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About Rory
Rory Calland, Staff Writer at Global Gaming Insider, began covering the gambling industry after working as a freelance travel writer for various magazines and on a variety of B2B podcasts. He specialises in the political aspect of gambling in the UK, US and Europe, and has taken an interest in the developing African market.
Rory has a background writing fiction and working as a script-writer. He is therefore attuned to the tenets of narrative structure, and takes particular enjoyment in the research and investigation elements of his work.
With a keen engagement in the political and legal processes that shape regulation, business and third-sector research and funding, Rory likes critically engaging with a wide range of opinion and expert analysis; to keep pace with the various industrially existential debates going on around the world.
Latest from Rory
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Scientific Games recruits Rich Wasserman as SVP of Product Engineering
The former Amazon and Facebook employee has joined Scientific Games to help innovate across the company's retail and digital lottery solutions.
24 Feb 2026 · 1 min read -
Betting and Gaming Council backs Government sports sponsorship plans
The Government is consulting on new measures to block unlicensed operators from sponsoring sports teams, a process that the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has thrown its support behind.
23 Feb 2026 · 2 min read -
Avanti Co-Founder hails Epic Games acquisition of AI start-up Meshcapade
Avanti, which uses Epic Games’ Unreal Engine in the development of its virtual dealers, has applauded the deal’s potential to advance the creation of ‘lifelike’ digital avatars.
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read -
UK Government prepares blanket ban on sports sponsorships with unlicensed operators
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will consult on potential new measures to restrict unlicensed gambling companies from sponsoring sports clubs.
23 Feb 2026 · 2 min read -
Uganda regulator holds responsible gaming training at Kitooro Market
The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) has continued its program of community engagement with traders at the market in Entebbe.
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read -
PAGCOR CEO Alejandro Tengco interview: Compliance over convenience
The Chair and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Tengco, made the long trip from the Philippines to Barcelona for ICE 2026 – and he took the time to speak to Global Gaming Insider while he was at it.
2 Feb 2026 · 7 min read -
SiGMA Africa preview: Back to the Cape
The continent’s premier gathering of iGaming innovation and expertise is back in Cape Town for the third year in a row.
2 Feb 2026 · 9 min read -
Review: The Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026
A warm atmosphere and some vibrant jazz solos set the tone for another hugely successful Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026.
2 Feb 2026 · 10 min read -
Greentube ICE preview: Doubling down on localisation
Greentube’s Director of Global Sales and Key Account Management, Markus Antl, looks forward to the games studio’s most immersive ICE appearance yet, and explains the company’s approach to continual evolution.
12 Jan 2026 · 3 min read -
Fighting spirit: GR8 Tech welcomes the competitive collaboration of ICE
GR8 Tech looks forward with fighting spirit to ICE Barcelona, with CSO, Yehven Krazhan, reminding Global Gaming Insider that while “competition is the fuel, collaboration is the goal.”
12 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
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