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27 November 2025 – Fincore, the engineering-led technology partner behind leading gaming, iLottery and sports betting platforms, has unveiled Break Clean, a sector-wide call for higher standards in system architecture, integration quality and long-term platform reliability.
As part of the initiative, Fincore has published the Break Clean Manifesto, a detailed examination of the industry’s growing dependence on ageing technology and the rising operational cost of maintaining it. The Manifesto reports that 38% of technology budgets in the gaming sector are now consumed by legacy maintenance, leaving many operators “spending more to stand still than to move forward.”
The document emphasises that technical debt is not the result of inadequate effort or skill, but a natural consequence of real-world pressures such as deadlines, inherited architectures, shifting requirements and the demands of live operations. Break Clean aims to give commercial teams, engineers and operators a structured way to reset without losing momentum.
Mateja Popovic, CEO of Fincore, said the industry must confront the true impact of technical debt.
“Too many operators are held back by messy stacks and fragile integrations that slow them down. What concerns me most is the amount of budget being spent simply to keep systems on life support instead of moving the business forward. Technical debt happens naturally in fast-moving environments, it’s not a failure of the people doing the work. But it does compound. Break Clean is about giving teams the clarity and confidence to start fresh, without disruption or blame.”
Break Clean is our call for a higher standard. If this industry wants real progress, the backbone systems must be engineered clean, transparent, and reliable from day one. Operators deserve clarity, not codewashing; confidence, not compromise.”
The Manifesto warns that many operators still depend on outdated platforms for essential processes such as onboarding, payments and compliance, with three-quarters citing legacy infrastructure as a major cause of downtime and poor player experience. It further notes that global technical debt has surpassed $1.5 trillion, putting regulated sectors under increasing pressure to modernise without interrupting live operations.
Break Clean frames meaningful progress as a disciplined move toward clean, modular and auditable architectures that reduce integration risk, speed up delivery and rebuild trust in core systems. It positions modernisation not as a disruptive rebuild but as a shift away from brittle, patch-driven designs.
Fincore reinforces this viewpoint through its longstanding delivery record, having powered more than 20 national and state lotteries and over 30 commercial gaming brands across 25+ regulated jurisdictions, with all contracts delivered successfully.
