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Image: Oscar Pozo Creativo/Shutterstock At the beginning of June, the Dominican government presented its “Anti-Crisis Plan”, a bill that will be submitted to Congress to raise between DOP 40 billion and DOP 50 billion in additional revenue to boost the national economy. The measures include a tax amnesty and the elimination of advance tax payments, among others.

Image - Winning Lines Winning Lines is back to answer the key questions around an industry story that caught our attention this week. What are we talking about this week? A surprising venture for Kaizen Gaming founder George Daskalakis, who is reportedly close to investing in Bristol City? Bristol City? Hey, listen, not a global football powerhouse, but a second-tier mainstay in English football and regularly flirts with promotion to the promised land of the Premier League.

Image: kovop/Shutterstock Brentford confirmed the extension of the club’s partnership with South African operator, Hollywoodbets, joining a myriad of African operators that have continued to underline the opportunity for domestic growth through Premier League and European football sponsorship.

Image: Javen/Shutterstock Finland is continuing to move towards the opening of its commercially licensed market, but there are key lessons to be learned from neighbouring countries as it sets high channelisation targets. The trajectory of the market could very much go one of two ways upon opening. Understanding where other markets have succeeded and failed is crucial.

Image: A.PAES / Shutterstock The Australian Parliament has passed the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, changing how gambling advertisements are displayed across media platforms in the country. The bill from the Albanese government was finally passed earlier this week after months of debate, following a 2023 Peta Murphy-led inquiry into gambling advertising in the country which called for a complete ban.

Image: Oleksii Mach/Shutterstock New opportunities, relationship management, and absurd strategies. No, it’s not a Premier League team kicking off a new season with a maverick manager. It’s what has happened in the iGaming industry over the past week.

Image: Galdric PS/Shutterstock Limiting the number of licences in New Zealand to 15 hasn’t put off a full spectrum of operators from showing an appetite in the market. With the Expression of Interest Period ending last Friday, there was a reported 50 applicants in the market. However, the latest rumours will have likely raised the most eyebrows.

The New York-listed firm behind the Betway sportsbook has launched a global marketing programme to try and take its flagship brand to new heights. Super Group has unveiled the ‘Betway Clubhouse’, the marketing campaign underpinned by Betway’s sporting partnerships, including a recently signed multi-million-pound deal with Premier League club Manchester United.

The Affiliate Leaders Summit will tackle rising advertising regulation, emerging market opportunities, and the future of the affiliate model head-on through its Future of Affiliate Strategy track. Taking place on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the track will bring together affiliate executives, operators, media leaders and performance marketing specialists to examine how regulation, technology, changing audience behaviour and international expansion are reshaping affiliate strategy.

Image: Kozlik/Shutterstock Hub88 has strengthened its aggregation platform through a new partnership with Gametimetic. Through the collaboration, Hub88’s operator partners will have access to the developer’s portfolio of Showtime Slots. Ollie Castleman, Managing Director at Hub88, said: “Gametimetec has built a real reputation for transforming online casino into a true entertainment experience in a short space of time.