North America

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Federal bill to eliminate sports betting excise tax back for fourth-straight year

It wouldn't be a year in Congress if Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania didn't introduce a bill to...
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Georgia sports betting hitches hopes to soap box derby bill

First-term Georgia lawmaker Rep. Leesa Hagan wanted her first piece of legislation to encourage children to, "put down their phones and get outside." Now...
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SportsHandle: The week that was in US sports betting

SportsHandle and friends deliver another round-up of the week’s big developments in US sports betting.Responsible gambling critics gather on Northeastern public health panelThe gambling...
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Nasdaq issues delisting notice to Lottery.com after latest incompliance

Lottery.com has received a notice from Nasdaq, warning that the company is at risk of being delisted from the market due to incompliance with...
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Coolbet confirms April exit from Ontario

Coolbet, an online sports betting and casino brand of GAN, has revealed it will be leaving the Ontario market next month.The operator entered the...
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Beshear signs Kentucky gray games ban into law

Update: According to Lexington Herald-Leader reporter John Cheves, Gov. Andy Beshear signed the bill into law and also said he will sign the Kentucky...
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AGA: Ohio launch pushes sports betting GGR over $1bn for the first time in...

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has recorded the 23rd consecutive month of gaming revenue growth as January 2023 sets another record for the industry. Publishing...
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Sportsbooks roll out March Madness promos and free-to-play games

March Madness is a huge time for US sportsbooks when it comes to handle but, like the Super Bowl, it is also about customer...
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Continent 8 continuing ‘aggressive’ US growth adding second site to five territories

Continent 8 Technologies has significantly bolstered its position in the US gaming market by bringing its additional site service capabilities to five US jurisdictions.The...
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Online casino expansion not quite dead as Iowa bill emerges

When an online casino bill in Indiana died in committee last month, many thought that hopes for igaming expansion in the US this year...

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...
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...
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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...