Market approvals, new tooling, shifts in regulation and where you will find us next. If it changes how your games get certified, it lands here.
2026
Regulation
New Zealand's certification regime takes shape
RiskCherry joined counterparts from other independent test labs for a call with the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs on the certification process and requirements coming in under the Online Casino Gambling Act.
The approach was collaborative, and with a number of familiar faces from the other labs in the room it felt much like the way labs engage with the Swiss Federal Gaming Board. It sets a good tone for what comes next.
For RiskCherry, our existing approvals from the UK Gambling Commission and the AGCO in Ontario mean we can certify for New Zealand against the new standards and regulations.
There is good news for suppliers as well. RNGs and games certified for the UK or Ontario and supplied to an operator before that operator's licence start date will only need to move to a New Zealand certificate if they are ever recertified. Only RNGs and games introduced after the licence start date need New Zealand-specific certification from the outset. Content already tested against comparable standards can go live without adding cost or delay.
A good deal of common sense has gone into the launch of this regime without loosening what compliance actually requires. Some operational gaps still need to be settled, and quickly, while the auction-winning operators complete their applications. If you want to talk through what New Zealand means for your roadmap, get in touch.
Market approval
Approved in Romania
RiskCherry has been approved by Oficiul Naţional pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) to certify for the Romanian market.
Game and RNG certification for suppliers and operators targeting Romania is available now.
Market approvalPR
Gaming Intelligence covers our growth to 24 markets
Thank you to Gaming Intelligence for covering our expansion in "RiskCherry grows presence to 24 iGaming markets".
The article reports five new jurisdictions in three months: Croatia in July, Colombia in August, then Buenos Aires Province, Bulgaria and most recently Santa Fe in September. That takes our Latin American presence from one market to four, alongside twenty in Europe and North America.
As Rob Fell told Gaming Intelligence, it comes down to "one simple process and a map that keeps growing", and "there is a great deal more coming".
The Caja de Asistencia Social, Lotería de Santa Fe, has approved RiskCherry to certify for the province of Santa Fe.
It is our second Argentine province in under three weeks, following Buenos Aires Province on 1 September. Studios expanding across Argentina can now cover both from a single submission.
Market approval
Approved in Bulgaria
RiskCherry has been approved by the National Revenue Agency (NRA) to certify for the Bulgarian market.
Bulgaria is where most of our testing team is based, so this one is close to home. Game and RNG certification for the Bulgarian market is open now.
Market approval
Approved in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
RiskCherry has been entered on the register of certifying laboratories held by the Instituto Provincial de Lotería y Casinos (IPLyC) for Buenos Aires Province.
This is our first approval in Argentina and opens the largest of the provincial markets to studios we already work with.
Events
We will be at SBC Summit Lisbon
The RiskCherry team will be at SBC Summit Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October, senior leadership included.
If you are going to be there and want to talk about certification, we are happy to make time. Useful things to bring: the markets you are targeting next, the roadmap you need cleared, or anything about how we work that you would rather ask in person than read on a website.
Email enquiries@riskcherry.com to get a slot in the diary before it fills up.
Market approval
Approved in Colombia
Coljuegos has approved RiskCherry to certify for the Colombian market.
Colombia was the first regulated online market in Latin America and remains one of the most established. Game and RNG certification is available now.
Market approval
Approved in Croatia
The Ministry of Finance has approved RiskCherry to certify for the Croatian market.
Game and RNG certification for suppliers and operators targeting Croatia is available now.
Events
Two days at iGB Live London
iGB Live is at ExCeL London on 1 and 2 July, and we will be there for both days.
Two days is tight for a show that size. If there is something specific you want to cover, certification for a market you are moving into, turnaround against a roadmap, or a proper look at the Client Portal, tell us beforehand and we will make sure the right person is free rather than hoping to catch each other on the floor.
Email enquiries@riskcherry.com and we will put it in the diary.
Events
NEXT.io Valletta, our home fixture
NEXT.io comes to Valletta on 27 and 28 May, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.
This one is a short walk from our office, so we will have more of the team there than we usually take to a show, and more of the people who actually run the testing rather than only the ones who talk about it.
If you would rather see the lab properly than talk over a stand, say so and we will arrange something around the summit while you are on the island. Email enquiries@riskcherry.com.
Market approval
Approved in Alberta, Canada
The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) has approved RiskCherry to certify for the Alberta market.
The approval landed more than three months ahead of Alberta's market go-live on 13 July 2026, so studios had certification in place before day one rather than queuing behind it.
Alberta is our second Canadian province, alongside Ontario. Game, RNG and RGS certification are all in scope.
CharityEvents
Our CEO stepped into the ring for charity
RiskCherry CEO Rob Fell took on Ben Cleminson, CEO of Square In The Air, at the SBC Charity Boxing Night in London. Ben won by TKO in the second round.
