Google tightens up gambling advertising policy effective April 2025
Google continues to keep the gaming industry on its toes, this time with an announced update to the company's gambling advertising policy.The new policy...
Catena Media abandons AI project a year after announcing it
Less than a year after trumpeting its burgeoning AI project as something that will turn the company around, Catena Media has abandoned it."We have...
EveryMatrix strikes first US content aggregation deal with betPARX
EveryMatrix has announced that its SlotMatrix online casino portfolio has launched in New Jersey with the betPARX brand in what is its first U.S....
Maryland bill sponsor suggests cutting Cordish out of iGaming market
At a Maryland House Ways and Means Committee hearing discussing the potential legalization of online casino, the bill's sponsor and committee chair appeared to...
Sega Sammy needs more time to finalize GAN merger
It has been roughly 15 months since Sega Sammy announced it was going to buy technology company GAN for $107 million but the company...
Betting surged for sportsbooks during 2025 Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles' resounding win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday saw a 14% year-over-year increase in active player...
Ohio regulator takes issue with Jake Paul’s Ferrari offer to Saquan Barkley
In the lead-up to Sunday's Super Bowl, media and sports betting company Betr posted and subsequently deleted a video in which co-founder Jake Paul...
Competing DFS bill introduced in Illinois with no single player games
On the same day that Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sent out an alert that he had sent a cease and desist letter to...
Jury says social casino High 5 owes $25M in damages for Washington suit
In what a law firm is calling the first-ever verdict against an online social casino, a Washington state jury has ordered High 5 Games...
Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara sentenced to nearly 5 years prison time
Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison after stealing nearly $17 million from the...
Event News
Applications for SBC Summit’s First Pitch now open
Applications are now open for the 2026 edition of SBC First Pitch, where five early-stage betting and gaming startups will earn the opportunity to...
How state regulators can adapt to fighting illegal gaming in digital age
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fighting the massive unregulated and illegal gaming market presents a daunting challenge for state-level regulators.As discussed at this month’s SBC...
Five questions with PrizePicks head of RG Phil Sherwood about responsible gaming
Following up on recent discussion around responsible gaming and player protection at this month's SBC Summit Americas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., SBC Americas spoke...
SBC Summit to examine what effective player protection looks like in practice
As expectations around player safety continue to evolve, operators face increasing pressure to detect signs of gambling-related harm earlier and implement more effective interventions....