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Kalshi Beats the Books on NFL Totals, Loses to Fanduel on Moneylines
16.9.2026
A Citizens JMP note published Monday found Kalshi priced NFL Week 1 cheaper than Draftkings and Fanduel. Its figures show the edge comes entirely from over/under markets: on game outcomes, Fanduel is cheaper. The comparison also sits before Kalshi’s transaction fee, which the same note puts...
Sydney Sweeney Takes Equity in Novig for Its Viral Ad
12.9.2026
More details have come forth about Sydney Sweeney’s viral ad for sports prediction market Novig, which drew an adult content warning on X. It has now been revealed that the actress has joined Novig as a strategic partner and equity holder, with the company’s chief executive claiming...
A 97% Favorite Lost at Goodwood and the Bookmakers Still Took a Hit
11.9.2026
Najidi Storm went off at 1-33 in a three-runner novice stakes on Tuesday and was beaten by a horse part-owned by Manchester City’s Phil Foden. It set a British record that had stood since 1948, and cost Paddy Power and Boyle Sports money anyway. A Favorite Losing Bucks Conventional Wisdom...
Casino Lobby Blames Prediction Markets for First Flat NFL Betting Season
8.9.2026
The American Gaming Association expects citizens to wager $29.5 billion with regulated sportsbooks on the 2026 NFL season, the first one without meaningful growth since the Supreme Court struck down the federal betting ban in 2018. The trade body attributes the stall to prediction markets, which...
NFL Returns to Draftkings and Fanduel, Still Shuns Prediction Markets
29.8.2026
The NFL signed new multi-year sports betting deals with Draftkings, Fanduel, and Fanatics on Thursday, ending a five-month gap without an official sportsbook partner. All three agreed to bar wagers on injuries and officiating, which the CFTC has proposed restricting on prediction markets....
Polymarket Pulls NFL Contracts, Certifies Bitcoin Bets The Same Day
28.8.2026
Polymarket’s US-serving platform withdrew both of its NFL player participation filings on Aug. 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC and one day before the listing date it had given the agency. On the same day, the exchange certified bitcoin, ether, and solana price contracts. Both sets...
Kalshi Nears Sponsorship Deal With Times-Owned The Athletic
27.8.2026
Kalshi is in advanced talks to become a sponsor of The Athletic, filling a commercial slot the sports title has left open since its exclusive Betmgm partnership lapsed. No agreement has been signed yet, and any deal would need approval from the New York Times’ parent company. Talks Would Fill...
UK Gambling Lobby Puts Illegal Premier League Bets at $1.09B
26.8.2026
The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) says unlicensed operators could take up to $1.09 billion in Premier League wagers this season, rising to about $1.36 billion once a betting tax increase lands in April 2027. The trade body published no methodology and named no source for either...
Nebraskans Set to Vote on Betting Markets With Kalshi Looming
26.8.2026
Nebraska’s Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov. 3 general election. One would authorize online wagering in the state constitution; the other would write the tax and licensing framework into statute. Fanduel and Draftkings each...
Polymarket US Tests Parlays as Kalshi Banks $25M in Fees
19.8.2026
Polymarket US began processing multi-leg sports contracts on Aug. 5 through an API-only beta that never surfaced in its consumer app. The launch lands as rival Kalshi is reported to be extending maker fees to its own parlay product, a change its published fee schedule does not list. An API-Only...
Everton’s Martin Sherif Faces FA Charge Over 61 Soccer Bets
14.8.2026
Everton U21 forward Martin Sherif has been charged by the English Football Association over 61 alleged bets on football matches between Nov. 20, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2026. The case lands three months after Entain warned Everton about its crypto-linked sponsor Stake, although the FA statement does...
Dutch Gambling Operators Race for Licenses as Deadline Nears
11.8.2026
The Dutch gambling authority (Kansspelautoriteit) has granted new five-year online licenses to five of the eight operators that opened the regulated market in 2021, with the current permits expiring Sept. 30. Betcity, bet365, and GGPoker have not announced renewals, and bet365 holds the broadest...
WNBA Posts Reese-Bueckers $400 Bet Video, Deletes It as a Joke
1.8.2026
The WNBA removed a video from its own social accounts after it showed Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers agreeing to a $400 wager on their teams’ next game. The league called the exchange lighthearted and declined to discipline either player, despite a collective bargaining agreement that...
FIFA Declared World Cup Clean Before Watchdog Logged 7 Integrity Notices
27.7.2026
FIFA said its integrity task force found no suspicious betting or evidence of match manipulation across the 2026 World Cup. A monitoring network that sits on that same task force disclosed a day later that it issued seven integrity notices, placed 15 matches under enhanced scrutiny and monitored...
Valve’s Sticker Overhaul Squeezes Counter-Strike Esports Teams as Polymarket Expands Into Space
24.7.2026
Counter-Strike esports orgs say Valve’s first capsule-free Major – the biggest and most prestigious tournaments in the scene – produced a fraction of the sticker income teams had expected, threatening a revenue stream that has financed smaller teams for years. The shift came amid a New York...
Kambi Calls Entirely AI-Traded World Cup a Success, Weighs Prediction Market Entry
23.7.2026
Kambi says its first entirely AI-traded World Cup processed more than $1.14 billion in stakes and over 100 million bets without manual trading intervention. The sportsbook supplier is also evaluating prediction-market partnerships and an internally developed product, but says licensing risks...
‘The Next Crisis Has Already Begun’: Europe’s Top Official Urges FIFA to Act
21.7.2026
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has urged FIFA to begin work on a new integrity framework for the 2030 World Cup, directly linking player-action betting and FIFA’s own prediction-market sponsorship with an increased risk of match manipulation.   FIFA’s Promised Safeguards...
Spain–Argentina World Cup Final Drives Nearly $2B Across Prediction Markets
20.7.2026
Prediction markets recorded nearly $2 billion in final-specific trading as Spain defeated Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup. Kalshi accounted for almost 96% of the combined volume, with activity surging by more than $620 million from Friday through settlement. Final trading accelerates after...
Former UFC Champion Conor McGregor Risks $100K on Viral 3-2 World Cup Prophecy With a $3.6M Payday
19.7.2026
Conor McGregor has placed $100,000 on Argentina beating Spain 3-2 in Sunday’s World Cup final, wagering that a five-year-old internet prediction will deliver a roughly $3.6 million payday. The former UFC champion shared the exact-score wager through 1xBet ahead of the 3 p.m. EDT kickoff on Sunday...
Drake Drops $1.5M USDT Bet on Argentina Despite Spain’s World Cup Edge
18.7.2026
Rap superstar Drake has placed a $1.5 million bet in USDT on Argentina to beat Spain in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final, a wager that could pay out roughly $5.175 million if Lionel Messi’s team wins in regulation or extra time. The rapper placed the bet through Stake, the crypto betting...