Vertical: Sports Betting
Prediction markets win in Minnesota, judge blocks ban days before implementation
28 July 2026 at 6:20am UTC-4
A federal judge has blocked Minnesota from enforcing its prediction market ban, just five days before it was due to take effect.
The ruling comes after the US Justice ...
Fanatics brings prediction market fully in-house with Water Street Labs acquisition
28 July 2026 at 6:11am UTC-4
Fanatics has acquired derivatives clearinghouse Water Street Labs from Nasdaq-listed BGC Group so it can offer its own federally regulated prediction market.
Fanatics Markets ...
Prediction-market threat to Flutter overrated: Jefferies analyst
27 July 2026 at 1:20pm UTC-4
Jefferies Equity Research analyst James Wheatcroft placed a “Buy” rating with a US$210 per share price target on Flutter Entertainment in a 26 July investor note. The stock ...
Boyd Gaming reports flat revenue for 2Q26, despite drop in online
27 July 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
Nevada-based casino and hospitality group Boyd Gaming has reported over US$1.03 billion in total revenue for the second quarter of 2026, relatively unchanged from the same period ...
Entain “transitions” two brands online in Alberta
27 July 2026 at 6:50am UTC-4
Entain has transitioned two of its established brands, Sports Interaction and PartyCasino, into Alberta’s newly regulated online gaming market.
The two licenses were supplied ...
Kalshi threatens legal action against Netflix over new prediction markets documentary
27 July 2026 at 6:26am UTC-4
Kalshi is threatening legal action against Netflix over its new documentary Instadocs: The Prediction Games, which premiered on 26 July and features an interview with Tarek ...
Kalshi withdraws unlicensed event contracts from Nevada under new agreement
27 July 2026 at 5:23am UTC-4
Kalshi has agreed to stop offering sports and other prohibited events contracts in the state of Nevada via a joint stipulation with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The ...
Pronet Gaming celebrates multiple nominations at 2026 Women in Gaming (WIG) Diversity Awards
27 July 2026 at 1:43am UTC-4
Omni-channel turnkey provider Pronet Gaming has announced that several of its team members were shortlisted for the 2026 Women in Gaming (WIG) Diversity Awards, which took place ...
Michigan Gaming Control Board gets new Chair in August
24 July 2026 at 7:01am UTC-4
Michigan Gaming Control Board Chair Jim Ananich has resigned from his role and will be succeeded by James H. (Jim) Townsend (pictured).
Ananich, who was appointed by Michigan ...
Football tops suspicious betting alerts worldwide in 2Q26 IBIA report
24 July 2026 at 6:37am UTC-4
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has recorded 76 suspicious betting alerts across nine different sports for the second quarter of 2026, an 8.6% increase ...
Nevada legislators introduce bill to ban sports event contracts
24 July 2026 at 6:16am UTC-4
Two Nevada lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban prediction market platforms from offering sports betting and casino-style event contracts nationwide.
According ...
Hard Rock’s Ontario igaming debut marks first official digital international market expansion
23 July 2026 at 7:32am UTC-4
Hard Rock Bet has launched in Ontario, bringing its online casino and sportsbook to Ontario players, officially marking Hard Rock Digital’s first international market expansion ...
US lottery group NASPL joins fight against prediction markets, calling for increased regulation
23 July 2026 at 7:03am UTC-4
The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) has published a statement calling for urgent clarification by regulators on sports contracts’ inclusion ...
OpenBet clocks US$3 billion in bets wagered across the World Cup
23 July 2026 at 6:50am UTC-4
Sportsbook supplier OpenBet processed over 175 million bets across the World Cup, seeing US$3 billion wagered across its customers globally during the tournament.
The record ...
Flutter’s Betnacional expands Brazil offerings with RubyPlay and Zitro Digital
22 July 2026 at 11:22pm UTC-4
Two online gaming suppliers have partnered with Flutter Entertainment’s Brazilian sports betting and igaming brand Betnacional this week, after RubyPlay and Zitro Digital ...
