New York regulator will reassess licenses of prediction market participants
The Chair of the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) said on Tuesday that it's time for the regulator to decide whether gaming licensees...
Stats Perform: Basketball Opta API fuels personalised prop betting
As Stats Perform unveils its new Opta Dynamic Stats API for basketball, SBC Americas spoke to Andrew Skweres, the sports data company’s head of...
NCAA study finds men’s basketball leads in gambling harassment
A recent NCAA study found that men’s basketball players receive the highest rate of gambling-related harassment among the organization’s body of student-athletes.Between Sept. 30...
FanDuel and DraftKings split with AGA over prediction markets debate
FanDuel and DraftKings and the American Gaming Association (AGA) don't see eye to eye on sports prediction markets, and the crack in the foundations...
Congress wants explanation from MLB on pitch-rigging betting scheme
A U.S. Senate committee wants Major League Baseball to detail exactly how it plans to stop players from manipulating aspects of games for the...
DraftKings launches retail sports betting in Puerto Rico
Two major gaming operators are expanding their reach outside of the U.S. mainland.On Nov. 14, DraftKings opened a new retail sportsbook at Foxwoods El...
Courts send Baltimore’s battle with FanDuel and DratKings back home
A Maryland District Court judge has determined it is not the federal court's job to litigate the battle between the city of Baltimore and...
Illinois bets fall 15% year over year as customer surcharges hit
As major Illinois sportsbooks, including FanDuel and DraftKings, implemented customer surcharges at the start of September, the total number of sports wagers placed in...
Polymarket mimics sportsbook odds integrations with UFC deal
Polymarket is bringing real-time prediction market insights to viewers of UFC fights in a new feature that sounds similar to the type of live...
Former NCAA athletes tied to alleged Mafia-backed gambling ring
The Italian Mafia is tied to another alleged multimillion-dollar gambling scheme, with the latest charges involving a group of former NCAA athletes.The New Jersey...
Event News
Five questions with PrizePicks head of RG Phil Sherwood about responsible gaming
Following up on recent discussion around responsible gaming and player protection at this month's SBC Summit Americas in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., SBC Americas spoke...
SBC Summit to examine what effective player protection looks like in practice
As expectations around player safety continue to evolve, operators face increasing pressure to detect signs of gambling-related harm earlier and implement more effective interventions....
SBC Summit Americas 2026: Big topics and lasting connections
SBC Summit Americas 2026 welcomed industry professionals from across North and Latin America last week, with discussions around prediction markets and a series of...
SBC Awards Americas 2026: BetMGM, FanDuel, Hard Rock, Sportradar win big
BetMGM, Kaizen Gaming, and Sportradar were the standout performers at the SBC Awards Americas 2026, each securing two awards at Wednesday night's ceremony at...