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Gareth Crook, SVP of Sports at Pragmatic Play Sports, on the practical use of AI in personalisation, in-play trading, and risk, beyond the industry rhetoric. AI has become an unavoidable topic in sports betting, but its practical impact remains uneven. Much of the industry conversation still sits at the level of aspiration, while day-to-day sportsbook operations continue to be shaped by latency, risk exposure, legacy workflows, and regulatory constraints. The gap between what

ADM has signed the 2025 to 2034 Lotto concession with LottoItalia, the long-standing consortium now led by Brightstar Lottery. The group will pay €2.23 billion in licence fees, commit to a multi-year programme of infrastructure and security upgrades, and maintain the operational backbone of a product that generates critical fiscal revenue for Italy. The tender attracted competing interest from groups including Flutter and Sisal, yet the award ultimately followed a familiar lo

CFTC-regulated prediction venues now compete directly with state-licensed sportsbooks, offering national reach, exchange-style pricing and a lighter federal compliance regime. This feature maps the legal split (federal pre-emption vs state police powers), details operator strategies (fight, partner, or own the rails), unpacks the infrastructure (clearing, custody, oracles), and converts regulatory milestones into an actionable trigger matrix. It sets a minimum controls parity