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CME Group launching pro and college sports prediction markets in December

FanDuel's prediction markets partner CME Group has confirmed that it plans to launch event contracts on major league sports and college football as soon...
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MLB to respond to Senate committee request about gambling probe

The MLB was quick with a response to a request from the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to answer questions regarding the manipulation of...
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Wisconsin pumps brakes on sports betting discussion until 2026

Wisconsin lawmakers put the prospect of legalizing online sports betting on hold on Wednesday, abandoning a planned Assembly floor vote on a bill that...
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Polymarket CEO Coplan says regulated sportsbooks ‘scam’ their customers

As Polymarket looks to compete with online sportsbooks by offering sports prediction markets, the company's CEO Shayne Coplan blasted state-licensed sports betting platforms as...
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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...
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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 basketball as the organization releases a gambling abuse study.

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...
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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...
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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...
Puerto Rico as the territory welcomes new retail sportsbooks from DraftKings and BetMGM.

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...

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SBC Summit Europe

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...
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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 Amsterdam announcement

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 Summit Lisbon

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...