Startups spotlight: Letzz.io
Letzz.io is an AI-powered compliance workspace purpose-built for iGaming, designed to turn compliance from a cost center into a growth enabler by centralizing regulatory intelligence, automating monitoring, and improving decision workflows. The platform claims up to 90% less time spent on regulatory research and change management, pairing automated news scanning with an expert-validated knowledge base for auditable, trustworthy outputs.
- Traction: The European Gaming and Betting Association selected Letzz to enhance regulatory monitoring across Europe’s fragmented market.
- Backing: Former Kindred Group CEO Henrik Tjärnström made a “substantial” investment to accelerate Letzz’s product roadmap and market reach.
- Team and positioning: Founded by industry veterans Daniel Gambin and Predrag Spasojevic, Letzz focuses on RegTech for online gambling with a lean team and founder-operator DNA.
- Why it matters: With rising compliance costs and jurisdictional complexity, Letzz offers operators a single source of truth, auditability, and faster response to regulatory change, aligning with increased AML/KYC scrutiny this quarter.
Product moves
- BETBY unveiled new AI-backed tools to maximise market coverage and responsiveness, with an expanded AI Labs feature set to be shown in Lisbon.
- TRUEiGTECH confirmed plans to showcase AI-based casino, sweepstakes, and sportsbook solutions at SBC Summit Lisbon, underscoring vendor momentum behind AI-native platforms.
- OddsShark integrated a new AI prediction widget from VOR Interactive, signalling further adoption of AI-driven forecasting on major betting content destinations.
- Gamingsoft have also announced a new cutting edge AI technology that they are expecting to showcase at SBC next week
- Imagine Live will present an industry‑first AI dealer monitoring system that tracks facial expressions, eye movement, communication, and body positioning in real time to standardize dealer quality and player experience, at booth B382, or reach out to Dragomir Markovic to book a meeting.
Regulation watch
- UKGC’s updated AML resources underscore ongoing vigilance around document fraud, synthetic identities, and higher-risk product verticals, areas where AI can both help and harm, raising the bar for explainable controls.
- Industry debates at the recent SiGMA World Euro Med conference continue to ask whether EU policy frameworks are ready for AI’s pace, suggesting near-term emphasis on governance, audit trails, and model transparency.
Strategic takeaways
- Operators: Prioritize AI that compounds trading coverage and personalization while closing AML/KYC risk gaps with auditable pipelines and clear governance.
- Vendors: Lisbon momentum shows demand for AI-native modules that integrate quickly into existing stacks, with measurable ROI on coverage, latency, and compliance lift.
- Founders: Category-shaping wedges are emerging in RegTech and ops automation, Letzz’s compliance workspace playbook exemplifies how to convert regulatory pain into competitive advantage.
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