Evenbeter (formerly EvenBet Gaming), in partnership with international recruitment specialist Headshot, has unveiled a major joint initiative: an independent industry study titled “The State of iGaming Teams 2026–2027: Why People Stay. Why They Leave. What Leaders Can Do Next.”
iGaming is widely seen as one of the most competitive sectors in the fight for talent, where the cost of losing top specialists keeps rising, mutual expectations between employers and employees often remain misaligned, and robust, industry-wide data on retention is almost entirely lacking.
Daria Fot, Human Resources Director at Evenbeter, said: “The goal of the research is to build a full industry picture of team conditions in iGaming and provide companies with practical recommendations for employee retention.”
This study will serve as a practical tool for CEOs and Founders, enabling them to make data-driven decisions and better understand the true cost of losing key specialists, HR and Team Leaders, to benchmark their practices against the market and identify areas for growth, and the broader iGaming industry, to establish a unified understanding of the key drivers behind employee retention.
The active data collection phase kicks off on 3rd September and runs until 1st October 2026, via online/offline surveys and interviews. The final report will be officially published in late November 2026, providing an in-depth look across several critical pillars:
- Overview of the project framework, methodology, and respondent profiles.
- Examination of why professionals leave and what factors drive retention.
- Criteria on how specialists choose a new employer.
- Evaluations of management culture and real employee experience.
- Assessment of burnout and workload challenges.
- Comparative gap analysis between what companies consider important versus what employees actually value.
- Shifting specialist expectations for 2026–2027.
- Actionable conclusions and recommendations for employers.
Polina Kapitonova, CEO at Headshot, said: “Market-wide averages offer little value to individual companies. We will break down the results by factors such as professional experience, function, and location, and show why people stay or leave in each context.”
The organisers invite all iGaming professionals, from line specialists to team leads and CEOs, to participate via this survey link.
As an added incentive, a special prize draw with valuable rewards will be held among all survey participants.
