain
  2. Flutter Entertainment
  3. Genius Sports
  4. Neccton
  5. Sportradar

Payment Service or Solution Provider of the Year

  1. Freemarket
  2. Ilixium
  3. OKTO
  4. Paramount Commerce
  5. Passport Technology
  6. Pay4Fun
  7. Paysafe
  8. PAYSTRAX

Regtech Provider of the Year

  1. BetConstruct
  2. Department of Trust
  3. Gaming Innovation Group
  4. GeoComply
  5. IDnow
  6. Mindway AI
  7. Neccton
  8. OneComply
  9. Playtech
  10. Rightlander
  11. SG:certified
  12. Synalogik

Regulatory Initiative of the Year – Category Sponsor: Docaposte

  1. DGOJ (Spain)
  2. iGaming Ontario
  3. San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission
  4. Slovak Gambling Regulatory Authority

Responsible Approach to Advertising or Marketing Award

  1. Flutter Entertainment
  2. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
  3. Slovak Gambling Regulatory Authority

Responsible Gambling Service or Solution Provider of the Year – Category Sponsor: Kaizen Gaming

  1. Betknowmore UK
  2. Department of Trust
  3. EPIC Risk Management
  4. Focal Research Consultants Limited
  5. Gamban
  6. GamCare
  7. GBG
  8. Gordon Moody
  9. LexisNexis Risk Solutions
  10. Mindway AI
  11. Neccton
  12. YGAM

The 2023 recipient of the Compliance Lifetime Achievement Special Award, sponsored by eCogra, will be named via a separate special announcement prior to the Global Regulatory Awards ceremony.

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Los nuevos desafíos de la industria del iGaming en 2026

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En un artículo exclusivo para Gaming Americas, Udo Seckelmann, socio de Bichara e Motta Advogados, analiza cómo el mercado brasileño de iGaming ha entrado en una nueva fase de madurez tras el BiS SiGMA South America 2026.

Dejando atrás las expectativas regulatorias, la industria ahora enfrenta presiones reales a nivel operativo, político y económico, lo que plantea interrogantes clave sobre la sostenibilidad, la fiscalización y el equilibrio entre crecimiento y protección del consumidor en uno de los mercados de apuestas más dinámicos del mundo.

En un artículo exclusivo para Gaming Americas, Udo Seckelmann, socio de Bichara e Motta Advogados, analiza cómo el mercado brasileño de iGaming ha entrado en una nueva fase de madurez tras el BiS SiGMA South America 2026. Dejando atrás las expectativas regulatorias, la industria ahora enfrenta presiones operativas, políticas y económicas reales, lo que plantea preguntas críticas sobre sostenibilidad, aplicación normativa y el equilibrio entre crecimiento y protección del consumidor en uno de los mercados de apuestas más dinámicos del mundo.

BiS SiGMA 2026 dejó en claro que la conversación en torno al sector de apuestas en Brasil ha cambiado de forma fundamental. La industria ya no se discute como una oportunidad futura moldeada por expectativas regulatorias, sino como un ecosistema en funcionamiento sujeto a presiones del mundo real. Con el marco regulatorio en vigor y operadores activos, el foco se ha desplazado hacia cómo se comporta realmente el mercado bajo regulación y en qué puntos ese marco está siendo puesto a prueba.

Este cambio fue evidente tanto en la calidad de las discusiones como en el perfil de los participantes. En ediciones anteriores, gran parte del debate se centraba en el marco regulatorio ideal, la tributación y las estrategias de entrada al mercado. En 2026, el foco se trasladó hacia temas más sofisticados y, en muchos sentidos, más desafiantes: implementación regulatoria, fiscalización y el equilibrio entre crecimiento y protección del consumidor.

