Conferences
NOVOMATIC Italia to Participate in ENADA 2026
NOVOMATIC Italia announced its return to ENADA with a completely updated exhibition offering that embraces the full ecosystem of land-based gaming, digital solutions, and payment services. The Group will present cutting-edge technologies designed to meet the needs of operators and stakeholders, with a strong focus on security, reliability, and innovation. The centerpiece of its presence will be NOVOLAND, a huge immersive exhibition area created specifically for the event, where visitors and partners will be able to explore the latest developments from the NOVOMATIC universe at first hand.
Highlights include:
• XTENSION LINK Games, marking the Italian debut of the celebrated game family on the NOVOLINE VLT platform. This exclusive launch introduces Italy to a new generation of high-impact titles featuring striking visual content, advanced functionalities, and innovative game mechanics, elements designed to elevate and redefine the entire VLT experience.
• NOVOLINE Easy VLT, the new cashless model for land-based gaming. This state-of-the-art solution introduces electronic payments directly on VLTs, delivering a fully integrated experience with the APay E-Wallet system and connecting the NOVOLINE ecosystem to ADMIRAL Pay, the Group’s payment institute. A true bridge between physical and digital channels, NOVOLINE Easy VLT simplifies the customer journey and expands the range of services available to operators.
• NOVOELSY Game Server, bringing AWP excellence online. A newly enriched portfolio that transports the top-performing AWP titles into the digital space.
• Vabanq N Live, a next-generation solution that elevates the thrill of live casino entertainment, combining immediate engagement with the high security and quality standards guaranteed by NOVOMATIC Italia.
AWP Innovations
The NOVOMATIC Italia exhibition area will also showcase the latest advancements in the AWP segment, including:
• New in-house titles developed specifically for the Italian market, such as the highly anticipated Top 7 Olympia and Top 7 Brasil, along with the Game Club VIP multigame board, which was presented at the latest edition of ICE Barcelona;
• These innovations follow the launch of AWPina, NOVOMATIC Italia’s first virtual influencer, who was created to introduce a new communication style for sharing updates, trends, and best practices within the AWP sector.
ADMIRAL Pay and Quigioco: the phygital future
ENADA provides the Group with a key opportunity to showcase the evolution of its digital ecosystem. Quigioco, NOVOMATIC Italia’s online brand, introduces a completely redesigned platform aimed at enhancing competitiveness and brand recognition, featuring an updated, high-performance, and user-friendly interface. The platform operates under the new remote gaming concession, which is valid until 2034, and benefits from a steadily expanding PVR network, supporting a fully integrated, secure, and compliant offering.
Alongside Quigioco, ADMIRAL Pay is strengthening its position as a leading provider of digital gaming services through an ecosystem built around the access point of the APay E-Wallet. This solution seamlessly connects the physical and digital worlds, ensuring traceability, simplicity, and efficiency in cash withdrawals and pagoPA payments and delivering a modern, seamless, and fully integrated gaming experience.
The Novocash VLT, Novocash X6 and APay Station systems, while not directly part of the ADMIRAL Pay offering, have been enhanced with features that enable direct interaction with the APay E-Wallet. These solutions allow players to top up their digital wallet, withdraw cash, and pay for services such as PagoPA, ensuring a smooth and fully integrated experience between PVRs and online gaming accounts.
“ENADA Primavera 2026 is much more than an exhibition. It marks the moment at which we renew our dialogue with stakeholders and look ahead to the profound transformation of our industry with the drive of a company that chooses to engage and invest. NOVOLAND is our window into the future, an ecosystem where omnichannel solutions, technology, and responsibility converge to redefine the experience of a leading product and an entertainment offering that anticipates trends and delivers top level performance. Here, we are showcasing all that we are creating for the Italian market: integrated, secure, and connected solutions. NOVOLAND is the place where we shape our future together with our customers, our partners, and our people,” said Markus Buechele, CEO of NOVOMATIC Italia.
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Asia
Groove joins SiGMA Asia panel on resilience of Asian iGaming licensing
Groove will take part in a regulation-focused panel at SiGMA Summit Asia, with CEO Yahale Meltzer attending and Business Development Director Giusy Campo speaking on the session titled “Jurisdiction Jungle: Who Rules Asia’s iGaming Empire?”.
According to the company, the panel will examine whether Asian licensing regimes can hold up under enforcement, cross-border scrutiny, banking pressure and rising compliance requirements. Topics slated for discussion include audit readiness, payment disruption, tax enforcement, evolving AML expectations and geopolitical shifts.
Giusy Campo, Business Development Director at Groove, said: “The conversation in Asia has matured significantly. Operators are no longer asking just about content volume or time-to-market. They are asking about structural resilience: how a platform handles a studio API failure without impacting player experience, what the data sovereignty protocols are, and whether the compliance architecture is defensive or reactive|”
Campo added: “In a region where banking pressure and regulatory expectations shift rapidly, the platforms that survive will be the ones that built integrity into their stack from the first line of code, not the ones scrambling to patch it in later.” Meltzer said: “The ‘Jurisdiction Jungle’ is not a metaphor for growth; it is a reality for every operator trying to scale across Asia’s fragmented regulatory landscape.” He added: “The mistake some make is treating compliance as a hurdle to clear. We treat it as a design constraint from day one. If your architecture is not built to generate verifiable, immutable audit trails for every transaction, you are not actually ready for Asia’s top tier. Our presence at SiGMA Summit Asia is about having serious conversations with operators who understand that trade-off.”
Groove said it has published a White Paper on navigating the Asian iGaming market, available on its website, and positioned its SiGMA Summit Asia attendance as part of a broader push in Asia following recent expansion moves into LatAm and Africa.