The night raised over €140,000 for The Oliver's Wish Foundation and the charities it supports, which was rather more important than the result.
Market approval
Approved in Portugal
RiskCherry has been approved by the Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) to certify for the Portuguese market.
Game and RNG certification for suppliers and operators targeting Portugal is available now.
Product
Client Portal update
New Client Portal features are live, including client-initiated 2FA reset, admin access management and instant IP whitelisting, alongside a set of workflow improvements.
Each one removes a reason to wait on our support team, which is the point.
2025
Events
ICE Barcelona in January
ICE is back in Barcelona from 19 to 21 January, at Fira Gran Via, and RiskCherry will be there across all three days.
January is when most studios fix their release plan for the year, which makes it the right moment to talk about the markets you are adding and what certification for those actually involves. The clients who get the fastest turnaround from us are the ones who share that plan early, because it lets us reserve capacity against it rather than react to it.
If you want time with us at the show, email enquiries@riskcherry.com and we will sort it before the diary fills.
StrategyProduct
Certification as a product, not a service
We formalised an approach we had been building toward for some time: treating certification as a product rather than a service.
That means defined scope, repeatability, automation and predictable delivery, supported by the Client Portal and CheriX. It moves certification away from bespoke consulting and toward something that scales.
StrategyProduct
CheriX as the engine behind certification as a product
Structured knowledge, automation and deterministic workflows are what make defined scope and predictable delivery possible across many regulated markets at once.
CheriX is the layer that holds those together.
Regulation
Lithuania's responsible gambling rules take effect on 1 November 2025
Lithuania's Gaming Control Authority has approved new Rules for Organising Responsible Gambling, by Order No. DIE-245 of 17 June 2025. They come into force on 1 November 2025.
The rules cover player behaviour monitoring, risk assessment, staff training and control systems. Points 21, 23.3 to 23.4, 25.3, 26 to 28.5, 30 and 32 to 63 must be checked when remote gaming platforms are certified, and we are updating our testing to match.
Events
Find us at SBC Summit Lisbon
SBC Summit runs from 16 to 18 September at Feira Internacional de Lisboa, and we will be there for all three days.
Come and find us if you want to talk about getting content certified for a market you have not entered yet, or if you want to see what the Client Portal actually does rather than what a brochure says it does. We would rather show you than describe it.
enquiries@riskcherry.com if you want to fix a time in advance.
Market approvalProduct
Live in Brazil
RiskCherry was approved by Brazil's Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA) under PORTARIA SPA/MF Nº 1.082.
Certification of RNGs and games began immediately. Portal features followed, allowing clients to configure entities and brands and place Branded Report orders, often delivered the same day.
Product
CheriX moves into certification workflows
CheriX was extended beyond question answering into the certification workflow itself, assisting with jurisdiction mapping, order validation and delivery readiness checks.
Less manual handling, and more consistency from one market to the next.
Events
NEXT Summit Valletta
Meet us at NEXT Summit Valletta, at the Mediterranean Conference Centre from 5 to 7 May 2025. Get in touch if you would like to meet.
Events
BiS SiGMA Americas in São Paulo
The RiskCherry team will be at BiS SiGMA Americas in São Paulo from Monday 7 to Wednesday 9 April 2025. Get in touch if you would like to meet.
Product
News and Events becomes Notifications
In the Client Portal, News and Events is now Notifications: one place where the RiskCherry team shares news, events and anything else that is coming up or changing.
Product
CheriX comes to the Client Portal
We set out how CheriX would progressively surface inside the Client Portal, explaining certification status, pricing logic, market coverage and delivery timelines in plain language.
It marked the move from internal tooling to controlled client-facing use.
Product
CheriX reasons across jurisdictions
CheriX was shown handling comparative reasoning across multiple regulated markets, covering approval scope, certification requirements and jurisdiction-specific constraints.
It is a compliance reasoning engine, not a content generator.
Product
Why we built CheriX ourselves
CheriX is built in house rather than assembled from generic AI tools.
The priority is deterministic output, structured knowledge and regulatory correctness, not prompt-based productivity.
Product
CheriX is a platform, not a chatbot
CheriX is not a single assistant. It is an internal AI platform supporting certification, compliance reasoning, pricing logic and operational decision-making.
2024
Regulation
UK technical standards change on 17 January 2025
New and updated UK Gambling Commission remote technical standards (RTS) come into force on 17 January 2025.
They cover features that speed up a result or give an illusion of control, such as turbo and slam stops (RTS 14E), autoplay (RTS 8A), celebrating returns equal to or less than the stake (RTS 14F), operator-led play of several products at once (RTS 14C), display of net spend and net time (RTS 2E and 13C), a minimum spin speed of 5 seconds for casino games other than peer-to-peer poker (RTS 14G), and security.