Un elemento adicional que permeó muchas de las discusiones fue el reciente endurecimiento del discurso político hacia el sector. Declaraciones del Presidente que sugieren la posible eliminación del mercado regulado de apuestas, así como iniciativas en el Congreso orientadas a restringir de forma amplia la publicidad del sector, revelan preocupaciones legítimas sobre externalidades negativas, pero también un riesgo concreto de que la política pública se diseñe de forma desconectada de la nueva realidad regulatoria.

La crítica aquí no se dirige a la preocupación por la protección del consumidor, que es sin duda esencial, sino a la forma en que se ha llevado a cabo este debate. Medidas prohibitivas o excesivamente restrictivas, particularmente en el ámbito de la publicidad, tienden a producir efectos adversos ya observados en otras jurisdicciones: menor capacidad de canalización hacia el mercado regulado, fortalecimiento de operadores ilegales y debilitamiento de los propios mecanismos de protección al consumidor.

En este contexto, la publicidad no debe ser vista únicamente como un factor de riesgo, sino también como una herramienta de política pública. Es a través de la publicidad que los operadores licenciados pueden diferenciarse de entidades no reguladas, comunicar prácticas de juego responsable y operar dentro de parámetros auditables. Las restricciones desproporcionadas, en la práctica, reducen la visibilidad de quienes están sujetos a regulación, al tiempo que amplían el espacio para quienes operan fuera de ella.

Además, la inestabilidad del discurso político, especialmente cuando coquetea con escenarios de prohibición tras años de esfuerzos para estructurar un mercado regulado, genera una importante inseguridad jurídica. Las inversiones realizadas bajo un marco regulatorio reciente son reevaluadas, los costos de cumplimiento aumentan y el apetito de nuevos entrantes tiende a disminuir. En última instancia, esto afecta no solo el desarrollo del sector, sino también la recaudación del gobierno y los objetivos regulatorios originales perseguidos por el Estado.

Otro tema clave discutido durante el evento fue el impacto del aumento de la carga impositiva, particularmente tras el incremento del Gaming Tax, sobre la competitividad del mercado regulado. Existe una preocupación legítima de que un entorno excesivamente gravoso, combinado con fuertes restricciones publicitarias, pueda generar un escenario económicamente inviable para los operadores licenciados, incentivando nuevamente la migración hacia el mercado no regulado.

Otro punto destacado del evento fue el debate en torno al rol de los intermediarios tecnológicos, incluidos los market makers en segmentos emergentes como los prediction markets. La expansión de estos modelos plantea importantes interrogantes regulatorios: en qué medida los marcos existentes son suficientes para acomodar estas innovaciones y cuándo será necesario avanzar hacia regímenes regulatorios específicos, posiblemente bajo la supervisión de autoridades como el regulador del mercado de valores.

Una comparación con ediciones anteriores de BiS SiGMA demuestra claramente la creciente madurez del sector. Si Brasil alguna vez fue visto como una gran promesa, hoy es una realidad compleja que requiere ajustes finos y coordinación institucional. La agenda ha pasado de la apertura del mercado a la gobernanza, ahora bajo un escrutinio político y social mucho más intenso.

Por último, un aspecto que merece especial atención es la creciente profesionalización de todos los actores involucrados. Operadores, reguladores, proveedores de servicios e incluso el debate público han evolucionado significativamente. Hoy existe una comprensión más clara de que el éxito del mercado brasileño depende de su credibilidad y de su sostenibilidad a largo plazo.

Udo Seckelmann
Socio del área de Gambling & Crypto en Bichara e Motta Advogados

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The iGaming Industry’s New Challenges in 2026

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In an exclusive article for Gaming Americas, Udo Seckelmann, partner in the Gambling & Crypto department at Bichara e Motta Advogados, examines how the Brazilian iGaming market has entered a new phase of maturity following BiS SiGMA South America 2026.

Moving beyond regulatory expectations, the industry now faces real operational, political, and economic pressures, raising critical questions about sustainability, enforcement, and the balance between growth and consumer protection in one of the world’s most dynamic betting markets.

