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Q&A with Phil Parry CEO of Iforium
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As the CEEGC gets underway today, our Lead Stage Sponsor, Phil Parry, CEO of Iforium, sits down with us to talk through his plans for the CEE Gaming scene and the importance of responsible aggregation.
What are you looking forward to at CEEGC?
We’re great fans of the CEEGC – it’s one of the must-attend gaming conferences on the Central and Eastern European calendar – and we’ve been proud attendees since its launch in 2016.
We’re delighted to be a sponsor, and we see it as a great opportunity to catch up with our partners as well as making new friends. We’ve enjoyed every year immensely and are looking forward to progressing with our on-going partnership discussions as well as catching up with the latest in CEE’s fast-developing regulatory environment.
What lies ahead for the CEE Gaming scene?
Central and Eastern Europe is a very exciting growth region for us. We’re already live with several operators here and see it as a great place to be doing business.
Slovakia and the 16 German Länder will likely occupy the headlines in the months ahead as everyone waits for their markets to go live and decide on a sustainable regulatory framework.
We’ve had fantastic success in CEE on behalf of our operator partners; ensuring stringent regulatory compliance while delivering a seamless player experience is always a balancing act; and one which we do best given our experience as one of the industry’s leading aggregators.
Each market has different regulatory requirements, and the challenge for operators is to ensure they can be compliant in each jurisdiction they are active in, while offering games from the industry’s most popular content providers and the best value proposition for players – which we do for them.
What innovation will capture the most attention in 2019?
While there’s plenty of noise around blockchain, aggregated jackpots, and split screen game play to name a few trends – a lot of this risks being window dressing. For us, it’s all about data, the processing of data and the player personalisation and communications that follow – those who master this will be the ones to watch.
At Iforium, we’ve worked hard over the last year on our event driven architecture to provide a real time data stream of player behavior for our operators. Introduce and apply machine learning on top and you’re onto a winner.
What can CEE aggregators do to better improve the process between regulators and content providers?
It goes without saying that today’s environment is a million miles away from the regulatory wild west of the early 2000s. With such a developed environment that we see now, the challenge for today’s operators is to identify the markets that are profitable while finding ways to negotiate the complex web of rules and specifications required of them at every turn.
In Iforium’s case, our Gameflex platform acts as a bridge between multiple content providers. As the middleman, we ensure this is ‘sanitised’ in that all content meets the regulatory demands of whichever market it is required to operate in. Where appropriate, we also overlay our regulatory solution specific to the jurisdiction and local requirements needed to operate. Looking to the future; I believe this will be expected of every aggregator – taking such solutions from ‘nice-to-have’ to a ‘must-have’ requirement to operate.
Any lessons learned that you’d like to share with others?
For operators, each time they enter a new CEE market or there’s a new regulatory change, the key is having a system – an architecture that can permit that change. What we’ve been doing over several years is trying to take a level of control over all these different elements involved in multiple platforms and content providers who are all trying to solve the same problem.
As an aggregator, our objective and our belief is that we can provide a significant level of control over that process by innovating on our own platform. This is compelling for our suppliers and our operator partners, because Iforium and its systems can deliver in line with the complex network of regulations we see emerging across CEE today.
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Tom Horn Gaming is expanding its portfolio with the release of 243 Zeus Fruits, a slot that combines two proven player favourites – fruit slots and Greek mythology. The game delivers short feature cycles, multipliers, and higher stakes through the supplier’s QuickX mechanic.
Set against the backdrop of Mount Olympus, 243 Zeus Fruits blends the familiar symbols of a classic fruit slot with the power of Zeus. Players can enjoy 243 ways to win, with medium volatility, an RTP of 95.02, and maximum exposure of x100. The Wild 243 Respin feature frequently triggers wins, adding multipliers of up to x5 to maintain engagement and replayability.
The inclusion of QuickX encourages higher bets and appeals to bonus hunters and high-value players, while the game’s mobile-first design ensures smooth play across all devices. These elements combine to offer a straightforward, fast-paced slot that suits a wide range of players.
“243 Zeus Fruits continues our strategy of refreshing proven themes with features that increase both player enjoyment and operator returns,” said Ondrej Lapides, CEO at Tom Horn Gaming. “The mix of classic fruit game with a mythological layer provides familiarity with added depth, while QuickX is expected to contribute to longer sessions and higher average revenue per user.”
Targeted at markets across Europe and further afield, 243 Zeus Fruits offers strong cross-sell potential, appealing to a broad audience from fans of traditional fruit slots to players drawn to narrative-based titles. Its combination of simplicity, speed, and modern features positions it as a versatile addition to casino lobbies worldwide.
243 Zeus Fruits will be available to operators worldwide from 28 October.
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Discipline Meets Drive: Kyrylo Korobka from Ready To Fight Joins GR8 Tech’s Bet It Drives
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Lisbon’s streets set the pace for Season 2 of GR8 Tech’s Bet It Drives—the drive-time podcast where iGaming’s sharpest voices speak freely, in motion. Hosted by Yevhen Krazhan, Chief Sales Officer at GR8 Tech, Episode 3 spotlights Kyrylo Korobka, Executive Director at Ready to Fight by Oleksandr Usyk, for a candid ride through the intersection of boxing, technology, and business execution.
