North America

Google Ads screen on a computer monitor

Google allowing prediction market ads starting Jan. 21

Google is “reclassifying” the prediction market as a financial product rather than gambling and opening up advertising in the U.S., starting Jan. 21.Under the...
SBC Summit Americas info

North American track at SBC Summit Americas focuses on innovation, compliance

With regulatory shifts unfolding across the U.S. and Canada, the North American betting market is entering a period of heightened oversight, legal clarification, and...
Collin Morikawa hits out of a bunker during a practice round of the 45th Ryder Cup

PGA TOUR fully integrates IC360’s ProhiBet to monitor betting

The PGA TOUR has extended its existing partnership with Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360) to fully integrate the ProhiBet service for betting monitoring and compliance...
FIFA soccer ball as the organization partners with Stats Perform.

Stats Perform scores deal with FIFA to provide streaming for sportsbooks

Stats Perform has scored a deal with one of the largest governing bodies in sports ahead of the world’s most popular sporting event.The London-based...
I Heart NY sculpture

ClubWPT Gold returns to NY and stays in CA with revamped poker product

Social online poker site ClubWPT Gold triumphantly announced its return to New York a little over a month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a...
A file cabinet as Maryland lawmakers consider two new bills that aim to ban online sweepstakes casinos.

Maryland to consider two bills that aim to ban sweepstakes casinos

The Maryland Senate Budget and Tax Committee wants the Old Line State to become the latest U.S. market to approve a ban on online...
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NFA grants Underdog FCM status for event contracts

Underdog has been offering event contracts for months via a technology deal with Crypto.com. Now, it has been approved to operate as a Futures...
A road sign welcoming drivers into Maine

Rush Street Interactive will seek partner for Maine online casino

Maine Gov. Janet Mills' approval of legalized online casino was a pleasant surprise for operators who believe the northeastern state's tribal-exclusive iGaming market could...
A person sending a letter as the AGA and IGA send a letter to Congress about sports event contracts.

AGA & IGA call for Congress to use crypto bill to change event contracts

Two of the largest trade associations in the gaming industry are urging Congress to take action against the offering of “unregulated” sports event contracts.American...
Winants Hall at the campus of Rutgers University in New Jersey

New Jersey public schools must offer on-campus problem gambling help

All public post-secondary institutions in New Jersey are now mandated to provide on-campus education about gambling risks and how to access problem gambling supports.Gov....

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...