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Baltics
HIPTHER Celebrates Estonia’s Startup Ecosystem & Tallinn Homecoming with Eestistartup
HIPTHER is proud to announce a new community-driven initiative for HIPTHER Baltics & Nordics: Tallinn 2026, opening 50 fully complimentary delegate passes for members of Eestistartup.ee, one of Estonia’s largest startup communities, bringing together more than 1,000 startups across the country’s fast-growing innovation ecosystem.
The initiative is launched in collaboration with Daniel Gunba, founder of Eestistartup, long-standing friend of the #hipthers community, and recurring HIPTHER conference speaker. Designed as a friendship project rooted in shared respect for Estonia’s founders and innovators, the initiative aims to support local startup access to international industry dialogue, networking, and business opportunities.
Taking place on 2 June 2026 at Hilton Tallinn Park, HIPTHER Baltics & Nordics: Tallinn 2026 will explore Digital Governance, Startup Innovation, Nordic Market Expansion, fintech, compliance, AI, digital identity, investment, and regulated technology ecosystems — making the collaboration a natural fit for Estonia’s startup community.
Through the initiative, selected Eestistartup members will receive full access to the conference programme, networking sessions, lunch, and the evening networking party, including one complimentary drink.
More than a delegate pass, the initiative reflects HIPTHER’s commitment to opening doors for ambitious builders, connecting founders with decision-makers, and celebrating Tallinn’s role as one of Europe’s most dynamic centres for digital governance, entrepreneurship, and technology leadership.
As HIPTHER OÜ proudly calls Estonia home, Tallinn 2026 carries special meaning for the #hipthers team. The event represents both a regional milestone and a homecoming — a chance to bring HIPTHER’s international community closer to the founders, innovators, and tech leaders shaping Estonia’s next chapter.
“Estonia has always represented something bigger than just a startup ecosystem. It’s a mindset, practical innovation, digital-first thinking, and founders who build without waiting for permission. As HIPTHER OÜ proudly calls Estonia home, creating this initiative together with Daniel and the Eestistartup community felt natural. Tallinn 2026 is not just another conference stop for us; it’s a chance to give back, open doors, and connect local builders with an international network of decision-makers, investors, and innovators. Also, let’s be honest… in Estonia, even bureaucracy somehow feels like it runs on startup logic.” said Zoltan Tundik, Co-Founder & Head of Business at HIPTHER.
The collaboration with Eestistartup strengthens HIPTHER Tallinn’s mission to bring together startup founders, regulators, investors, fintech leaders, gaming and tech companies, compliance experts, and digital policy voices in one focused, high-value environment.
With Estonia widely recognised for its digital-first mindset and startup success stories, Tallinn offers the ideal setting for conversations that move beyond theory and into practical ecosystem growth, cross-border cooperation, and future-ready innovation.
Daniel Gunba, Founder of the Eestistartup Community, commented: “Through the collaboration between the Estonian startup community and HIPTHER, we are opening the doors for industry professionals to connect with our startup founders. This is the moment when the crowd will experience 100% synergy between founders who have been on the market for many years and founders who are ready to create, explore, and grow.
Estonia has always been a talent hub, and I am happy that together with Zoltan and his team, we found a way to empower it even more!”
HIPTHER Baltics & Nordics: Tallinn will serve as the grand finale of the 2026 HIPTHER Baltics series, following the highly successful Vilnius and Riga editions, and will also host the HIPTHER Baltic & Nordics Gaming Awards Ceremony & Closing Party.
Complimentary passes for Eestistartup members are limited to 50 and available through the official application form.
Apply here: https://hipther.com/events/tallinn/eestistartup/
Event information: https://hipther.com/events/tallinn/
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Canada
Digicode to showcase Diger Suite at SBC Summit Canada 2026
Digicode will showcase its Diger Suite at SBC Summit Canada, taking place in Toronto from May 19–21, 2026.
At the event, the company will highlight how its product suite addresses evolving technical and partnership demands in Canada’s regulated iGaming market.
As the market moves beyond initial entry and into a phase defined by performance, scalability, and compliance, operators are re-evaluating their technology foundations.
Digicode’s Diger Suite is built to support this shift, offering a modular architecture that enables faster adaptation to regulatory changes, improved system reliability, and more efficient operations.
Aligned with the summit’s 2026 theme, “Partnerships, Performance, and Market Reality,” Digicode will demonstrate how its technology supports sustainable growth.
The Diger Suite equips operators with tools to manage complex integrations, streamline localized payment processing, and ensure compliance with responsible gaming requirements.
Its AI-driven framework automates backend workflows while maintaining strict standards for security and uptime.
“The Canadian market has entered the phase of operational maturity where the focus is no longer on expansion alone but on improving efficiency and long-term profitability,” said Elkhan Shabanov, CEO of Digicode Americas.
Operators are looking for solutions that not only meet regulatory demands but also enable them to scale efficiently and maintain control over their platforms.”
During the summit, Digicode’s team will engage with industry stakeholders on topics including AI adoption in product development, modernization of legacy systems, and the transition away from traditional SaaS and revenue-share models toward full platform ownership.
The company aims to help operators regain control of their technology stack, reduce dependency on third-party vendors, and build scalable, compliant solutions tailored to their business needs.
About Digicode
Digicode is a full-cycle AI-enabled product development company that designs and delivers enterprise digital solutions for organizations in complex, regulated environments.
Digicode supports clients with enterprise systems, integrations, and long-term software development. The company operates internationally and prioritizes projects where ownership and technical responsibility remain with the client.
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