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UK BANKING
Britain’s financial services sector has earned praise from the UK Gambling Commission, which has cited the contribution the industry has made to gambling harm prevention.
MISSOURI?
Voters in Missouri narrowly passed through a measure to legalise online sports betting in 2025, becoming the 39th state to do so.
Bad week for...
CATENA MEDIA
Catena Media CEO Manuel Stan provided insight into the company’s future direction and structure after reporting a revenue decrease of over 30% year-over-year in the third quarter.
COLORADO SPORTSBOOKS
A Colorado ballot saw voters approve a cap on the proportion of betting tax revenue the state can keep, shelving any hopes operators have had for refunds.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I think the industry is pushing towards streamers, especially in marketing with streamers because we are the face of a lot of casinos, rather than these advertisements that you’d get on TV with not many people watching. We’re going up and up, I think there’s no stopping us now.”
Streaming has emerged as a premier customer engagement tool in igaming, explains Shane Roberts, a Kick streamer also known as SH4NE_R.
NUMBERS GAME
$300m
Event contracts on the US presidential vote proved lucrative for Robinhood and Kalshi to the tune of $300m.
3
South Africa has been upgraded on three of the recommendations of its action plan assigned by the Financial Action Task Force.
€1bn
After announcing a strong performance in its Q3 financial report, Sportradar has updated year-end guidance, expecting revenue of at least €1bn.
13%
Examples set within family structures are driving 13% of young people towards gambling, according to the UKGC’s latest report on gambling social trends.?
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
LiveScore Group’s Director of Procurement and Business Development, Joshua Sparke, asserted that horse racing needs to embrace a ‘hybrid approach’ to move forward, in an interview with Insider Sport.
Recommended Reading
Vegangster’s CPO Michael Oziransky provided fascinating predictions for the sweepstake market.?
Video games are now an integral part of the sports system and release delays can have far-reaching consequences, as Insider Sport discovered in a conversation with Strive Sponsorship.
In an exclusive interview with SBC News, Co-Founder of LuckBox Studios Ryan Coombs shares his thoughts on the next wave of innovation in sports betting.?
Geocompliance provider Radar is seeing increased demand for its products as the US market continues to grow and mature, says its Chief Executive, Nick Patrick.
SBC NOTICIAS
Brais Pena es el Director Estratégico (CSO) de Easygo (el brazo tecnológico de Stake), explica a SBC Leaders Magazine que la evolución del marco legal en Latinoamérica es clave para la ejecución de los movimientos estratégicos de Stake en la región.
SBC Summit Latinoamérica experimentó su última edición como evento independiente la semana pasada, del 29 al 31 de octubre en Miami, cerrando el ciclo con altos éxitos y con la presencia del histórico René Higuita.