Top Gambling News Monday March 30, 2026

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C Costigan

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30 March, 2026

Poll Finds Prediction Markets Should Be Under State Purview - 81% of those polled believe that sports event contracts constitute gambling.
Saracen Casino Resort Mobile Casino App Proposal Story Goes Viral - The Saracen Casino was looking to perhaps ward off newly introduced competition from FanDuel and DraftKings by offering an online casino app. iGaming is not regulated in the state. Saracen looks to get around this by making their app only available on premise.

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Prediction Markets

81% of Those Surveyed Believe That Sports Event Contracts Constitute Gambling

Monday March 30 2026 (11:50 am ET)

A new poll by Morning Consult suggests that Americans feel strongly that sports event contracts need to be better regulated to prevent gambling harm and benefit state taxing authorities.

Key findings, according to Morning Consult:

81% of those polled believe that sports event contracts constitute gambling.

81% think that prediction markets should be regulated and taxed at the state level.

77% are concerned that prediction markets that allow 18-year-olds to play “could” increase problem gambling in that demographic.

73% believe that “describing sports bets as ’event contracts,’ ’swaps’ or ’futures’” complicates understanding the financial risk involved, particularly for younger bettors.

70% equate the term “investing” with “gambling,” in terms of buying sports event contracts.

70% were “somewhat” or “very” concerned about insider trading on prediction markets.

56% believed, however, that wagering at a sportsbook and a prediction market carried “about the same” risk.

Said coalition Executive Director Mick Mulvaney: “This polling confirms that unabated sports gambling on prediction markets is a growing concern across America. Prediction markets are trying to disguise their sports betting products as a financial investment, misleading Americans and dodging consumer safeguards like age requirements.”

Morning Consult polled 15,029 U.S. adults from March 17-22 for the report, which has a stated margin of error of +/- 1%.

Casino News

Saracen Casino Resort Mobile Casino App Proposal Story Goes Viral

Sunday March 29, 2026 (10:40 pm ET)

You never know which stories featured here on Gambling911.com may go viral.

Case in point, we reported Sunday that the Saracen Casino was looking to perhaps ward off newly introduced competition from FanDuel and DraftKings by offering an online casino app. iGaming is not regulated in the state. Saracen looks to get around this by making their app only available on premise. But the casino is clearly thinking ahead by getting residents of the state to register with their app well in advance should Arkansas some day legalize online gambling.

Hundreds of Arkansans had flocked to Gambling911 throughout Sunday to learn more (see below).

FanDuel and DraftKings were just approved to offer online sports betting in the state, which will cut into Saracen's 54% market share.

11,140 impressions were recorded for this story thus far.

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Gambling News

Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff Arkansas Hopes to Allow Online Casino Play

Sunday March 29, 2026 (3:10 pm)

The Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff is seeking to offer online casino access to those located at the resort. Should iGaming ever become state-regulated, Saracen would most certainly enjoy a leg up.....or maybe not.

Right now, The Saracen Casino Resort has mostly squandered its near monopoly status on the mobile sports betting front. ts proprietary app is one of just three that serves the state's fervent sports betting community. Betley and Oaklawn Sports are the two others.

And with FanDuel and DraftKings now available in the state, Saracen's betting app is likely to relinquish its 54% market share in Arkansas over these next couple of months.

This story was on the verge of going viral.

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Top Trending Last 24 Hours

Sunday March 29, 2026 (12:50 pm)

Gamblers love reading about the latest jackpot or slot hits at their favorite casino in hopes of themselves hitting it big. Stories like this often do go viral.

While not going viral per se, one lucky player's $242,677 win at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas did generate plenty of buzz here at Gambling911. That story has registered 7820 impressions over the past 24 hours. Articles