Bill to ban sweepstakes gaming heads to California Senate floor
The effort to ban sweepstakes casinos in California and criminalize affiliates and suppliers who work with sweepstakes operators in the state moved a step...
LA city attorney files illegal gambling suit against Stake.US and Kick
Sweepstakes operators have been named in dozens of consumer lawsuits across the country, but a new filing against Stake.US comes from a more formidable...
FanDuel’s deal with CME Group puts it in express lane to event contracts
Many people in the gambling industry had likely never heard of prediction markets, Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) or Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) until recently....
PrizePicks switches DFS offering to P2P Arena play only across US
PrizePicks no longer offers against-the-house daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the U.S.The country's largest DFS operator has transitioned to only offering its peer-to-peer Arena...
Leadstar Media: NFL season and new products offer great opportunity
Leadstar Media’s U.S. team lead Patrick Corkery chats about the upcoming NFL season kickoff and discusses how affiliates are seeking new opportunities with social...
Why a Carnegie Mellon stats prof will use a fake sportsbook to teach freshmen
In a world where the ability to gamble on sports is ubiquitous at the touch of a button, how do you educate college students...
DraftKings to no longer accept credit card deposits as of Aug. 25
DraftKings is making a major change to its payment processing rules.The Boston-based sports betting and daily fantasy giant announced on Thursday plans to no...
FanDuel announces it is launching prediction market product
There have been plenty of whispers about sportsbooks potentially stepping into the world of event contracts and prediction markets, but FanDuel shouted it from...
NFA registry includes applicants tied to DraftKings, PrizePicks and others
According to the database of the National Futures Association (NFA), it appears DraftKings is back in the prediction markets market, as are two major...
MA rep. files bill to ban sweepstakes as part of online casino legalization
Massachusetts is the latest state to take a swing at legalizing online casinos and outlawing sweepstakes gaming as a lawmaker attempts to do both...
Event News
SBC Summit Americas returns June 9-11 with new ways to network
SBC Summit Americas returns next week with the launch of SBC Connections, an all-new SBC networking program designed to transform how attendees meet, connect,...
SBC Summit Americas to explore smarter player protection strategies
As operators across the Americas face growing pressure to identify gambling-related harm earlier and build safer player journeys, SBC Summit Americas will place player...
SBC Summit Canada reinforces role as industry’s meeting point amid Alberta momentum
SBC Summit Canada returned to Toronto last week, bringing the industry together at a pivotal moment for the Canadian gaming sector, as Alberta’s upcoming regulated...
SBC Summit Americas to address new realities of affiliate growth in Latin America
SBC Summit Americas will examine how affiliates can adapt to Latin America’s rapidly evolving gaming landscape through its dedicated Latin America Marketing and Affiliates...