CFTC sues Rhode Island in latest prediction market intervention
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is responding with a lawsuit to legal action levied against two prediction markets by Rhode Island’s attorney general.On...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Gentoo Media, PENN, the NCPG and more
Several key stakeholders in gaming closed May with making organizational changes.Each week, SBC Americas highlights the latest workforce and leadership changes in U.S. commercial...
What secret Google info did employee use to make $1M on Polymarket?
A Google employee faces civil action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for allegedly using confidential information to make more than $1 million...
Fertitta reaches $17.6B deal to acquire Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment has reached a blockbuster deal with Tilman Fertitta to sell the entertainment and hospitality giant to the billionaire business magnate.On Thursday, Caesars...
Trump backs prediction markets weeks after being ‘never much in favor’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dramatically shifted his perspective on prediction markets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) authority after vowing to...
Louisiana sports betting harassment bill heads to Gov. Landry
An anti-harassment bill to ban certain Louisiana residents from retail and online sports betting is a governor’s signature away from being enacted as state...
SBC Leaders Magazine: Putting the fans first at Fanatics Betting & Gaming
Issue 40 of SBC Leaders magazine is published today and features interviews with Fanatics, bet365, Hard Rock, FanDuel, DraftKings, Betsson, Apuesta Total and Allwyn...
New York to consider bill to ban sports betting on college campuses
New York lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban college students from placing online sports wagers while on school property.Senate Bill 10470 was introduced...
PrizePicks co-founder Wexler donates $10M to Georgia men’s basketball
Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify a quote from Georgia, PrizePick's valuation and Wexler's involvement with The Hidden Jams.A co-founder of...
P2P fantasy platform Blitz:Draft gears up for upcoming NFL season
Blitz:Draft, coined as the “Tinder for DFS,” is providing fantasy sports fans across the country with a peer-to-peer product that puts users against a...
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...