Welcome back to SBC Americas‘ live coverage of SBC Summit Americas 2026!
Yesterday was a top-drawer day of content, meetings and networking, topped off by the glitz and glamour of SBC Awards Americas. If you missed out on attending the event, or you want a recap of some of what happened on Wednesday, our retrospective Day 1 live blog is a good place to start.
Now, it’s on to Day 2!
Below, we’ll bring you the biggest stories live from the floor at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, including plenty of updates from a packed conference agenda that dives into a range of topics hitting the headlines in North American and Latin American gaming.
The SBC team on site today includes:
- SBC Americas Editor Adam Candee
- SBC Americas Senior Business Journalist Justin Byers
- SBC Media Director Martyn Elliott
- SBC Media Manager Fernando Noodt
- SBC Media Researcher Ana Maria Menezes
- SBC Noticias Editor Lucia Gando
- SBC Noticias Business Journalist Pedro Occhiuzzi
- Affiliate Leaders Editor Jyoti Rambhai
Keep checking here throughout the day for the latest insights, the best quotes, and breaking news from SBC Summit Americas 2026.
10:00 a.m. — Prediction markets the topic du jour for iGaming Daily
Yesterday, before the conference agenda got started, SBC Americas Senior Business Journalist Justin Byers and SBC Noticias Editor Lucia Gando chatted with SBC Media’s Fernando Noodt for an on-site episode of the iGaming Daily podcast.
They covered an awful lot of ground in just 17 minutes, including discussion of:
- The controversies and regulatory concerns around prediction markets
- Whether sports contracts are competitors or complements to sports betting
- The prospect of legitimization through regulation and industry acceptance
- Where to watch for regulatory developments
9:15 a.m. — Who won at SBC Awards Americas 2026?
After a bustling day of networking and insightful panel sessions, attendees flocked to Pier Sixty Six for this year’s edition of SBC Awards Americas.
BetMGM, Kaizen Gaming, and Sportradar were the big winners with two awards each, while the likes of FanDuel, Hard Rock Bet, Soft2Bet, Rush Street Interactive, and Choctaw Casinos & Resorts also took home something for their mantelpiece.
We broke down all you need to know about the SBC Awards Americas 2026 winners here.
9:00 a.m. — We’re back for day two! What’s on deck?
Yesterday was an absolutely jam-packed day on the exhibition floor, and the conference rooms were filled with expert insights from the leading voices from across the industry.
It was a big night last night, but attendees are filtering through the doors of the Broward County Convention Center ready for another busy day of networking, panel sessions, coffee breaks, and even a bit of FIFA World Cup action to boot, with Mexico vs. South Africa kicking off the six-week-long tournament this afternoon at 3 p.m. ET. We have five stages of conference, a Prediction Markets Forum breakout stage, expert-led masterclasses, plus our Podcast Stage makes its return for day two.
Things wrap up a little earlier than they did on Wednesday, concluding with the annual First Pitch startups competition. The Betting Startups Podcast host Jesse Learmonth will interview this year’s winner around 3:30 p.m. to sign off on SBC Summit Americas 2026.
Let’s have it!
