Game provider roundup, November 9, 2026: Evolution continues its €2bn buyback, Bragg names an interim CEO, IGT gets three Macau slot approvals

Evolution continues its €2 billion buyback with €675.3 million left

Evolution AB's board of directors resolved on November 8, 2026 to continue the €2 billion share buyback programme it announced on May 18, 2026, using the authorisation from the April 24 annual general meeting.

As of November 6, Evolution had repurchased 19,412,197 of its own shares under the programme for a total of €1,324.7 million. That figure includes 16,168,492 shares that an extraordinary general meeting cancelled on September 22, which restored headroom under the Swedish Companies Act rule that a company may not hold more than 10% of its own shares at any time.

The continued programme covers the remaining €675.3 million. With 183,058,121 shares outstanding and 3,243,705 held in treasury, Evolution says it may buy up to 15,062,107 more shares, on one or more occasions, before the 2027 annual general meeting. Purchases are made on Nasdaq Stockholm by Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, which decides on timing independently of the company, under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and its safe harbour rules. The stated purpose is to reduce share capital.

Our November 3 roundup covered Evolution's Ice Fishing launch in three US states and its fourth Atlantic City studio.

Bragg names Morten Tonnesen interim CEO as Matevž Mazij steps back

Bragg Gaming Group (Nasdaq and TSX: BRAG) said on November 6, 2026 that Morten Tonnesen has been appointed interim chief executive officer with immediate effect. Matevž Mazij, chief executive since August 2023, has moved to a strategic advisor role that, according to the company, "carries no day to day management responsibility".

Tonnesen joined Bragg as chief operating officer in March 2026 and will report to the board. The company lists his earlier roles as co-founder of sports betting operator BetWarrior, six years at PokerStars, chief commercial officer at Shape Games (later sold to Kambi) and chief growth officer at Xtremepush. Mazij founded Oryx Gaming, which Bragg acquired in 2018, and sat on Bragg's board from February 2021 to July 2026.

Board chair Matt Davey said the board's focus for the next phase is "disciplined execution, improving balance sheet strength, operating cash flow" and technology, content and services development. Bragg describes itself as licensed and operational in more than 30 regulated markets, including the US, Canada, Latin America and Europe. The company reports third-quarter 2026 results on November 13.

Macau's DICJ approves three more IGT slot games

Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) lists three new approvals for IGT Asia – Macau, S.A., all dated October 30, 2026:

• Treasure Blast Balloon (version GAME020009YF5H02), tested by BMM, compliant with the Macau EGM v2.0 standard.
• San Xing Gao Zhao – Fu Qi Chong Tian (Game020009YBOH05), tested by GLI, compliant with Macau EGM v2.0 and the Macau jackpot system standard JPS v1.0.
• Magic Rockets Tiger (version GAME020009YF2H03), tested by BMM, compliant with Macau EGM v2.0 and JPS v1.0.

In Macau, each game version must pass an approved test laboratory and appear on the DICJ list before it can be supplied to casinos. The Fu Qi Chong Tian approval is for a newer version: the DICJ list shows an earlier version (Game020009YBOH04) approved on January 30, 2026. The October batch follows 11 IGT approvals dated September 24: five games (Treasure Blast Fleet, Magic Treasures Gold Empress, Firework Link Enchanted Moon and the San Xing Gao Zhao themes Fu Gui Man Tang and Fu Lu Ji Xiang) and six system software components. No installation date or machine count has been published.

The approvals come as Macau's casino revenue has fallen year on year for five straight months (October GGR).

Also last week

Our November 6 roundup covered Hacksaw's go-lives with Brazino777 in Mexico and FanDuel in Connecticut, Stakelogic's Ontario launch with LuckyDays and Bede Gaming's BetSIGA platform award in Saskatchewan.

Coming up

• Codere Online reports third-quarter 2026 results on November 12.
• Bragg Gaming Group reports third-quarter 2026 results on November 13.