Vertical: Sports Betting

New Mexico tribes sue Kalshi over sports betting contracts

14 May 2026 at 7:56am UTC-4
Three Pueblo nations and one Native American tribe in New Mexico have filed a lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi, accusing the company of illegally offering sports betting ...

CFTC liaising with Major Sports Leagues to prevent prediction market insider trading

13 May 2026 at 7:50am UTC-4
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig has said the regulator is in talks with every major US professional sports league to strengthen oversight of sports ...
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International Betting Integrity Association becomes Alberta’s suspicious betting activity monitor ahead of igaming launch

13 May 2026 at 7:10am UTC-4
The International Betting Integrity Association has been approved as an integrity monitor for Alberta’s upcoming regulated online gambling market. It will provide its ...

Analyst reiterates faith in DraftKings

13 May 2026 at 4:39am UTC-4
DraftKings is, according to Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon, “one of the most compelling structural growth stories in gaming.” He published his views in a May 8 investor note ...

Kentucky AG says state has authority to set rules on prediction markets

12 May 2026 at 7:30am UTC-4
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has argued that the state has the authority to regulate sports betting activity offered through prediction market platforms. Coleman ...

Australian government accused of ‘burying’ gambling reform response on budget day

12 May 2026 at 7:15am UTC-4
Australia’s government has been accused of “burying” its long-awaited response to the Peta Murphy gambling inquiry by releasing it on the same day as the federal budget ...
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Alberta privacy watchdog raises concerns over gambling data sale

12 May 2026 at 7:08am UTC-4
Alberta’s privacy commissioner, Diane McLeod, has raised concerns about a new law that enables a Crown corporation to sell gambling customer information to a private company ...

IC360 adds prediction markets into integrity coverage for the PGA of America

12 May 2026 at 5:34am UTC-4
Compliance consultancy IC360 has expanded its partnership with the Professional Golfers Association of America to include prediction markets ahead of the 2026 PGA Championship at ...
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Maryland online sports betting revenue up 5.6% in April

11 May 2026 at 1:19pm UTC-4
Maryland sports betting revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year in April. Online books won US$62.1 million off of handle of US$566.1 million.  The handle figure represented a ...

Apple updates Brazilian app store policy for sports betting apps

11 May 2026 at 7:19am UTC-4
Brazil has introduced a new license requirement for gambling apps made available on Apple’s App Store, as the country continues to tighten the rules of its regulated betting ...

Indonesian authorities arrest 321 in igaming sting

11 May 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
Indonesian authorities have arrested 321 foreign nationals in one of the country’s biggest operations against illegal igaming networks, as officials intensify efforts to tackle ...

Wisconsin’s prediction market feud could land in the Supreme Court

11 May 2026 at 7:01am UTC-4
Wisconsin’s growing legal battle over sports betting and prediction markets could ultimately be decided by the US Supreme Court, according to legal experts and company ...

DraftKings signals intent to invest in prediction markets during earnings call

8 May 2026 at 12:35pm UTC-4
DraftKings is going all in on prediction markets. During Friday morning’s earning call, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said he expects to invest between US$200 million and US ...

DraftKings posts revenue of US$1.64 billion in first quarter, up 17%

8 May 2026 at 12:26pm UTC-4
DraftKings on Thursday announced revenue for the first quarter of 2026 reached US$1.64 billion, an increase of US$237 million, or 17%, year-over-year, driven primarily by ...

AGA survey reveals gaming executives remain positive despite booming predictions markets

8 May 2026 at 7:09am UTC-4
US gaming executives remain optimistic about the future of the industry, despite growing concerns about the rapid expansion of prediction markets, according to a survey by the ...