North America

Arrow target as DraftKings lowers its revenue target due to March Madness

DraftKings revises revenue target after rough March Madness

DraftKings is dealing with the results of a historic March Madness for customers.The Boston-based sports betting and fantasy giant released its Q1 2025 earnings...
A man takes a step forward, just as a New Jersey bill to ban online sweepstakes casinos has done

New Jersey anti-sweeps bill finally takes step forward

A bill in New Jersey that would ban online sweepstakes casinos from operating in the state took a step forward in the Assembly on...
Oklahoma's sports betting push is out of time, as indicated by this empty hourglass

Oklahoma sports betting legalization efforts over for 2025

Oklahoma will not be legalizing sports betting in 2025.A pair of approved House bills that would have provided a legal pathway to the Sooner...
An ESPN Bet booth in New Orleans before the February 2025 Super Bowl

ESPN Bet still on probation for PENN until 2026 despite Interactive growth

PENN Entertainment CEO Jay Snowden suggested on Thursday that the company is still determining how best to proceed with the ESPN Bet platform —...
A path through a field, such as the one Flutter is exploring for prediction markets

FanDuel owner Flutter assessing pathway to prediction market

The CEO of FanDuel's parent company Flutter told investors and analysts on Wednesday that the company is "closely monitoring" the prediction markets space and...
Toolkit, something BetConstruct is going to show off at SBC Summit Americas next week

BetConstruct readies for productive SBC Summit Americas

With SBC Summit Americas just days away, the industry readies to descend on Ft. Lauderdale and make the most of a busy week of...
Ripped up ballot signifying end of election contract case

DC court approves dismissal of Kalshi and CFTC election market case

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) request to dismiss its case against Kalshi regarding election-related event...
Three boards representing the three PENN Board seats being contested in court

HG Vora takes PENN proxy fight to court over board seats

Just days after PENN Entertainment appointed two of the three candidates investment firm and PENN shareholder HG Vora suggested to the gaming corporation, HG...
A businessman signaling no, as Play'n GO has done to the idea of supplying games to online sweepstakes casinos

Play’n GO CEO vows to ‘never’ supply to sweepstakes casinos’

The CEO of gaming content provider Play’n GO has vowed to never provide games to online sweepstakes casinos as scrutiny over that vertical's regulatory...
Colorado Senate approves wager to tax free bets in chamber

Bill to remove promo credit deductions in Colorado nears finish line

Both the Colorado Senate and the House have approved versions of a bill that will sunset promotional credit deductions from state sports operators.The Colorado...

Event News

illegal gaming

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...
PrizePicks

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

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....
SBC Summit Americas

SBC Summit Americas 2026: Big topics and lasting connections

SBC Summit Americas 2026 welcomed industry professionals from across North and Latin America last week, with discussions around prediction markets and a series of...