Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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🔴 LIVE from the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta.
Day 1 of NEXT Summit Valletta 2026, the iGaming industry's most operator-led event of the year.

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Two days. Nine stages. 250+ speakers. 6,000+ delegates from 75+ countries. This is where iGaming meets in Malta, and this is where it all happens.

Today's coverage brings you everything from the Main Stage: keynotes, panels, and conversations with the operators, suppliers, affiliates, and investors shaping what's next for Online Gambling, Sports Betting, and iGaming.

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🎙️ ABOUT NEXT SUMMIT VALLETTA 2026
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📍 Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta
📅 27-28 May 2026
🏝️ Part of the NEXT iGaming Festival, 25-30 May
🤝 Brought to you by Hub88

40%+ operators. 50%+ C-level, founders, and directors. The most networking-friendly week in the industry, capped off by Showers, the closing pool party that's sold out 12 years running.

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🎟️ Tickets: tickets.next.io/valletta
🌐 Event info: next.io/summits/valletta


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