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UFC star Charles Oliveira appears on the main stage at SBC Summit in Lisbon

SBC Summit Live Blog: Day 2 in Lisbon rolls on strong

LISBON, Portugal — We're back here for the next round at SBC Summit, the biggest show in in the industry. Yesterday kicked off with...
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Prediction Markets Weekly: Kalshi tax lobbying, Liga MX’s lawsuit, PrizePicks combos

The state of New York and Polymarket exchanged lawsuits, and that was just Thursday alone. Elsewhere this week in prediction markets:The board president of...
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Kalshi loses again as Sixth Circuit sides with Ohio, Tennessee

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals handed Kalshi another major appellate loss on Friday, ruling that the company’s sports event contracts are not swaps...

Dueling Polymarket, New York lawsuits echo other prediction markets fights

Two months after New York officials sued Kalshi, they took Polymarket to state court in an attempt to stop the New York City-headquartered company...
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Blumenthal, Tonko expand gambling reform push to prediction markets

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Paul Tonko are again calling for federal gambling reform, this time explicitly including prediction markets in a broader campaign...
CFTC releases new advisory on mention markets after Trump, Santos cases

CFTC ‘mention markets’ letter to prediction operators long on talk, short on action

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday sternly wagged a finger at prediction markets operators over repeated insider trading on "mention markets" in...
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Senator calls for Trump Jr. probe over prediction markets ties

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate whether presidential family relationships have been used for private financial benefit or...
NCPG board president responds to criticism and resignations over Kalshi deal

NCPG board president speaks out after members quit over Kalshi deal

The board president of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) spoke out Tuesday on the non-profit's relationship with Kalshi that is leading some...
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Robins: DraftKings can win with or without sports prediction markets

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said the company is positioned to benefit whether sports prediction markets remain available or are ultimately curtailed by courts.During a...
Missouri targeting prediction markets

Missouri AG targets six prediction markets, expects legal challenge

Missouri is the latest state to order prediction markets to stop offering sports event contracts, and Attorney General Catherine Hanaway already expects her enforcement...

Event News

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...