North America

NCAA to host inaugural Final Four Talks invite-only virtual event in April

The NCAA will launch its inaugural Final Four Talks event on Sunday, April 4, the day between the Men’s Basketball National Semifinal games and...

Virginia sportsbooks make impressive debut with nearly $60m in wagers

Virginia’s sportsbooks are off to an impressive start after collecting nearly $60m in wagers in the first 11 days after the market launched on...

SG counts the cost of COVID in 2020 but looks to recovery in 2021

Scientific Games Corporation (SG) has posted its Q4 and full-year financials for the period ended December 31, 2020, reporting a 20% fall in 2020...

Flutter claims dominant US market position amid a historic year of growth and trading

Flutter Entertainment has published its preliminary results for 2020, a year that saw it increase ownership of US sportsbook FanDuel Group and complete its...

BetMGM forms partnership with Borussia Dortmund in first German soccer alliance

BetMGM has emerged as the first US sports betting operator to engage with a German soccer team following this week’s announcement that it becomes...

IGT and SG combine to offer patented cashless gaming technologies

International Game Technology PLC (IGT) and Scientific Games Corporation (SG) have signed a cross-licensing agreement for patents related to cashless slot gaming technologies.Under the...

NCAA Basketball Committees set out COVID contingency plans for 2021

The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees have determined how they will handle various scenarios related to a team needing to withdraw...

PlayStar Casino ramps up player experience with Maxima Compliance

PlayStar Casino has secured the services of Maxima Compliance to provide a unique in-house service to ensure PlayStar Casino meets and exceeds its regulatory,...

COVID takes its toll on Caesars as 2020 yields net loss of $1.8bn

The full cost of COVID has been spelled out in Caesars Entertainment’s Q4 and full-year financials for the period ended December 31, 2020, showing...

SportsHandle: That was 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.Sportradar Now Valued Around $10 Billion, As SPAC Rumors Resurface Sportradar...

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...