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Lewis Pek
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Lewis is Managing Director of Gaming Publishing. A journalist since 1995, Lewis has been writing about land-based gaming, interactive and sports betting industries for 25 years. Lewis started out working for the Guardian Media Group, IDG Group, Integral Publishing and InterGame, before striking out on his own to create G3 magazine in 2002. Since that time the G3 Media Group has grown to include two websites, international email newsletters and social media channels. Lewis continues to write for the magazine and website, attending international exhibitions and conferences, while running the business.

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Latest Articles by this Author

Why one-size-fits-all compliance falls short

October 16, 2026

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8 MIN READ

Why one-size-fits-all compliance falls short

Regulatory frameworks are diverging across markets, and expectations for player protection continue to rise. For suppliers operating in multiple jurisdictions, this raises the challenge of building products that are commercially competitive and engaging while meeting standards that vary by market and keep changing. Greentube's Director of Group Compliance, Roxanne Scicluna,
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Why clearer self-exclusion information matters

October 15, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Why clearer self-exclusion information matters

When players choose to exclude themselves from online gambling, they should be able to understand how long that decision will remain in effect. Yet in our latest research at Casino.net, we found that more than half of the self-exclusion listings in our database did not specify an exclusion period.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

AI chatbots drive black-market betting

October 14, 2026

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3 MIN READ

AI chatbots drive black-market betting

A Dutch study published this month tested 10 AI assistants and found that every one of them named at least one unlicensed operator, with some incorrectly presenting illegal brands as licensed. The findings follow a UK investigation in March that found widely used chatbots directing users towards offshore gambling sites
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

The future of fraud prevention is smarter decision-making​‌

October 14, 2026

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4 MIN READ

The future of fraud prevention is smarter decision-making​‌

Fraud has long been a key issue in the industry, with significant costs throughout the ecosystem. Why is this still such a hard problem to solve?It’s not that operators can’t spot suspicious activity anymore. Most fraud teams have got a lot better at that over the years. The real problem
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Beyond the Numbers CT Interactive’s Approach to Aggregation

October 14, 2026

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4 MIN READ

Beyond the Numbers: CT Interactive’s Approach to Aggregation

Dimitar, how do you select content for the aggregation portfolio?From a product perspective, our priority is to build a portfolio that is diversified, relevant and complementary. We are not looking at aggregation simply as an opportunity to increase the number of titles available. We are looking at the product mix
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Brazil Rio6

October 12, 2026

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3 MIN READ

Brazil’s licensed betting traffic plunges 74% after ban

Brazil's licensed betting market saw a 74 per cent decline in user reach within a week of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva introducing a nationwide ban on fixed-odds betting, according to new research from iGaming analytics company Blask.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Casino Sasso awarded 20-year concession

October 12, 2026

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2 MIN READ

Casino Sasso awarded 20-year concession

The government of Buenos Aires Province has awarded a 20-year concession for Casino Anexo I at Mar del Plata's Hotel Sasso to a joint venture between tourism workers' union UTHGRA and Yukon Technology S.A. The award, formalised through Resolution No. 1324-IPLYCMGGP-2026 of the Provincial Institute of Lotería y Casinos (IPLyC),
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Uruguay's DGC opens Parque Rodó gaming hall

October 12, 2026

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2 MIN READ

Uruguay’s DGC opens Parque Rodó gaming hall

Uruguay's Dirección General de Casinos (DGC) has inaugurated the Parque Rodó gaming hall in Montevideo, bringing its national network to 35 venues across 18 departments. The venue, formerly operated by the Montevideo city government as Casino Parque Hotel, is expected to generate approximately UYU 10m (US$250,000) in monthly revenue during
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Brazil betting ban puts 3500 out of work

October 12, 2026

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2 MIN READ

Brazil betting ban puts 3,500 out of work

More than 3,500 workers have lost their jobs in Brazil's betting industry since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Provisional Measure (MP) 1,394 on 25 September, prohibiting fixed-odds betting, including sports betting and online casino games. According to a preliminary survey by the National Association of Games and Lotteries
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Chilean lawmakers seek to block online betting tax collection

October 12, 2026

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3 MIN READ

Chilean lawmakers seek to block online betting tax collection

Deputies from Chile's Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) party have announced plans to introduce an amendment to the 2027 Budget Law that would prevent the country's tax authority, the Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), from collecting taxes from online betting platforms.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

The Missing Ingredient in Live Betting

October 09, 2026

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5 MIN READ

The Missing Ingredient in Live Betting

Retention is the word on everyone’s lips in this industry. Everybody agrees that acquisition is expensive, that customers are harder to keep than to buy, and that the moment sport goes live is often the moment we lose them. And then you come back twelve months later and hear exactly
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

Emirates Draw player wins $4m across five EASY6 tickets

October 08, 2026

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2 MIN READ

Emirates Draw player wins $4m across five EASY6 tickets

Emirates Draw has announced that Melvin Francis, a 26-year-old accountant from Kerala, India, has won $4m after purchasing 11 EASY6 tickets for the draw held on August 21, 2026.
Lewis Pek

Lewis Pek

Managing Director, G3 Newswire

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