Key Congressional committee backs reversing gambling loss tax deduction change
A year-long effort to reverse the change to the federal gambling loss tax deduction finally took a step forward in Congress this week.The House...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Another FanDuel exit, C-suite arrivals at GeoComply, IGT
Every Thursday, SBC Americas brings news of every notable 'hi' and 'goodbye' in our roundup of significant leadership changes from across U.S. land-based gaming, online gambling,...
Gaming M&A: Latest Mergers, Acquisitions and Deals
There have been several headline-making M&A developments in the gaming industry in 2026 involving some of the biggest names in land-based and online gaming,...
bet365 reveals most popular online slots in 3 US states in August
What online slot games do U.S. players really enjoy?In its monthly Gaming Insights and Performance report, growing online casino operator bet365 tracks player trends and game...
VGW to pay $8 million to settle NY illegal gambling charges
New York Attorney General Letitia James closed the book this week on VGW in the Empire State without fully throwing it at the global...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Polymarket hires veteran CFO, Bally’s CFO exits
Personnel changes are part and parcel of any industry, and that certainly extends to gaming.Every Thursday, SBC Americas rounds up some of the notable...
New bet365 layoffs hit overseas as US expansion ramps
Gaming heavyweight bet365 pushes into the United States this month with a force seemingly matched by headwinds it faces overseas that caused layoffs Tuesday.Shortly...
SBC names InsightPlay.ai official AI solutions partner for SBC Summit 2026
InsightPlay.ai has been named the Official AI Solutions Partner of SBC Summit 2026. The firm deepens its partnership with SBC through the deployment of...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Hard Rock Digital, Crypto.com, and IAGR
Life moves fast in the gaming and prediction market industries. It's not only the products that are changing; so are the people behind the...
Hires and Higher-Ups: DraftKings brings on new gaming regulations counsel
The end of August might be a slow time on the sports calendar, but that did not stop operators in the sports betting space...
Event News
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 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 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 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...