New York State Sees Dismal Sports Betting Numbers to Kick Off New Year

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Caesars reports a shocking 1.4% hold on a $35.2-million handle while Bally Bet is the only sports betting company in the state to hold above the average 8.5%.
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Redditors Get Around Bovada Login Issues of This Past Week

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Redditors point to a number of potential fixes in resolving the Bovada log in errors.
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Chairman of CFTC Will Be Cheerleader for Prediction Markets

Chairman of CFTC Will Be Cheerleader for Prediction Markets
The new chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael Selig, says he is content with having prediction markets like Kalshi fall under his agency's jurisdiction rather than the states.
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Top Trending: Chris Dudley, Tennessee Speaker, Arkansas's Prediction Market Stance, More

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The Yasiel Puig sports betting trial continues to captivate Gambling911.com readers with three of the top five search queries pertaining to the one-time Dodgers super star.
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DraftKings to Begin Offering Bitcoin Deposits

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The roll out will begin in 4 states in the coming weeks. These include Illinois, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Vermont. But not all state regulators are thrilled.
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Gaming Attorney Daniel Wallach Talks Massachusetts Superior Court Judge 'Preliminary Views' Regarding Kalshi

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In September 2025, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed a lawsuit in state court against Kalshi, which claims that the company was essentially operating illegal sports wagering by offering sports-related event contracts without a Massachusetts sports betting license.
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BetAnything Makes Name for Itself in Online Lottery Sector

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The global online lottery market size reached USD 31.11 Billion in 2024. The market is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 3.20% during 2025-2034 to reach a value of USD 42.63 Billion by 2034.
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CMO of Saracen Casino Resort in Arkansas: 'FanDuel Has Now Gone Rogue'

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Arkansas among the U.S. states honing in on prediction market sector.
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Connecticut Man Charged With Stolen Credit Card Scheme Tied to DraftKings Seeks Diversionary Program From Court

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An investigation by authorities by Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division led to an alleged scheme involving various DraftKings accounts, stolen credit card information and more than $190,000 i
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$12 Vegas Hotel Rooms in January? Sin City Desperate

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Las Vegas is finally getting back to offering value. Granted, this might be pushing things just a bit.
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BetOnline Ranked No. 1 at Bookmaker Review

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Offshorelore ranked the top tier sportsbooks in the world of offshore sports betting, giving BetOnline, along with its sister book SportsBetting.ag, a 5 Tier (or BEST) rating.
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1win Announced Token Launch on Solana and BNB Networks

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International iGaming brand 1win has announced the upcoming launch of 1win Token, a native crypto asset designed to grow alongside the 1win ecosystem.
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Plug Pulled on Doomed Artari Hotel Project in Vegas

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Details of the project first emerged in 2020 and a construction timeline was established just last month before word came this week that there will be no Atari Hotel.
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Successful NFL Survivor Contest Expert Gets Limited to $53.14 at DraftKings

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This latest example of draconian low limits comes as DraftKings is accused of allowing one Michigan gambler to "recklessly" wager $25,000, and now he is suing.
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MyBookie.ag Reviews, Complaints Ahead of Super Bowl 2026

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Here we look at the MyBookie.ag withdrawal experience, the website's parlay odds and more.
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Is Winna a Scam? Understanding Transparency in Crypto Gambling

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We explore how provably fair systems are reshaping crypto gambling and why knowing the facts matters for smart bettors.
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Measure to Ban Prediction Markets in Hawaii Introduced

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HB 2198 indicates that a person is gambling if they’re staking something of value on the outcome of an event they cannot control. Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi (D) is the primary sponsor of the bill with 15 Democrats listed as co-sponsors.
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PrizePicks Launches Prediction Market

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On January 16, 2026, international lottery operator Allwyn completed its acquisition of a 62.3% majority stake in PrizePicks for approximately $1.533 billion.
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Tennessee Speaker Faces Allegations He Tried to Keep Troubled Action 247 Sportsbook Afloat

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Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R, 25th District) is alleged to have tried to help keep a payday lender’s struggling sports gambling company alive, and now he's come under intense scrutiny.
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Detroit Rapper Xzibit Teams Up With Spree Sweepstakes Casino

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The move follows sweeps casinos Wow Vegas employing socialite Paris Hilton as its brand ambassador, and rapper Drake as the face of Stake.us
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Major League Soccer Enters Into Multi-Year Deal With Polymarket

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Major League Soccer in the US and the prediction market Polymarket have entered into a multi-year partnership deal.
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Illinois Gambling Regulators Impotent When it Comes to Protecting Customers From Sweepstakes Sites

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Illinois can pretty much kiss its regulatory framework good bye when it comes to sports betting and protecting customers.
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Crypto.Casino Launches to Bring Transparency and Trust to Crypto Casinos

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Crypto.Casino, a new independent review and feedback platform, today announced the official launch of its website, designed to help players navigate the crypto casino space with greater confidence, transparency, and trust.
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Patriots vs. Broncos Total Rushing Yards Prop Bet: Rhamondre Stevenson, RJ Harvey, TreVeyon Henderson

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Rhamondre Stevenson total rushing yards over/under was coming in at 50.5 for Sunday's big AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos.
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How Online Wagering Works in Alberta: What PlayAlberta Players Need to Know

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Rather than allowing all provinces to have online gaming regulated through private individuals, Alberta established its own Provincial Online Gaming System (POGS) to effectively manage and regulate all aspects of the Internet gaming industry.
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How 4Rabet Competes in the Online Casino Market

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Discover how 4Rabet stands out in the competitive online casino market through game variety, user experience, mobile accessibility, promotions, and player-focused features.
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NCAA Urges Federal Regulators to Suspend Prediction Markets

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The NCAA sent a letter Wednesday asking federal regulators to suspend prediction markets, which are trading sites that allow users to essentially bet on outcomes of games, for college sports.
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American Gaming Association Sets its Sights on Prediction Markets: 'Exploiting Inaction by the CFTC'

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"We firmly believe that congressional consideration of cryptocurrency market structure legislation provides an important, bipartisan opportunity to prevent sports betting and casino gambling under the guise of ‘event contracts,’” according to the letter.
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A $400K Payout After Maduro’s Capture Continues to Place Prediction Markets in the Spotlight

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“The train has left the station on these event contracts, they’re not going away,” said Melinda Roth, a visiting associate professor at Washington and Lee University’s School of Law.
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How Do I Go About Becoming a Bookie?

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Since May of 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the floodgates for legalized sports wagering after kicking decades of prohibition to the curb.  Some states embraced, others did so half-assed, and still others have sat on the sidelines for now.
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