Leadstar Media: prediction market exposure is shaking up 2026 NFL season sportsbook
The 2026 NFL campaign is up and running, and as always it is a crucial period for sportsbooks for customer acquisition. In 2026, though,...
Robins: DraftKings can win with or without sports prediction markets
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said the company is positioned to benefit whether sports prediction markets remain available or are ultimately curtailed by courts.During a...
Missouri AG targets six prediction markets, expects legal challenge
Missouri is the latest state to order prediction markets to stop offering sports event contracts, and Attorney General Catherine Hanaway already expects her enforcement...
Prediction Markets Weekly: CLARITY Act hits brick wall, Texas starts talking
As usual, there were plenty of other developments on the prediction markets front in recent days. Every Friday, SBC Americas highlights some of the...
Ninth Circuit rules for California tribes in Kalshi sports betting case
Kalshi suffered another court loss this week, this time regarding its ability to offer sports event contracts on tribal land.On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit...
Underdog sues Connecticut after state attacks prediction markets
Underdog has bitten another state, filing a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against Connecticut officials amid the state's recent spate of enforcement actions against the...
Key Congressional committee backs reversing gambling loss tax deduction change
A year-long effort to reverse the change to the federal gambling loss tax deduction finally took a step forward in Congress this week.The House...
Hires and Higher-Ups: Another FanDuel exit, C-suite arrivals at GeoComply, IGT
Every Thursday, SBC Americas brings news of every notable 'hi' and 'goodbye' in our roundup of significant leadership changes from across U.S. land-based gaming, online gambling,...
Connecticut expands prediction markets crackdown
Connecticut’s latest prediction markets enforcement action is not simply another warning to operators.The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection last week issued cease-and-desist orders to...
Ban abusive sports bettors, US pro leagues and unions plead
Five major North American pro leagues and their respective players associations wrote to state gaming regulators on Tuesday to call for a unified crackdown...
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...