Conor McGregor is still booked at SiGMA Rome despite his court record

Conor McGregor is still listed as a guest of 1xBet at SiGMA World Rome, the Italian iGaming conference running November 2 to 5 at Fiera Roma, with his appearance scheduled for November 3. The event expects more than 30,000 delegates and 1,200 sponsors and exhibitors, which makes it one of the largest gatherings in the industry. Neither SiGMA nor 1xBet has announced any change to the arrangement, and the former UFC champion’s name remains on the conference’s own programme for the day.

That booking lands in an unusually awkward context. In 2024, a civil jury in Ireland found McGregor liable for sexual assault and awarded Nikita Hand damages of around €248,600. The appeal he filed against that verdict failed in 2025. McGregor denies the allegations and has maintained the encounter was consensual, a position that has never been tested in a criminal court. The civil finding stands, and it’s the reason his name draws attention every time a gambling brand puts him on a stage.

The case picked up a second legal thread this autumn. Two people in Dublin have been charged with perjury over affidavits they allegedly filed in support of McGregor’s appeal, with the case heading to trial rather than being dropped at an early stage. Those charges concern the evidence submitted during the appeal process, not the underlying verdict, and nothing in them has been proven in court. Still, the timing means the McGregor name is now tied to two separate court matters in the same season he’s being promoted to an industry audience.

Those who watch iGaming marketing closely already know the pattern: sports personalities get booked for conferences because they draw crowds, and the brands that hire them rarely explain how they weigh the reputational questions attached to the person. Our earlier coverage of the announcement covered the booking itself. What’s changed since is the legal record around it, and that record hasn’t gotten any simpler.