horse racing

Safe Bet Show: bringing fixed-odds racing betting to the US

Up in the hot seat of Martin Lycka’s Safe Bet Show this month is Dallas Baker, Head of International Operations at BetMakers, who laid...
Safe Bet Show Martin Lycka Amani Toomer

Live Safe Bet Show at SBC Summit North America to feature Amani Toomer

Amani Toomer, former NFL wide receiver and punt returner for the New York Giants and winner of Super Bowl XLII, is scheduled to appear...
Martin Lycka Columen April 2023

Gambling regulation and Lady Luck: An update on 2023 progress

Entain's SVP of American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka runs down how the legislative efforts to expand gambling have gone so far...

Ismail Vali: amending the gambling machine can be dangerous

Yield Sec’s Founder and CEO, Ismail Vali, believes that US regulators and governments who attempt to amend the gambling machine are ‘dangerous’.Participating in the...
Entain's Martin Lycka and Problem Gambling Awareness Month

Martin Lycka sings a siren song for responsible gambling leaders and workers

As Entain's SVP for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling, Martin Lycka spends 12 months thinking about problem gambling and how the industry can...

Safe Bet Show: ‘Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted… people can’t control themselves’

Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted, stated Brian Hatch, Author and Host of All In: The Addicted Gambler’s Podcast, as he stressed the importance of...
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Martin Lycka: On how he stopped, collaborated and listened at ICE 2023

Like many others in the industry, Entain’s SVP for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka is cooling off after a busy week at...
Indiana statehouse

Lycka: Indiana is the new frontier for online casino

The always curious Martin Lycka, Entain’s SVP for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling, went down the rabbit hole on where the term Hoosier came...
Martin Lycka Christmas wish list

Martin Lycka’s gambling Christmas wish list

Brazil may be on the verge of starting over when it comes to regulated online gambling, but that is not stopping Entain's SVP for...

NCLGS’ Jon Ford: Gaming industry is improving its diversity

Indiana State Senator and the President of the National Council of Legislators of Gaming States (NCLGS) Jon Ford has stated that diversity is improving...

Event News

SBC Summit Europe

SBC, VNLOK partner to strengthen licensed operator participation at SBC Summit Europe

SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), the trade association for licensed Dutch online gambling operators, have agreed to a new multi-year strategic partnership...
SBC Summit 2026 ribbon-cutting

SBC Summit 2026 ends record week with 40,000 attendees as event commits to Lisbon...

SBC Summit's record-breaking 2026 edition delivered growth not only in overall attendance, but across some of the industry’s most commercially important audience groups.Operator numbers...
SBC Summit Europe Amsterdam announcement

SBC Summit Europe builds on Amsterdam move with regulated markets focus

SBC Summit Europe will bring together the businesses, regulators and policymakers shaping the future of regulated gambling across the continent when it takes place...
SBC Summit Lisbon

SBC signs long-term agreement to keep SBC Summit in Lisbon until 2030

SBC has signed a new long-term agreement confirming Lisbon as the host city of SBC Summit through 2030, formalizing the company’s commitment to the...