Sports Betting

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…

In a letter to investors on Monday, Genius Sports CEO Mark Locke spoke about the rise of prediction markets and what his company’s role in the vertical had been. Mark Locke Confident That Whatever The Future – Genius Sports Will Be Part of It Locke said that as a B2B data provider to traditional sp…

The KSA, Dutch Gambling Authority, has extended Lotto BV’s monopoly licenses for the next five years starting from January 1st 2027. Lotto BV’s current licenses are set to expire on December 31st 2026. As per the regulatory authority, Lotto BV requires to know about its eligibility for continuing w…

Hong Kong targets 46% growth in tourism value added by 2030 while including horse-racing tourism in its first five-year plan. The post Hong Kong targets 46% tourism value growth by 2030, backs horse-racing tourism first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.