Sports Betting

FanDuel has announced new sportsbook features ahead of the NFL season, including a new loyalty programme, expanded bet protection, and enhanced research tools. The company will introduce a points-based monthly Rewards Club for sportsbook customers, with loyalty levels that unlock additional benefit…

Two political figures faced penalties from Kalshi this week over bets connected to their own careers, with former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) drawing a lifetime ban and North Carolina congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout receiving a three-year suspension. Kalshi permanently barred Santos from it…

Rothera, the prediction market that’s a joint venture between Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) and Susquehanna International Group, announced it selected Stats Perform as the exchange’s data provider for sports event contracts. The data provider will support the “creation, trading and settlement of…

The Massachusetts sportsbook that accepted sports bets through a proxy acting on behalf of sports writer Bill Simmons could face regulatory repercussions. On The Bill Simmons Podcast this week with fellow The Ringer personalities Joe House and Cousin Sal, Simmons, a California resident where sports…

The latest move by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva could signal further rifts between the ruling Workers Party (PT) and the gambling sector. As reported by SBC Noticias Brasil, the President hosted a meeting at the Planalto Palace on Monday to discuss how the regulated gambling regime has impacted…

In this article, Tom Light, Founder and CEO, FIRST.bet, explores the importance of true localisation in iGaming, highlighting how adapting the sportsbook to local player behaviour goes far beyond language, payments and surface-level changes. Localisation is one of the most overused words in iGaming…

BetMGM has unveiled "It Happens Here," a new campaign featuring Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jon Hamm. The effort pairs celebrity talent with the operators' "Make It Legendary" brand platform ahead of the football season. Hamm is headlining the four-spot advertising campaign for…

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is reviewing a federal appeals court ruling that strengthens states’ ability to regulate sports-related prediction market contracts, although the decision does not resolve Arizona’s separate dispute with Kalshi over election wagering. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court…

Lottomatica Group has notified Borsa Italiana of its intention to combine with Spanish rival CIRSA Enterprises through an all-share transaction that will create the world's second-largest listed gaming and sports betting company, trailing only FanDuel owner Flutter. Under the terms disclosed to Mil…

B2B sportsbook supplier BETBY has released a detailed report into betting behaviours between the 2022 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, offering operators a look into how consumer expectations have changed in time for this football season. Alongside presenting all the numbers, the ‘10 World Cup Insights…

Sportsbook solution supplier DATA.BET has released its analysis of wagering activity during the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC), showing that live betting accounted for 70.9% of all bets during the seven-week event. The tournament ran from 2 July to 23 August at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. It was…

Horse racing giant Churchill Downs has petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct an independent review of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). The private organization enforces safety and integrity standards for US thoroughbred racing and has recently faced criticis…

Lottomatica's proposed merger with Cirsa would create the world's second largest list gaming operator by EBITDA. (Image: Shutterstock). The post Lottomatica, Cirsa Agree Merger to Create Global Gaming Giant appeared first on Casino.org.

It’s clear that Josh Giddey is the face of the Chicago Bulls franchise. The do-it-all playmaker is coming off of a career-best season in which he averaged 17.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game. The 23-year-old guard turned in that season after signing a four-year, $100 million contract…

Tottenham Hotspur has added a new regional betting partner to its commercial roster, signing VSbet to a three-year agreement covering the Asian market. The sports betting and iGaming operator becomes the club's Official Regional Betting Partner in Asia, with activity directed at supporters aged 18…

betPARX Casino & Sportsbook has partnered with Philadelphia sports bar chain Chickie's & Pete's in a season-long deal that will offer customers exclusive casino and sportsbook promotions through the betPARX app. The partnership covers all 18 Chickie's & Pete's locations across the Philadelphia regi…

Boom Sports will integrate ProphetX’s federally regulated prediction market exchange into its platform, giving users access to sports event contracts covering game results, individual player performance and season-long futures. The agreement will provide Boom users with a direct in-app route to tra…

Kalshi is certainly not going to let politicians betting on themselves slide, not even in the case of a House of Representatives hopeful who thought she was too small to even register on the platform’s anti-fraud radar. Well, she was wrong, and this type of lawmaker would probably not always mean t…