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Prediction Markets Are Disrupting Sports Betting. Football Season Will Show the Scale
The NFL and college football seasons are expected to reveal the extent to which prediction markets are impacting sportsbooks.
Since predic…
NYS comptroller says gambling is now second biggest source of gaming revenue
Sports betting has become New York’s second biggest source of gaming revenue, beaten only by the lottery.
A report released by the state c…
New Hampshire sports wagers top $68 million in July
New Hampshire sportsbooks accepted $68.9 million in wagers during July 2026, generated $7,738,559 in gross gaming revenue, and remitted $3…
AGA: Prediction markets threaten betting as NFL handle flatlines
The AGA warned the issue is particularly pronounced among younger consumers, with Kalshi reportedly handling some $5.1bn in volume from use…
The AGA believes the popularity of prediction markets, and sports event contracts, are to blame for the Sports Betting handle plateau
The American Gaming Association is estimating a flat NFL sports betting handle for 2026 season, the first season predicted to have no growt…
Louisiana Laying Foundation for Fixed-Odds Horse Racing via Online Sportsbooks
The dream of letting Louisiana’s sports bettors parlay pigskin with ponies is inching closer to reality.
Members of the Louisiana Gaming C…
Virginia Lottery releases July 2026 sports wagering activity report
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Virginia Lottery today released its report on sports wagering activity submitted by licensed operators for the month…
Among Gen Z investors, 52% have redirected money originally intended for investing toward sports betting in the past year.
More than half of Gen Z investors redirected money for investing toward sports betting in the past year, according to Betterment's 2026 Ret…
The Tax Reasons For New York To Treat Kalshi Like A Sportsbook
New York wants to treat Kalshi like a sportsbook to capture high net gaming revenue taxes, eliminate an unfair tax advantage over licensed…
More than $72 million already spent in midterm elections by sports betting industry
The Brief
Online sports betting companies are starting to become a major player in the 2026 midterm elections.
Betting sites have steer…
Better Markets urges the CFTC to withdraw the Proposal in the interest of the American people and to uphold its core mission to regulate financial instruments that can legitimately be used to hedge economic risk
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with th…
Lotteries praise 2026 World Cup betting monitoring success
United Lotteries for Integrity in Sport (ULIS) has praised FIFA’s revelation that the 2026 World Cup went by without any signs of suspiciou…
World Cup drives record sales for lottery retailers in China
The FIFA World Cup has led Chinese football fans into a luck-seeking frenzy, with national lottery ticket sales reportedly times higher tha…
Prediction Markets Face European Backlash Amid World Cup Betting Frenzy
European gambling regulators from nine countries warn that prediction markets lack key consumer protections
Regulators are closely mon…
Sports betting firms are buying attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
Sports betting firms are buying attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
The super PAC, American Future, has spent close to $1…
Second prediction market platform set for approval in Gibraltar
Gibraltar has granted an “approval in principle” to WagerWire operator Wire Industries.
Gibraltar.- Just two months after the first approv…
FanDuel lays off several hundred employees amid sports betting industry shifts
As New York City prepared for Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Monday, FanDuel pulled out all the stops with a massive promotional event …
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
A Google employee made $1.2 million on Polymarket markets related to the search engine giant’s official Year in Search list for 2025. Now…
World Cup could generate over $4bn in US handle, EKG projects
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is on course to dwarf its predecessor as a US betting event, according to analysis from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming…
Reflections from the EL/WLA Seminar Sports Betting Seminar: Trust in the Game: Integrity in Sports Betting
Reflections from the EL/WLA Seminar 2026 that took place in Istanbul May 19-21, 2026
The 2026 edition of the joint EL/WLA Sports Betting S…
SEC Mandates Sports Betting Classes for All Student-Athletes
The SEC is requiring its student-athletes to watch an educational video on sports betting
The video educated college athletes on how to…
Predictstreet’s World Cup Gambit: A Gibraltar License, a FIFA Badge, and a US Launch in Record Time
ADI Predictstreet achieved something unique when it became the official prediction market of the FIFA World Cup 2026. It attached its brand…
Spain Joins Global Push Against Prediction Markets on Illegal Gambling Fears
Spain has temporarily banned Kalshi and Polymarket
Government officials contend that the prediction markets are engaged in illegal gambl…
AGA tells U.S. senators prediction markets are “backdoor betting operations” threatening regulated gaming
Gaming Association (AGA) used a U.S. Senate hearing this week to deliver one of its strongest warnings yet against the rapid expansion of s…
Online betting operators have a new election playbook: Flood state-level races with cash
Rusty Glover, an Alabama Republican state senate candidate accustomed to bare-bones political campaigns, this year is facing an onslaught o…
NFL wants more regulation of sports prediction markets
The NFL has provided recommendations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the regulation of sports-related prediction mark…
Ohio regulator proposes credit card ban for gaming accounts
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) proposed an amendment to state gaming rules to ban credit card deposits for gaming accounts.
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