Hires and Higher-Ups: Polymarket hires veteran CFO, Bally’s CFO exits
Personnel changes are part and parcel of any industry, and that certainly extends to gaming.Every Thursday, SBC Americas rounds up some of the notable...
Underdog sues states, ditches DFS licenses in prediction markets push
Underdog sued five states in federal court this week, preemptively seeking injunctions to prevent states from trying to shut down its sports prediction markets.Those...
Iowa loss for Kalshi adds to string of federal court troubles
Another Kalshi bid to preemptively stop a state from enforcing gambling laws fell short Tuesday in Iowa, as another district court judge meticulously rebutted...
New bet365 layoffs hit overseas as US expansion ramps
Gaming heavyweight bet365 pushes into the United States this month with a force seemingly matched by headwinds it faces overseas that caused layoffs Tuesday.Shortly...
Kalshi subject to Utah gambling law enforcement after appeal denial
Kalshi's tough run of U.S. court rulings continued Tuesday as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied its request to prevent Utah from enforcing...
Why FanDuel answers on Bryce Harper flap aren’t enough for Congress
Three Democratic members of Congress are accusing FanDuel of "misleading" and "incomplete" responses to their inquiries about its VIP promotion policies.In a follow-up letter...
bet365 launches in Washington, D.C. as Capitals, Wizards, Mystics partner
bet365 now offers online sports betting in Washington, D.C., and does so as an official partner of three major pro sports teams in the...
NFL remains strongest skeptic of prediction markets among US leagues
The league that Americans bet on the most appears to harbor the most serious concerns about prediction markets, as evidenced by the NFL's latest...
Prediction Markets Weekly: NBA reportedly discussing deals
There wasn't much prediction markets news this week, unless you count the Ninth Circuit ruling 3-0 against Kalshi last Friday, a Michigan judge ordering...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Hard Rock Digital, Crypto.com, and IAGR
Life moves fast in the gaming and prediction market industries. It's not only the products that are changing; so are the people behind 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...