SBC Launches Global Prediction Markets Forum in Lisbon to Address Regulatory Definitions and Launch Barriers
SBC launches its Global Prediction Markets Forum on 1 October in Lisbon alongside SBC Summit 2026. Panels address US-Europe regulatory gaps, legal definitions of gambling versus trading, technical launch hurdles, and sector growth prospects with named experts from Gibraltar, Malta, and operators. Tickets cost €399 including the 2026 report.
SCCG Take — Divided regulatory definitions pose concrete execution risk for operators eyeing global scale. The Lisbon forum supplies targeted expert input that can sharpen compliance strategies ahead of expected rulings.
SBC is launching the Global Prediction Markets Forum as a dedicated full-day event to confront core uncertainties around the sector. Scheduled for Thursday, 1 October at the Myriad Hotel in Lisbon, the conference runs alongside SBC Summit 2026 and targets the shift from a mainly American niche toward broader global adoption.
The programme assembles operators, prediction market specialists, legal and regulatory experts, and technology leaders. Sessions focus on evolving regulatory and legal frameworks, adaptation for European audiences, technical requirements for launches and integrations, and the sector’s longer-term trajectory. Jurisdictions remain split on whether to block, regulate, or license these markets.
Regulatory and Legal Panels
The session “Regulating futures: bridging the gap between the US and Europe” features Andrew Lyman (Gambling Commissioner and Executive Director, Government of Gibraltar), Charles Mizzi (CEO, Malta Gaming Authority), Terence Cassar (Partner, GTG Legal), Zach Doctor (Co-Founder & CEO, WagerWire), and moderator Ron Segev (Founding Partner, Segev LLP). Discussions will examine ongoing regulatory uncertainty across key markets and steps operators can take to prepare for change.
A second panel, “The legal conundrum: are prediction markets gambling?,” includes Matt Kane (Head of Legal, Betr), Arthur Stadler (Founding Partner, Stadler Partner Attorneys), Steve Humenik (Chief Legal Officer, Crypto.com), and moderator Quirino Mancini (Partner, WH Partners Italy). The group will debate whether event contracts count as gambling or financial trading, review current legal frameworks, and consider potential future regulatory rulings. This directly engages the central risk that inconsistent definitions could stall commercial rollout or invite enforcement actions in divided jurisdictions.
Technical and Forward Sessions
Further sessions address “Time to market – the technological hurdles to launching a prediction market product,” with Andrew Gonzalez (CEO, ParlayX), Henrich Tauber (Head of Business Development, Limitless), Amit Mahensaria (CEO, Pred.app), Guy Dotan (Co-Founder, WireMarkets), and moderator Jeff Haas (Strategic Advisor, Binara.ai). Speakers will review compliance technology, integration options, and routes to faster market entry.
The closing discussion, “An industry on the cusp of boom or bust: what’s the future of futures?,” features John Aristotle Phillips (CEO, PredictIt), Joey Levo (CEO, Betr), and Noah Traisman (CEO, Winible). Topics include coexistence with traditional sportsbooks, lessons from poker and daily fantasy sports, and room for multiple major players.
“Prediction markets have quickly become one of the biggest talking points in the industry, but as with any sector moving at this pace, the opportunities come with a lot of questions,” said Rasmus Sojmark, CEO & Founder of SBC. Sojmark added that the forum exists to help operators enter effectively, safely, and compliantly. A separate ticket costs €399 and includes a copy of SBC Insights’ Prediction Market Report 2026, as reported by iGaming Future.
Reporting: iGaming Future
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Jurisdictional definition chaos — gambling or trading — creates compliance paralysis; operators need expert clarity before committing capital.
We have watched prediction markets bounce between hype and regulatory whiplash for three years. The Gibraltar–Malta–U.S. axis on the Lisbon stage reflects the exact jurisdictions where our partners are building compliance roadmaps right now. Definitions matter: one ruling can green-light or kill a product line overnight.
- Forum features Gibraltar and Malta gaming chiefs plus top legal voices debating whether prediction markets are gambling or financial trading
- Technical sessions tackle launch and integration barriers as operators move from U.S. niche to multi-jurisdictional scale
- €399 ticket includes access to the 2026 sector report; runs October 1 alongside SBC Summit in Lisbon
SCCG angle: SCCG maintains direct relationships with licensing authorities in Gibraltar, Malta, and across the U.S. state-by-state patchwork. When a client needs to decode conflicting definitions or build a multi-jurisdictional compliance strategy for prediction products, we connect them to the right regulatory advisors and tech integrators — the same voices on this panel — before they spend a dollar on infrastructure.
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