US sportsbooks brace for their flattest NFL season yet, while UK, Irish and German operators report fresh growth around the league's overseas games.
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A Sports Illustrated study found Carolina delivered the NFL's best betting return in 2025. DraftKings lines suggest a rockier 2026 for backers.
An analysis of Kalshi's own trade data finds sports and crypto contracts made up 95% of August volume, complicating its "swap" defence against state regulators.
A CFTC mandate pushed ProphetX, Novig and Kalshi to swap familiar plus/minus odds for percentages, sparking trader backlash south of the border.
Colorado regulators penalized Fanatics Sportsbook after a self-excluded customer received two promotional texts, raising questions about enforcement scale.
The NFL wants 21+ standards and manipulation safeguards before any official prediction-market deal, as Novig and rivals jostle for football fans.
The Ringer founder admitted on his podcast to letting someone else place FanDuel bets under his account, breaching proxy-betting rules.
Petitions funded largely by FanDuel and DraftKings put a constitutional amendment and gaming-law changes on Nebraska's Nov. 3 ballot.
CSA and CIRO confirm sports and entertainment event contracts stay banned, even as Wealthsimple pushes for looser rules on prediction markets.
ACSI data show DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM satisfaction sliding even as apps improve, with promo spending down sharply in 2026.