Korobka leads operations at RTF, the ecosystem co-founded by the heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on a mission to digitize boxing. Before, he had a career in international corporations and held a CMO role within a major crypto project. He has helped steer large-scale events and partnerships, including the Usyk vs. Dubois blockbuster, while advancing new tech initiatives like a cross-border payments solution and federation partnerships for the next generation of fighters.
During the ride, Kyrylo opens up about:
- His role as Executive Director of Ready to Fight
- Co-organizing a major fight for Oleksandr Usyk and overseeing broadcast, marketing, and operations
- Partnering with boxing federations and the mission to digitize boxing for the next generation
- His path from international corporations and a crypto CMO role into sports business
- Why his day-to-day is more “business” than “sport”
- What it’s like working with a superstar like Usyk and meeting other legendary athletes
- A standout partnership: Queensberry Promotions (founded by Frank Warren)
- How his view of iGaming evolved beyond “just casino”
- Learning from setbacks: treating failures as lessons and not repeating mistakes.
- His #1 “champion rule”: discipline and consistency at every stage.
“Boxing at the elite level is discipline, preparation, and execution—exactly how winning platforms are built,” said Yevhen Krazhan, CSO at GR8 Tech and host of Bet It Drives. “Kyrylo shows how Ready to Fight thinks like a tech company: digitize the sport, empower the community, and move fast with the right partners. That’s the GR8 way: performance first, innovation always.”
It’s been almost a year since GR8 Tech started its partnership with Ready to Fight. As RTF’s exclusive Partner in Tech, GR8 Tech brings a scalable, high-performance sportsbook and iGaming platform, top event coverage, smart margin management, and a geo-specific approach, while RTF channels champion-level vision to digitize boxing for fighters and fans. Together, they’re rolling out exclusive sports fashion drops, new features, and digital activations to bring the boxing world closer through great tech.
Watch or listen to Season 2, Episode 3 with Kyrylo Korobka on:
Season 2 of Bet it Drives launched with Rasmus Sojmark and kept pace with Tiago Pereira. The podcast continues with the upcoming episode featuring Kelly Kehn.
The next chapter of iGaming belongs to champions who play smart and bold. Meet GR8 Tech at booth 5028-2 during SiGMA Central Europe 2025 in Rome, November 3–6, and discover the Heavyweight Rulebook built for operators ready to scale, localize, and win.
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The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has announced the winners of the IAGR International Regulatory Awards 2025, with regulators from Australia, Nigeria and Denmark taking home trophies during the IAGR Toronto conference.
IAGR President Ben Haden, who served on the judging panel, said this year’s winners demonstrate measurable progress and sustainable outcomes.
‘Our judges looked for clear problem definitions, robust interventions and evidence of impact. The 2025 winners show how thoughtful reforms, strong governance and targeted education can improve consumer protection and market integrity over the long term,’ said Haden.
- Regulatory Excellence Award: NSW Independent Casino Commission (Australia)
For leading a three-year, milestone-driven remediation of Crown Sydney following the Bergin Inquiry — eliminating junkets, strengthening financial-crime controls, enhancing harm-minimisation and reforming governance.
- ‘The NSW Independent Casino Commission is proud to be recognised for its dedication to restoring the expected standards at Crown Sydney. This has included three years of intense remediation which has completely transformed the casino’s governance, culture, safety and compliance functions.
- ‘The NICC has proven that it is possible to enact long lasting change and in doing so has set a new standard for Australian casino operations.’ – Murray Smith, Acting Chief Commissioner, NSW Independent Casino Commission
- Regulatory Innovation Award: Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (Nigeria)
For SAFEPLAY, Africa’s first regulator-led, multi-operator self-exclusion platform — centrally managed by the regulator and integrated with operator systems — creating a consistent, replicable model for consumer protection.
- ‘We are honoured to receive the IAGR Regulatory Innovation Award for our SafePlay initiative. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to responsible gambling, player protection, and data-driven regulation that puts the welfare of Lagos residents at the heart of our innovation.’ – Bashir A. Are, Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
- Best regulatory campaign: Danish Gambling Authority (Denmark)
For an interactive, school-based education programme that engages young people with practical demonstrations and surveys evidencing shifts away from gambling ‘to make money’ towards safer play and awareness of help services.
- This marks the second consecutive year that the Danish Gambling Authority has received the Best regulatory campaign award. ‘I’m very proud that IAGR has bestowed The Danish Gambling Authority with this award. It’s crucial that young people understand that gambling is designed so the player always loses in the long run. By conveying this message, we hope to promote a balanced attitude toward gambling and I’m extremely honoured that our efforts are recognised internationally.’ – Anders Dorph, Director, Danish Gambling Authority
These awards underscore the importance of collaboration, innovation and dedication in the global regulation of gambling.
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