North America

Casino chips as the OBBBA has a provision on chip tips.

OBBBA provision allows workers to deduct taxes for casino chip tips

Casino workers in the U.S. are poised to benefit from a new policy regarding tips.  A proposed policy by the Internal Revenue Service that...

Catena Media aims to connect dots with North American subaffiliation launch

Catena Media has launched MRKTPLAYS.com, a subaffiliation platform connecting affiliates to operators in North America.The affiliate marketing company announced the move on Sept. 18,...
A doctor as Birches Health raises funds to support addiction treatment.

Birches Health raises $20M to support gambling addiction treatment

Birches Health received a fresh injection of capital, allowing the behavioral healthcare company to scale infrastructure and secure partnerships nationwide.The provider of specialized...

Michigan regulator fines Caesars $100K for allowing $2.1M in ghost deposits

Michigan's gaming regulator has fined Caesars Sportsbook as a result of a technological error that allowed a state resident to deposit a total of...
The Ball brothers who have recently secured a deal with Betr.

Betr adds Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball as equity investment partners

Betr is receiving an investment from a pair of brothers with ties to the NBA.The sports gaming and media company announced that it added...
New MGM Resorts International COO Ayesha Molino and new CCO and MGM Digital President Gary Fritz

MGM Resorts names Molino COO, promotes Fritz to MGM Digital lead

MGM Resorts International has reshuffled its C-suite deck, naming Ayesha Molino as chief operating officer and promoting Gary Fritz to chief commercial officer and...
Black sheep among white sheep

Quintenz not among throng of Senate confirmations

Thursday the Senate batch-confirmed almost 50 government roles with a single vote.The bloc vote came about as a result of a vote last week...
SBC Awards 2025 winners banner image

EveryMatrix, Optimove among standout SBC Awards 2025 winners

EveryMatrix, Kaizen Gaming, Optimove and Sportradar were among the standout winners at the SBC Awards 2025 ceremony, which took place at the MEO Arena...
A road sign marking the Tennessee state line

Blazesoft’s Sportzino exits Tennessee after cease-and-desist order

The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) says that it has been successful in its efforts to get social casino and sportsbook Sportzino to pull...
New York State Senator Joe Addabbo

Addabbo hoped NJ ban would move needle on NY sweeps ban signature

It's been more than three months since New York Sen. Joe Addabbo's proposed ban on online sweepstakes gaming was approved by the Empire State...

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...