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Georgia sports betting hitches hopes to soap box derby bill

First-term Georgia lawmaker Rep. Leesa Hagan wanted her first piece of legislation to encourage children to, "put down their phones and get outside." Now...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear

Beshear signs Kentucky gray games ban into law

Update: According to Lexington Herald-Leader reporter John Cheves, Gov. Andy Beshear signed the bill into law and also said he will sign the Kentucky...
Iowa Capitol building

Online casino expansion not quite dead as Iowa bill emerges

When an online casino bill in Indiana died in committee last month, many thought that hopes for igaming expansion in the US this year...
Empty store shelves

Barstool Sportsbook suspends “Can’t Lose Parlays” amidst Massachusetts regulatory probe

Penn Entertainment's Barstool Sportsbook has suspended its "Can't Lose Parlay" promotion after questions were raised about whether or not the terminology violated state sports...
Football inches from the yard line

Kentucky sports betting bill a Senate vote away from governor’s desk

The effort to legalize sports betting in Kentucky is on a new frontier. The bill cleared the Senate Committee on Licensing and Occupation and...
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Kentucky sports betting bill clears house with RG funding attached

After breezing through committee, the Kentucky sports betting bill cleared the House on Monday with relatively few hurdles. The bill, HB551, now moves to...
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North Carolina takes another shot at legalizing online sportsbooks

North Carolina very nearly passed an online sports betting bill in 2022 but the state Senate blocked the efforts at the last minute.This year,...
Defibrilator

KY gray game ban resurrected and on to the Senate

There is new life for the effort to ban gray games in the state of Kentucky. Last week, Rep. Killian Timoney's bill, HB594, ended...
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Kentucky sports betting bill sails unanimously out of committee

Kentucky lawmakers may be torn when it comes to gray machines in the state, but when it comes to sports betting the House Committee...
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Georgia sports betting effort officially dead for 2023

The hopes were high that Georgia would be one of the next big dominos to fall when it came to legalizing sports betting in...

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SBC establishes Regulatory Advisory Board

SBC forms Regulatory Advisory Board to strengthen global industry dialogue

KEY TAKEAWAYSSBC brings together leading regulatory affairs experts and industry executives to support regulatory engagement, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across international gaming markets.The New Regulatory...
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...