BIS SIGMA 2026 made it clear that the conversation around Brazil’s betting sector has fundamentally changed. The industry is no longer being discussed as a future opportunity shaped by regulatory expectations, but as a functioning ecosystem already subject to real-world pressures. With the framework in force and operators active, the focus has shifted to how the market actually behaves under regulation — and where that framework is being put to the test.

This shift was evident both in the quality of the discussions and in the profile of participants. In past editions, much of the debate focused on the ideal regulatory framework, taxation, and market entry strategies. In 2026, the focus moved toward more sophisticated — and, in many ways, more challenging — topics: regulatory implementation, enforcement, and the balance between growth and consumer protection.

An additional element that permeated many discussions was the recent hardening of political discourse toward the sector. Statements from the President suggesting the potential elimination of the regulated betting market, as well as initiatives in Congress aimed at broadly restricting betting advertising, reveal legitimate concerns about negative externalities but also a concrete risk of public policy being shaped in a way that is disconnected from the newly established regulatory reality.

The criticism here is not directed at the concern for consumer protection — which is undoubtedly essential — but rather at how this debate has been conducted. Prohibitive or overly restrictive measures, particularly in the field of advertising, tend to produce adverse effects already observed in other jurisdictions: reduced channeling capacity toward the regulated market, the strengthening of illegal operators, and a weakening of consumer protection mechanisms themselves.

In this context, advertising should not be viewed solely as a risk factor, but also as a public policy tool. It is through advertising that licensed operators can differentiate themselves from unregulated entities, communicate responsible gambling practices, and operate within auditable parameters. Disproportionate restrictions, in practice, reduce the visibility of those subject to regulation while simultaneously expanding the space for those operating outside it.

Moreover, the instability of political discourse — especially when it flirts with prohibition scenarios after years of efforts to structure a regulated market — creates significant legal uncertainty. Investments made based on a recent regulatory framework are reassessed, compliance costs increase, and the appetite of new entrants tends to decline. Ultimately, this undermines not only the development of the sector but also government revenue and the original regulatory objectives pursued by the Government.

Another key topic discussed during the event was the impact of increased taxation — particularly following the rise in the Gaming Tax — on the competitiveness of the regulated market. There is a legitimate concern that an overly burdensome environment, combined with severe advertising restrictions, may create an economically unviable scenario for licensed operators, once again encouraging migration to the unregulated market.

Another highlight of the event was the debate surrounding the role of technological intermediaries — including market makers in emerging segments such as prediction markets. The expansion of these models raises important regulatory questions: to what extent are existing frameworks sufficient to accommodate these innovations? And when will it be necessary to move toward specific regulatory regimes, potentially under the oversight of authorities such as the securities regulator?

A comparison with previous BIS SIGMA editions clearly demonstrates the sector’s growing maturity. If Brazil was once seen as a major promise, it is now a complex reality that requires fine-tuning and institutional coordination. The agenda has shifted from market opening to governance — now under much more intense political and social scrutiny.

Finally, one aspect that deserves particular attention is the increasing professionalization of all stakeholders involved. Operators, regulators, service providers, and even the broader public debate have evolved significantly. There is now a clearer understanding that the success of the Brazilian market depends on its credibility and long-term sustainability.

Udo Seckelmann
Partner in the Gambling & Crypto department at Bichara e Motta Advogados

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Endorphina secures AGCO supplier registration in Ontario

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Endorphina Limited has obtained a Gaming-Related Supplier registration in Ontario, Canada, allowing the company to supply its online slot content to licensed operators in the province.

The registration was issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Ontario is one of North America’s most closely regulated online gambling markets.

“Securing approval in Ontario is a significant achievement for Endorphina. It confirms the quality of our products, the strength of our compliance framework, and our readiness to operate in highly regulated environments,” said Head of Compliance at Endorphina, Džangar Jesenov.

Endorphina said it has a portfolio of 200+ slots, partnerships with 6,000+ operators, and an active presence in more than 50 jurisdictions. The company positions the Ontario approval as part of its broader expansion strategy in regulated markets.

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