North America

Circa Sports Las Vegas sign

Circa Sports gets Arizona betting license once held by Betway

Arizona awarded one of two available sports betting licenses to Circa Sports and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, concluding a reallocation process the...
Video game players as Oddin.gg expands its U.S. presence.

Oddin.gg gains licensing approvals to enter Kansas, Wyoming

Oddin.gg is continuing to expand its presence in America’s online sports betting market.The Prague-based B2B esports provider announced that it has been awarded a...
George Santos among a crowd of reporters

George Santos trades $35,000 to end CFTC probe into Kalshi activity

Former Congressman George Santos agreed to a fine of more than $35,000 to settle allegations that he illegally profited from gaming a Kalshi market...
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Kalshi faces stunning $36 billion suit from New York AG James

Ohio regulators captured industry attention in April when they announced plans to fine Kalshi $5 million for "conducting sports gaming without a license." On...
Dachshund Underdog with piggy bank

How Underdog went from DFS startup to $1.3B prediction markets acquisition

Timing and agility dictate the success of most mergers and acquisitions, as Underdog Sports showed clearly in selling Thursday to IG Group for $1.3bn.After...
SBC Americas provides the latest workforce changes in gaming.

Hires and Higher-Ups: Bragg Gaming Group board chair to step down

The last week of July proved to be a light period for job movement in U.S. gaming.Each week, SBC Americas details the latest...
Grill with flames rising

Is Kalshi in trouble after oral arguments at Sixth Circuit court?

A panel of judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments from representatives of Kalshi and the states...
Barry Diller, who is considering a takeover bid for MGM Resorts.

MGM Resorts special committee to review People Inc. takeover bid

MGM Resorts International announced during its quarterly earnings call the formation of a special committee to review a blockbuster takeover bid from People Inc.On...
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Prediction Markets Weekly: Appeals judge clears New York to pursue Kalshi

This week in prediction markets saw more litigation updates than most weeks, with significant court updates from Nevada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and more, as well...
Rush Street Interactive CEO Richard Schwartz

Rush Street Interactive: prediction markets filing just contingency plan

Rush Street Interactive's CEO confirmed Wednesday that the company applied for designated contract market (DCM) registration with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).However, Richard...

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...