Vertical: Sports Betting

Modest haul for Oregon online sports betting in March

16 April 2026 at 1:09pm UTC-4
DraftKings grossed US$8.3 million from online sports betting in Oregon during March. That was a 14.4% spike for the operator, which enjoys a monopoly in the state. Handle was ...

DraftKings among 32 igaming companies applying to launch online products in Alberta

16 April 2026 at 11:01am UTC-4
Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, the province's gambling regulator, has confirmed it has received 32 applications for online gambling licenses after sports betting company ...
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Sportsbook operators contribute US$41 million to super PAC

16 April 2026 at 7:15am UTC-4
The owners of FanDuel, DraftKings, and Fanatics have given a combined US$41 million to a federal political action committee, according to Federal Election Commission filings ...

Ohio fines Kalshi US$5 million for unlicensed sports betting

16 April 2026 at 6:18am UTC-4
Ohio gambling regulators have handed down a US$5 million fine to prediction market Kalshi, accusing the company of running an unlicensed sports betting platform in the state ...
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Ohio bill proposes fees on sports bets to fund stadiums and schools

16 April 2026 at 5:50am UTC-4
Ohio Republican State Sen. Louis Blessing III has introduced legislation that would impose a 2% fee on sports wagers, directing revenue toward public sports stadiums and K-12 ...

Optimism ‘moderate’ in face of bear market for online sports betting stocks, analyst says

15 April 2026 at 12:27pm UTC-4
Online sports betting and igaming stocks are down 35% this year, according to Jefferies Equity Research analyst David Katz. Katz explained that “our optimism for 1Q26 ...

Philippine sportsbook ArenaPlus becomes exclusive partner of the NBA

15 April 2026 at 7:11am UTC-4
PAGCOR-licensed sportsbook operator ArenaPlus has signed a multiyear partnership with the NBA, making it the league’s first official betting partner in the Philippines ...

Sportsbooks contributing millions to legalization campaign in Nebraska

15 April 2026 at 6:58am UTC-4
Sportsbook operators are contributing millions to political campaigns in Nebraska as efforts continue to expand legal online sports betting in the state. Campaigning group Tax ...
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Montana sued by Kalshi for attempting to regulate event contracts

15 April 2026 at 6:53am UTC-4
Prediction market Kalshi has filed a lawsuit in a Montana federal court, attempting to block state officials from enforcing state-level gambling regulations against its event ...

High Roller Technologies launches prediction markets with Crypto.com

15 April 2026 at 6:25am UTC-4
Online casino operator High Roller Technologies has signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com to launch prediction market contracts in the US. Under the deal, Crypto.com ...

BetMGM blasts prediction markets in earnings call

14 April 2026 at 1:18pm UTC-4
“Bad results for the house” was BetMGM Chief Financial Officer Gary Deutsch’s summary of a less-than-optimal quarter for the sports betting provider. His remarks came during ...

BetMGM lowers targets on revenue miss

14 April 2026 at 1:09pm UTC-4
Citing a trio of factors, BetMGM lowered its revenue and cash-flow guidance for the balance of 2026. While still guiding to US$300 million to US$350 million of annual cash flow ...

Federal judge grants Kalshi a temporary win in Arizona

14 April 2026 at 7:14am UTC-4
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arizona’s attempt to pursue criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi. US District Judge Michael Liburdi issued the temporary ...

Over a quarter of Americans have an online sports betting account

14 April 2026 at 6:28am UTC-4
Sports betting continues to expand across the US, with 27% of Americans admitting that they have an active online sports betting account, according to a survey. The findings ...

Kambi unveils Google esports data partnership

14 April 2026 at 6:07am UTC-4
Sports betting technology company Kambi Group has revealed that its esports division, Abios, has signed a multi-year data partnership with Google. Abios provides esports odds ...