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Kalshi says Missouri’s licensing requirements offer no realistic path to compliance, while OG.com launches a separate challenge in Utah. Prediction market operators have opened two more legal fronts against state gambling regulators, with Kalshi challenging Missouri’s licensing demands and Crypto.co
The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling (BOS) has called for Sweden’s gambling regulator to take cues from the way finance, education and local government are overseen. BOS claims that the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, could foster better long-term compliance by taking a
Responsible gambling organisation 1xCare has extended its international reach again, signing a deal with Spain’s Federación Española de Jugadores de Azar Rehabilitados (FEJAR). The duo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the stated goal of preventing and reducing gambling-related h
Multi-year partnership will see CasinoNieuws become SBC Summit Europe’s exclusive Dutch gambling media partner, expanding the event’s reach across the Netherlands while supporting its conference programme with local industry expertise. SBC Events has announced a strategic media partnership with Casi
Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick, is now odds on with some of the UK’s biggest bookmakers to become the first Premier League manager sacked in the 2026/27 season. Carrick has only picked up one win in the first eight games of the season with Man Utd, leading to him becoming a 4/6 favourite
India’s Supreme Court has dismissed review petitions filed by Flutter Entertainment-owned Junglee Games and other gaming operators seeking to overturn state-level restrictions on online skill-based games played for stakes in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The legal dispute dates back to 2021, when Tamil
SBC Media announced today two changes in the senior leadership, in a move that strengthens the betting and gaming industry leading media organisation’s commitment to credible journalism and service to clients. Firstly, Martyn Elliott has taken up the position of Managing Editor, filling a gap at th
Utah faces a new federal challenge despite its earlier victory over Kalshi, while the NBA becomes the latest major sports league to strike prediction market deals. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Utah on Monday, seeking to block the state’s crackdown on federally regulated predi
Kalshi is ready to power the next generation of financial markets through new indices co-developed with S&P Dow Jones. The statement of intent was declared by CEO and co-founder Tarek Mansour, who proclaims Kalshi will usher in a new era of trading for investors on real life events via S&P Dow Jones
In a historic turnaround, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was declared winner of Brazil’s presidential election, securing a fourth term and handing the future of the country’s regulated betting market to Congress. Sitting down on iGaming Daily, SBC’s Editor-at-Large Ted Menmuir and SBC Notícias
Authorities in Italy have placed 15 people under investigation over an alleged fraud involving manipulated slot machines. The gambling office of the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM), in collaboration with Italy’s Carabinieri police force, has announced that raids are being carried out across mult
As the US midterms near, the Brazil results show that prediction market odds are fluid and susceptible to rapid fluctuations, according to election betting experts.
A week into the 2026-27 season, the NBA is getting off the sidelines with regard to prediction markets.
The chancellor looks set to swerve a dreaded doubling of Machine Game Duty, but retail operators say any rise still means closures, and nobody knows what comes next.
Working with separate marketing providers can leave iGaming operators coordinating multiple workflows and missing opportunities to convert the audiences they attract. Leonid Pudov, chief executive of mr.Booster, explains that bringing specialist teams and technology into one operation can improve co
The Star Sydney casino had its licence suspension extended until June 2027.
The ANJL acknowledged the victory of the Workers' Party candidate and said it was preparing to discuss the future of betting in Brazil.
The ruling against those accused includes house arrests as well as a one-year ban on operating games.
The reporting judge of the Supreme Federal Court has taken the first post-election step to discuss gambling in Brazil.
Gambling has its many critics, but can perceptions really be changed? iGB asks Simon Westbury following the launch of 1xCare, an NGO established and funded by the 1xBet brand's owner and run through RG Practises Ltd.
Betfair is fully winding down in Italy as parent firm Flutter Entertainment responds to regulatory changes in the market. Flutter confirmed to SBC News that the Betfair Exchange, Sportsbook and Casino will soon be discontinued, though the NYSE-listed multinational remains a formidable local player.
