Randi Zuckerberg to headline debut AI Academy at SBC Summit 2025

Tech innovator, entrepreneur, and two-time Tony Award winner Randi Zuckerberg will headline the debut AI Academy at SBC Summit 2025, opening the programme with an exclusive Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. The AI Academy is part of SBC’s newly introduced Tech Academies, which will offer delegates the chance to engage in more intimate, interactive, and …

BC.GAME gets regulatory green light for Kenya entry

Online crypto casino operator BC.GAME has strengthened its foothold in Africa by securing two new licences from Kenya’s regulator. Granted by the country’s Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB), the permits allow the iGaming operator to officially enter the Kenyan market through its local entity, Blockdance Africa Ltd. Securing both a Public Gaming Licence and …

Slovakia: Policy inconsistencies aid black market encroachment

An independent report and audit detail that regulatory inconsistencies and fragmented enforcements have ceded the gambling market to unlicensed operators growing their scope in targeting Slovak consumers. In Slovakia, questions are being raised about how effective the government is in tackling growing exposure to illegal gambling, which calls into question the policies enacted by the …

CME Group and FanDuel launch event-based contracts despite

CME Group has teamed up with FanDuel, the US online gaming operator owned by Flutter Entertainment, to bring a new range of event-driven financial products to US customers. This marks not only Flutter’s leap into financial services at a time when ‘event contracts’ products are growing in the US, and not without controversy. The partnership …

GambleAware goes for concrete but lands on glass in latest industry critique

A study by GambleAware has claimed that operator safer gambling ads have a reverse effect, but it’s not without speculation. Commissioned by the safer gambling charity, consultancy group Thinks Insight & Strategy looked at problem gambling campaigns produced by five different entities – GambleAware itself, the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), Betfair, William Hill, and …