Second Guardians pitcher placed on leave in MLB’s Ortiz betting probe
Not one but two Cleveland Guardians pitchers are now on paid leave due to alleged ties to a Major League Baseball (MLB) sports betting...
Betfred moving on from US online sports betting market
Betfred is the latest sports betting operator to no longer serve online bettors in America.The British bookmaker is planning to close online sports betting...
UNLV gaming institute recruits range of industry leaders for advisory board
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI) has formed its first-ever advisory board, which the institute's leader says gives the...
WAGER Act is the new GOP version of the gambling loss deduction bill
Another Congressional lawmaker has launched an attempt to reverse the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's (OBBBA) cut to how much gamblers can deduct for...
PureWager partners with SCCG Management with eyes on expansion
Global gaming provider PureWager Group has entered into a strategic partnership with advisory and investment firm SCCG Management with a view to accelerating its...
GOP Ways and Means Chair says House working to fix gambling tax deduction
At a field hearing discussing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in Las Vegas on Friday, the chair of the House Ways and...
Red Sox’s Giolito says MLB’s Manfred ‘taken aback’ by betting-related abuse
Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito said this week he spoke to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred directly about sports betting-related athlete abuse and voiced...
Kalshi brief says gaming industry cherry-picking legal language
The latest legal brief filed by Kalshi continues to highlight that the heart of the case on who has say over sports event contracts...
Do UK sportsbooks limit bettor four times more often than US books do?
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) published a report on wagering limits by sports betting operators, providing an outlook of how the market compares to...
Boyd Gaming plays down M&A talk after selling FanDuel stake
Boyd Gaming leaders waved away talk this week that they could be set for a significant acquisition, insisting that their sale of their remaining...
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...