Vertical: Sports Betting

SBC Summit Canada 2026 adds sports betting and igaming leaders track

24 April 2026 at 5:43am UTC-4
SBC Summit Canada 2026 has announced a new content track for this year’s event, featuring leaders from Bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings and OLG. The new Leaders in Sports Betting ...

Oklahoma Senate rejects sports betting bill

23 April 2026 at 7:18am UTC-4
The Oklahoma Senate has rejected a bill that would have legalized sports betting in the state, with the measure falling four votes short of passage. The proposal, HB 1047, was ...
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Kalshi overtakes Polymarket in global trading volume

23 April 2026 at 7:07am UTC-4
Polymarket has fallen behind its main rival Kalshi in terms of global trading volume, according to recent reporting. Data compiled by Dune Analytics indicates that Kalshi ...

New Zealand’s online casino bill passes parliamentary scrutiny

23 April 2026 at 6:57am UTC-4
New Zealand’s online casino bill has passed its final parliamentary reading, leaving the new law to proceed to Royal Assent which is anticipated to bring the law into force on 1 ...
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Canada’s House of Commons advances sports betting advertising bill

23 April 2026 at 6:21am UTC-4
The House of Commons of Canada has voted 291-28 in favor of moving Bill S-211, the National Framework on Sports Betting Advertising Act, to the Standing Committee on Canadian ...

New York Attorney General sues Coinbase and Gemini Titan over prediction markets

22 April 2026 at 6:12am UTC-4
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed lawsuits against cryptocurrency platforms Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, alleging that their event-based prediction ...
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Polymarket sees rise in Singapore bets despite being blocked

21 April 2026 at 7:20am UTC-4
Despite being blocked in Singapore since 2024, US-based prediction market Polymarket has seen increased activity from the country. Polymarket, which became the official ...

Defy the Odds and BettingStartups partner to support emerging igaming businesses

21 April 2026 at 6:59am UTC-4
Startup launchpad Defy the Odds and early-stage business funder BettingStartups have joined forces to increase their support of emerging igaming companies. Defy the Odds was ...

Delaware County prohibits poll workers from using prediction market platforms

21 April 2026 at 6:22am UTC-4
Poll workers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, have been banned from using prediction market apps for election-related markets, following a recent update to their official oath of ...

ArenaPlus to combat match-fixing via integration with Sportradar Integrity Exchange

21 April 2026 at 5:45am UTC-4
Philippine eGames leader DigiPlus Interactive Corp has integrated its sports betting brand ArenaPlus into the Sportradar Integrity Exchange – a global intelligence-sharing ...

Massachusetts regulator says prediction markets target young people

20 April 2026 at 8:19am UTC-4
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair Jordan Maynard has voiced concerns that prediction markets are targeting people younger than 21. Maynard said that prediction market ...

Bet365 launches in Michigan, its 17th US state

20 April 2026 at 7:54am UTC-4
Bet365 has launched in Michigan, marking its 17th US state and has become an Official Sports Betting Partner of the MLB’s Detroit Tigers. Michigan residents and visitors 21 ...

Billionaire investor John Arnold says sports prediction markets harm men

20 April 2026 at 7:47am UTC-4
Philanthropist and former energy trader John Arnold warned that prediction markets and online sports betting platforms can cause harm to young men and boys, calling for federal ...

Former AFL players accused of promoting illegal online casinos

17 April 2026 at 7:14am UTC-4
Two former Australian Football League players are facing scrutiny after promoting an illegal offshore online casino to their social media audiences. Former Brisbane Lions ...

Ninth Circuit panel looks to side with Nevada over Kalshi

17 April 2026 at 7:08am UTC-4
A panel of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has appeared to side with Nevada regulators during arguments in an ongoing legal dispute involving ...