Sports Betting

Sportsbooks in the United States are faced with a new challenge – keeping bettors happy at a time of declining customer satisfaction. This is the conclusion of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Entertainment Study 2026, which has noted a shift in consumer satisfaction with iGaming and…

The NFL has reportedly welcomed Fanatics as an official sportsbook after its agreements with multiple partners expired earlier this year. Per the agreement, Fanatics will be allowed to brandish official NFL imagery, including the league’s logo. Fanatics Becomes the League’s First Operator Partner f…

Nebraska could soon become the next state to legalize online sports betting, as Tax Relief Nebraska is confident it has secured enough valid signatures to place two petitions seeking to legalize online sports betting on the ballot on November 3. Some Oppose Legalizing Online Sports Betting The lega…

A professor of economics who teaches America’s only academic course on horse betting at Rhodes College in Memphis has been accused of fraud by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). Marshall Gramm, who also operates horse-racing ownership syndicate Ten Strike Racing, is accused of o…

Officials with the campaign to legalize online sports betting in Nebraska remain confident that voters will get the chance to weigh in on the matter during the November 2026 election. Tax Relief Nebraska, the political group behind the online sports betting initiative, submitted more than 201,000 s…

US federal regulators have opened a review of "mention markets," a category of prediction market wagers tied to specific words spoken by public figures, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity. Kalshi has removed all sports-related ment…

São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas has called for the creation of a national program to treat gambling addiction while arguing that Brazil should end online sports betting platforms altogether. He said the program would be "robust, accessible, and digitized," with gambling addiction treated as…

EFL Championship outfit Bristol City is reportedly the subject of interest from business mogul and Kaizen Gaming owner George Daskalakis. Sky News reported this morning that Daskalakis, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Kaizen, which operates the well-known Betano brand, “is in talks to buy…

Prediction-market trading linked to the US midterm elections has already surpassed the total recorded during the entire 2024 congressional election cycle, highlighting the rapid expansion of the sector ahead of November's vote. The Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC), a non-profit research and a…

Fanatics Sportsbook has secured an official sports betting partnership with the NFL under a new multi-year, non-exclusive deal. The agreement, which is expected to be announced before the season opener, gives Fanatics access to premium NFL media inventory, including in-game advertising and network…

Sweden’s AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has published its financial report for the first half of 2026, reporting stable revenues despite the weaker performance in the second quarter of the year. While the company experienced slight declines, its operating profit for the six-month period increased. The Co…

1xBet congratulates Paris Saint-Germain, its long-standing partner, for opening the new European club season by defeating Aston Villa in the Super Cup and securing a second consecutive title. Big football has officially come out of hibernation – on August 12, Red Bull Arena hosted the Super Cup bat…

Packers quarterback Jordan Love might always be haunted or overshadowed by the passers who came before him in Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre brought the Lombardi Trophy home to Titletown and they carved Hall of Fame careers that were punctuated by eye-popping moments of brilliance and ind…

Kenneth Dart seems absolutely certain of an upturn in the fortunes of some of the world’s biggest gambling PLCs. This time, the Cayman Islands-based, US-born billionaire is placing his chips on DraftKings. DraftKings, the sixth-largest publicly-listed gambling firm by market cap, has seen its share…

Prediction market operator Novig has filed a federal lawsuit against Wisconsin, which has not become the fifth state to face legal action from the company seeking protection from potential enforcement of sports betting laws. Preemptive Step Novig’s legal entity, Ludlow Exchange LLC, filed the 45-pa…

Bogdan Holovnov, Head of Esports at DATA.BET, talks about esports’ shift away from hype-driven growth toward sustainable business models, which titles and tournaments continue to lead the industry, what needs to change to bring more young players into the sport, how esports can better position itse…

Operator says its opening trading volume beat the early figures posted by Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings and Underdog.

Michigan Gaming Control Board releases July igaming revenue report.