Market approvalPR
Gaming Intelligence covers our Swiss approval
Thank you to Gaming Intelligence for covering our Swiss approval in "RiskCherry secures Swiss approval for game certification services".
The article reports that the Federal Casino Commission has designated RiskCherry an authorised testing lab for games and RNGs in Switzerland, following our recent entry into the Dutch and Georgian markets.
As Rob Fell told Gaming Intelligence, "This is an incredible achievement for our team", with "a massive thank you to the entire team for their hard work" and to our partners for their continued support.
Approval granted by the Eidgenössische Spielbankenkommission (ESBK), enabling certification for the Swiss regulated market.
Market approval
Approved in Georgia
RiskCherry was approved by Random Systems Georgia (RSIG), extending coverage into the Georgian market.
Market approval
Approved in the Netherlands
Approval granted by the Ministry of Justice and the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), opening certification for the Dutch regulated market.
Product
CheriX becomes a team of assistants
CheriX grew from a single assistant into a coordinated set of specialised agents covering compliance, code review, pricing logic and operational decisions.
Market approval
Approved in Belarus
RiskCherry was approved by the Gambling Business Monitoring Center, adding Belarus to our regulated market coverage.
Product
Resolution ETA comes to the Client Portal
Every open bug in the Client Portal now has a Resolution ETA field in its header bar. When we raise a finding, clients can log in and add the date they expect to fix it.
We plan certification work in weekly sprints, Monday to Friday, planned each Friday. A game blocked by an open bug with no fix date cannot be scheduled with confidence, so it waits for the next sprint. A Resolution ETA keeps it in the plan, which means faster delivery.
2023
Events
Meet us at ICE London 2024
Members of our senior management team and the wider team will be at ICE London 2024, at ExCeL London from 6 to 8 February. Get in touch to book a meeting.
Regulation
UK Gambling Commission autumn 2023 consultation
The UK Gambling Commission's autumn 2023 consultation proposes changes to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) and the Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS).
It covers socially responsible incentives, customer-led tools, transparency on customer funds if an operator becomes insolvent, regulatory returns, and removing requirements made obsolete by the new statutory levy. It does not change certification directly. The consultation closes on 21 February 2024.
Regulation
Peru regulates online gambling
Peru's online gambling regulations come into effect on 9 February 2024. Operators already active in the market then have from 10 February to 10 March 2024 to apply for a licence.
The rules follow Law No. 31557, enacted in August 2022, and are overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, which has warned of heavy fines for non-compliance.
Market approvalPR
Gaming Intelligence covers our UK approval
Thank you to Gaming Intelligence for covering our UK Gambling Commission approval in "RiskCherry to provide UK games certification with Gambling Commission approval".
The article notes that the approval lets us inspect and certify video slots and related content for UK studios, adding to Gibraltar, Denmark, Malta, Spain, Sweden and Ontario.
As Mihael Mladenov told Gaming Intelligence, "Our UKGC approval marks a pivotal moment for RiskCherry as we continually expand our footprint in critical regulated markets." He added: "By simplifying the certification process, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients scale their operations efficiently."
RiskCherry received approval from the UK Gambling Commission, covering one of the most established regulated markets in the world.
Market approval
Approved in Spain
Approval granted by the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), enabling certification for the Spanish market.
Market approval
Approved in Ontario, Canada
RiskCherry was approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, our first approval in North America.
Game, RNG and RGS certification are all in scope for the Ontario market.
2022
Market approval
Approved in Latvia
Approval granted by the Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection of Latvia.
Market approval
Approved in Lithuania
RiskCherry received approval from the Lithuanian Ministry of Finance.
Market approval
Approved in the Isle of Man
RiskCherry was approved by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission.
Market approval
Approved in Estonia
Approval granted by the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
Market approval
Approved in Alderney
RiskCherry received approval from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.
Market approval
Approved in Gibraltar
Approval granted by the Gambling Division, HM Government of Gibraltar.
Market approval
Approved in Sweden
Approval granted by Spelinspektionen, through Swedac.
Market approval
Approved in Malta
RiskCherry received approval from the Malta Gaming Authority, in the market where we are headquartered.
Market approval
Approved in Denmark, our first market
Approval from Spillemyndigheden was the first RiskCherry ever held, granted on 12 July 2022.
Malta followed the next day and Sweden the week after. Everything since has been built on it.
Regulation
Denmark publishes certification programme version 2.0
The Danish Gambling Authority has published version 2.0 of its certification programme, with changes to the general requirements, testing standards and inspection standards.
The first certification must now be completed as part of the licence application, without errors or shortcomings. RNG requirements are merged into one section, the rule that a game takes at least 3 seconds moves into the testing standards, and testing of live casino equipment such as roulette wheels, card shufflers and shoes is added.
The inspection standards add a requirement for information on jackpot probability, and cash out on bets is now covered under special gambling functionality.
