Sports Betting

Of the nine casinos in Atlantic City, only Borgata saw gross gaming revenue (GGR) improve in August. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reported today (Sept. 16) that August GGR from brick-and-mortar slot machines and table games totaled $294.9 million. That represented a 5.5% decl…

One of the world’s largest betting firms is also one of the best companies to work for, according to a recent survey by Statista for TIME magazine. Flutter Entertainment has been included in TIME’s annual World’s Best Companies rankings each year since the list began in 2023. For 2026, the FanDuel…

The Circa Survivor pro football contest experienced a massive wave of eliminations during the opening week of the season. A total of 25,017 entries registered for the Las Vegas based event hosted by Circa Sports, creating a prize pool of $25,017,000. However, early upsets proved fatal for thousands…

NFL broadcasts often feature a fair amount of sportsbook commercials, but one thing viewers won’t see this season is spots courtesy of prediction market operators. The league is outright banning advertising by prediction market companies and it’s extending that policy to its sportsbook partners tha…

A federal judge on Monday (Sept. 14) heard oral arguments from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on why the prediction markets it regulates should not be subject to New York state gaming laws. In April, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Coinbase and Gemini on allegations th…

Prediction market trading surged during the opening weekend of the NFL season, with eight of the largest platforms recording $3.12 billion in volume on the first Sunday of action. That followed $3.17 billion in trading on Saturday, when college football games helped drive what a Jefferies analyst n…

Uplatform will showcase its iGaming technology portfolio through its “Your Dreams. Our Platform” campaign at SBC Summit 2026, with sportsbook, casino, payments, analytics and localization solutions available to operators at Stand D215 in Hall 4. The B2B iGaming solutions provider will attend the ev…

Stake has blocked access to its website for users in Ireland following engagement with the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), as the regulator steps up enforcement under the country's new online betting licensing regime. According to The Irish Times, the GRAI did not identify Stake by…

BMM Testlabs will detail its testing services for online games, sportsbooks and iLottery systems at SBC Summit 2026, held September 29 to October 1 at Feira Internacional de Lisboa and MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. BMM's digital specialists test and certify online games, remote gaming servers, iGa…

Five major professional sports leagues and their players associations sent a joint letter to gambling regulators in 35 states and the District of Columbia, asking for rules that would permanently revoke betting privileges for anyone found to have threatened or harassed athletes, coaches, officials…

UK-headquartered sportsbook bet365 has expanded its horse racing offering in France through a new partnership with horse racing specialist ZEturf. The partnership will give bet365 customers access to pari-mutuel horse racing betting markets tailored to the French market, SBC News reported. The offe…

Sportsbook provider Altenar will showcase its sportsbook platform at G2E Las Vegas 2026 as it expands its presence in North America. The company will meet with operators, platform providers, and industry partners at the event to discuss sportsbook growth strategies, product development, and the evo…

SBC has teamed up with GHASBO to increase Ghanaian operator participation and create new opportunities for knowledge exchange at the African Gaming Forum 2026. SBC and the Ghana Association of Sports Betting Operators (GHASBO) have announced a new strategic partnership designed to strengthen operat…

The Secretariat for Prizes and Betting (SPA) will apply new measures to identify and disrupt financial transactions linked to unlicensed operators targeting Brazil’s online gambling market. Published on 14 September, Ordinance SPA/MF No. 2,750/2026 establishes procedures to tackle the financial flo…

Crypto.com and Robinhood Markets have had enough with the constant equivocation surrounding the legality of prediction markets insofar as state gaming regulators are concerned. Crypto.com and Robinhood Markets Call on SCOTUS to Make a Stand The companies want the Supreme Court of the United States…

DraftKings, one of America’s leading sportsbooks and iGaming operators, which recently expanded into prediction markets, is also strengthening its commitment to responsible gambling. DraftKings Sets the Bar High On Responsible Gambling The latest push spans a new dedicated advertising campaign as w…

The African Gaming Forum will bring together senior stakeholders from across the continent to examine how Africa’s gaming industry can grow sustainably as regulation, taxation and market structures evolve. Taking place on Wednesday, 30 September at the Myriad Hotel in Lisbon, the invite-only Forum…

Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is going to throw his rabid fanbase a bone. Given the insipid way in which $45M/year quarterback Deshaun Watson manned the position in Week 1 and given the rising anger with his fanbase over this brewing QB tempest, plus the bizarre way Watson spoke about those f…