Latest effort to repeal sportsbook handle tax notes prediction market threat
A pair of U.S. senators have reintroduced a bill that aims to repeal the longstanding federal excise tax on sportsbooks' handle.Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto...
ProgressPlay to debut sweepstakes platform as vertical faces scrutiny
ProgressPlay is entering the sweepstakes casino business with the launch of a new platform designed to provide gaming brands with solutions to support operations.The...
Think tank study finds gambling doesn’t impact credit scores and bankruptcies
The overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act created uncertainty regarding innovation and risks associated with commercial gaming in the U.S.The Progressive...
Aristocrat Interactive names ex-Light & Wonder iGaming chief as new CEO
Former Light & Wonder iGaming CEO Dylan Slaney will be the new chief executive of Aristocrat Interactive.Aristocrat's iGaming company announced on Sept. 12 that...
Vacily Gaming sets grand opening under leadership of Grover Gaming founder
The blockbuster sale of Grover Gaming to Light & Wonder earlier this year spurred the creation of a new land-based gaming company.Valicy Gaming announced...
NCAA probe finds 13 former basketball players violated betting rules
The NCAA is poised to take action against another group of men’s college basketball players who are accused of violating the organization’s sports betting...
Las Vegas tries to entice visitors back to city amid declining traffic
Las Vegas' official destination marketing organization is optimistic that the resort city will see an upswing in tourism in the coming weeks, but a...
Playtech labels sweepstakes operations ‘immaterial’ after California exit
Playtech leaders sought to minimize their sweepstakes-related operations at their H1 2025 earnings call on Thursday, calling the vertical "immaterial" in the context of...
BetMGM to sponsor The Price is Right game, launch online casino version
BetMGM will sponsor the first-ever custom-branded game on longtime TV staple The Price is Right.As the next step in the partnership between the gaming...
AGA: Most people say sports contracts ‘exploiting loophole,’ should be regulated
New research from YouGov commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA) suggests that a large majority of the public believes that prediction markets are...
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SBC Summit Live Blog: Snoop Dogg reveal highlights final day
LISBON, Portugal — We’re back to wrap up SBC Summit on the third and final day of the biggest show in in the industry....
SBC Summit Live Blog: Michael Jordan leads Day 1 in Lisbon
LISBON, Portugal -- Welcome to SBC Summit, the biggest show in town headlined by the biggest name in sports, Michael Jordan.SBC Americas Editor Adam...
SBC Summit returns to Lisbon for record-breaking year, headlined by historic keynotes & biggest...
SBC Summit, the betting and iGaming industry's flagship conference and exhibition, is on track to welcome 40,000 delegates to Lisbon next week for its...
Michael Jordan, Carsten Koerl, Jason Robins, Fabrizio Romano and Charles Oliveira to headline SBC...
Basketball icon Michael Jordan, football journalist Fabrizio Romano, UFC star Charles Oliveira, Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl and DraftKings Co-Founder and CEO Jason...