North America

Welcome to Massachusetts sign as Aristocrat enters the state's iLottery market.

Massachusetts launches iLottery product powered by Aristocrat Interactive

The Massachusetts Lottery has rolled out its long-awaited online lottery product more than two years after it legalized the vertical.The Bay State's digital Mass...
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Fanatics acquires its own CFTC-approved prediction market exchange

Fanatics is bringing its prediction market technology in-house by acquiring a trading exchange and clearinghouse that is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
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Pennsylvania bill to ban prediction market insider trading features daily $1M penalty

Two dozen Pennsylvania state representatives are endorsing the latest legislative effort to ban insider trading on prediction markets following high-profile cases alleging ill-gotten profits.House...
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Prediction Markets Weekly: Netflix documentary sparks Kalshi pushback

This week has been busier than most in the world of prediction markets, from the CLARITY Act to the World Lottery Association's warning to...
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ProphetX to offer sports prediction markets to Players’ Lounge gamers

As it continues to rapidly ramp up its sports-focused prediction markets approach, ProphetX has partnered with skill-based gaming platform Players' Lounge to launch event...
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Have states set a blueprint for the future of DFS 2.0 regulation?

When Illinois and Kentucky enacted new wide-ranging gambling legislation this summer, it was their respective prediction market tax ideas that stole the headlines.But they...
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Senators urge sports, casino prediction markets ban in CLARITY Act bill

A dozen Democratic Senators are imploring members of two key committees to ban "prediction contracts that resemble sports bets or casino-style gaming products" in...
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Crypto.com’s OG sues Washington state after Kalshi injunction

Two days after a Washington state court judge issued a preliminary injunction against Kalshi to stop the prediction market platform from offering sports event...
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Hires and Higher-Ups: Light & Wonder iGaming executive departs

July is quickly coming to a close and North America's gaming industry is continuing to undergo constant change.Each week, SBC Americas details the latest hires and exits for the...
FIFA World Cup trophy as sportsbooks provide betting data.

World Cup Final closes as most-bet soccer match ever for BetMGM, DraftKings

The 2026 FIFA World Cup proved to be one of the largest US sports betting events since the overturning of PASPA for some of...

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...