Alexandra Kavelich<\/strong>, deputy CMO at SOFTSWISS, said: \u201cThe igaming market has grown from around \u20ac48bn in 2019 to more than \u20ac307.3bn in gross gaming revenue in 2026 and is projected to reach about \u20ac461.84bn in gross gaming revenue by 2031. At the same time, annual growth is expected to moderate from around 30 per cent to 9 per cent \u2013 a clear sign that the industry is entering a new stage of maturity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nRobin Harrison<\/strong>, global content director B2B at WorldGaming (formerly Clarion), said: \u201cRegulatory and compliance systems are moving beyond individual solutions to become increasingly interconnected. As operators expand in regulated markets, compliance is becoming embedded into the underlying product itself. As this trend evolves, it will shape how digital platforms are designed, developed and scaled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe report was also brought to the SBC stage during the panel \u201c2027 SOFTSWISS iGaming Trends Report | Five Years of iGaming: Which Trends Endured, Which Faded, and What Comes Next?\u201d The discussion brought together perspectives from technology, operators, suppliers and media, including Amazon Web Services, SOFTSWISS and BGaming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2027 iGaming Trends report is available for free download.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Prediction markets move into the spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Prediction markets received significant attention throughout the summit. The 2026 event introduced its first dedicated Global Prediction Markets Forum. SOFTSWISS not only showcased the Prediction Markets Platform<\/strong> at a dedicated stand but also contributed to two key summit sessions during the event. Anton Lishchuk, Prediction Markets Commercial Strategist at SOFTSWISS, joined the panel \u201cPrediction Markets: The Future\u2019s Not Near, It\u2019s Here\u201d and delivered the keynote \u201cOperators May Lose Prediction Markets Before They Enter Them\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOFTSWISS used SBC Summit Lisbon to outline how igaming is entering a more mature phase, unveiling its fifth annual Trends report alongside discussions on AI, regulation and prediction markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":true,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SOFTSWISS unveiled its 2027 iGaming Trends report at SBC Summit Lisbon, highlighting the industry's transition into a mature phase with projected annual growth moderating to 9% by 2031. The report, developed with WorldGaming and Amazon Web Services, explores the integration of AI, embedded regulatory compliance in product architecture, and the emergence of prediction markets as key drivers shaping future iGaming development and operational strategies.","focusai_entities":"SOFTSWISS, Amazon Web Services, WorldGaming, Clarion, BGaming, Alexandra Kavelich, Robin Harrison, Anton Lishchuk","focusai_location":"Lisbon","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.9), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Growth Moderation Impact","query":"What are the projected implications of the iGaming industry's growth moderation to 9% by 2031 on M&A activity, capital allocation strategies, and market consolidation among B2B and B2C entities?"},{"label":"Embedded Compliance Strategy","query":"How will the trend of compliance becoming embedded into product architecture necessitate changes in platform development lifecycles, regulatory technology investments, and cross-functional governance frameworks for operators and suppliers?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60018,60011],"tags":[2279],"class_list":["post-34657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partner-news","category-south-africa","tag-softswiss","press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34657"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34670,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34657\/revisions\/34670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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