Hires and Higher-Ups: Kalshi, Scientific Games, Accel and more
The second week of May proved to be another busy week for key stakeholders in gaming.Each week, SBC Americas highlights the latest workforce and organizational changes...
UFC head White urges Trump to restore gambling tax deduction
After lawmakers failed to repeal a controversial provision related to gambling tax deductions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) last year, UFC...
Minnesota bill to ban prediction markets heads to governor
Minnesota is a governor’s signature away from becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to explicitly ban the operation of prediction markets through legislation.On Wednesday, the...
Sweeping Colorado sports betting bill approved on deadline day
The Colorado sports betting market could undergo a major overhaul if a bill passed Wednesday by the state legislature receives approval from Gov. Jared...
Polymarket welcomes iOS users to US exchange after shuttering waitlist
After an ugly exit from America’s prediction market sector nearly five years ago, Polymarket is back to providing consumers nationwide with a trading platform....
GeoComply expands compliance partnership with Hard Rock Digital
GeoComply and Hard Rock Digital are expanding their existing partnership to bolster Hard Rock Bet’s compliance and fraud prevention capabilities as an online operator.Hard...
Amelco: first movers will reap rewards in Alberta’s regulated market
With the passage of Bill 16 and Bill 48, Alberta is formally moving away from the government monopoly model toward a competitive landscape. On...
DraftKings continues prediction markets investment with parlay-style ‘Combos’
DraftKings is the latest sports betting operator with a stake in the burgeoning prediction market space to offer a parlay-style trading to users of...
Colorado House backs amended sports betting bill as deadline looms
Colorado legislators moved closer to major changes to the state's sports betting laws after House members sent an amended measure back to the Senate,...
Flutter CEO vows to ‘sharpen’ execution as FanDuel undergoes changes
Less than a week after releasing a quarterly earnings report and announcing the departure of a key executive, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson said the...
Event News
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 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 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 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...