Vertical: Sports Betting

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...