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iGaming just got a new ride. Bet It Drives, GR8 Tech’s new podcast, takes the industry’s most interesting voices out of the studio and into the fast lane. Hosted by Yevhen Krazhan, CSO, each episode is filmed entirely in a moving car, with cameras rolling and London as the backdrop. No predictable Q&As: Bet It […] GR8 Tech hits the road with new ‘Bet It Drives’ podcast—First guest: Alex Pratt was originally published on Emerging Europe.| Emerging Europe
GR8 Tech is bringing the fight to SBC Lisbon 2025 with a clear mission: Activate the Heavyweight. Building on the momentum of its Heavyweight Club, GR8 Tech will showcase how elite operators turn ambition into measurable results: through mindset, execution, and technology that wins under pressure. “The Heavyweight Club is built on results, not rhetoric,” […] Activate the Heavyweight Experience with GR8 Tech at SBC Lisbon 2025 was originally published on Emerging Europe.| Emerging Europe
GR8 Tech has rolled out CRM Bonus Shop—a fully integrated player-facing feature designed to drive engagement, increase retention, and optimise bonus budgets through gamified rewards. The Bonus Shop enables operators to offer various virtual and real rewards, including free spins, free bets, gamification items, even physical items, spins in Wheel of Fortune, and more, in …| Emerging Europe
Over the past five years, the Republic of Moldova has strengthened its position on the international map in two strategically important sectors — medical and educational tourism. An increasing number of international patients are choosing to travel for high-quality treatments at competitive prices, while private clinics in Moldova are fulfilling this demand with services that …| Emerging Europe
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Tech companies in Romania are increasingly concerned that the generous tax breaks they have enjoyed for a number of years are about to be withdrawn by the country’s government. Since 2003 IT workers in Romania have – subject to a number of conditions, including holding a degree or equivalent in a relevant subject – benefited …| Emerging Europe
Amid a steady increase in the number of tourists, business travelers, and passengers transiting through Chișinău International Airport (RMO)—ranked third in Europe among airports with annual traffic between one and 10 million passengers — investments in the HORECA sector are gaining strategic importance for Moldova’s economic development. In the first half of 2025 alone, the […] Chișinău becomes home to Moldova’s first Ibis Styles hotel was originally published on Emerging Eur...| Emerging Europe
After CRM and UBO series, GR8 Tech is back with a powerful five-episode deep dive into AI. The series shows how GR8 Tech’s AI technology solves operator challenges, from boosting engagement and personalizing player journeys to strengthening fraud prevention and simplifying sportsbook operations. Through real-life use cases and expert insights, viewers see how GR8 Tech’s […] Pole Position Performance: GR8 Tech shows how AI makes you a champion was originally published on Emerging Europe.| Emerging Europe
Discover Moldova’s economic opportunities at the country’s leading economic forum. Invest Moldova Agency invites business leaders, investors, business associations, public and private partners to the tenth edition of Moldova Business Week—the country’s most important economic forum, taking place between September 15–19, 2025. The event will bring together participants from the business, institutional, and academic communities, […] Moldova Business Week 2025 was originally publis...| Emerging Europe
When ESPN Bet crashed during 26 per cent of March Madness game time, it proved what heavyweight operators already know: that level of downtime is unthinkable—and expensive. When you’re processing millions of bets during a single event, every second of uptime and every millisecond of speed directly impact your bottom line. That’s why GR8 Tech …| Emerging Europe
The iGaming industry got a taste of heavyweight ambition at iGB L!VE London 2025, where GR8 Tech unveiled its Heavyweight Club—an exclusive community that takes domination in iGaming markets as seriously as world champion Oleksandr Usyk takes defending his undisputed heavyweight title. “iGB L!VE London was the ignition point for the Heavyweight Club. We showcased […] Heavyweight Club by GR8 Tech signals new era of operator ambition at iGB L!VE was originally published on Emerging Europe.| Emerging Europe
As global industries increasingly turn to creativity as a growth driver, Moldova is quietly emerging as one of Eastern Europe’s most dynamic and resilient hubs for creative services. With a growing ecosystem of over 2,700 companies and more than 13,000 professionals—and a 16 per cent increase in the number of creative enterprises between 2020 and …| Emerging Europe
The Republic of Moldova has reached a historic milestone, ranking seventh globally in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2025—its first time ever in the top 10. This remarkable achievement places Moldova among the world’s leaders in gender equality, ahead of advanced economies such as Germany, Ireland, and Sweden. Moldova and the United …| Emerging Europe
GR8 Tech is stepping into the ring at booth U34 at iGB L!VE London 2025 with a message that pulls no punches: The Heavyweight Club is where the next champions of iGaming are forged. GR8 Tech’s presence at the upcoming event is inspired by the relentless spirit of world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk—the co-founder …| Emerging Europe
Despite Russia’s brutal invasion, Ukraine’s economy forges ahead. There may be stalemate on the battlefield, but on the economic front, Ukraine is advancing. More than three years into Russia’s invasion, the country’s economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience, growing by 2.9 per cent in 2024—a figure that would be impressive even in peacetime. According to the …| Emerging Europe
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In the latest of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Czechia.| Emerging Europe
For a former president to take part in a start-up's first major funding round is exceptional, but then Estonia’s start-up is precisely that: exceptional.| Emerging Europe
The challenges Europe face may be unpredictable, but they’re also an invitation to reinvent how we approach unity, stability, and strength.| Emerging Europe
As part of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at the region's largest IT sector, Poland.| Emerging Europe
Both Ukraine's public and private sectors continue to develop digital tools worthy of the world's interest and investment.| Emerging Europe
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