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Gambling News (New York)
$595 Million Wagered at New York Sportsbooks Last Weekend
Friday September 18, 2026 (2:11 pmm EDT)
Bettors wagered approximately $595 million with New York sportsbooks in Week 1 of the NFL season, the most for an opening week since the state launched online betting in 2022.
Bettors wagered approximately $595 million with New York sportsbooks in Week 1 of the NFL season, the most for an opening week since the state launched online betting in 2022.https://t.co/vwuAsXssyl
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) September 18, 2026
Politics
Kansas Senate Race Tightens: Odds Still Favor Republican Candidate
Friday September 18, 2026 (2:11 pmm EDT)
The Kansas race is especially fascinating. Despite Roger Marshall still being a pretty decent favorite to win at BetOnline, a new The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found Hamilton ahead by 2 percentage points, with 45 percent support to Marshall’s 43 percent. Another 4 percent of respondents chose Libertarian candidate David Graham, and 8 percent were undecided. Hamilton currently pays out $215 for every $100 bet. Just days ago the payout would have been $325 for every $100 bet.
Gambling News
VSiN New Ownership News Coming Today?
Friday September 18, 2026 (10:08 am EDT)
Scott Roeben is Vital Vegas and few people have their finger on the pulse of what happens in Las Vegas than he does. And Roeben announced on Thursday that "top secret" news on VSiN new ownership is expected on Friday, so stay tuned. All the rumors point to Circa ownership having some type of role in the gambling news network. Gambling911.com has been unable to independently confirm any of this, but we should know soon following a series of high profile layoffs confirmed in recent days.
Top secret. Details available tomorrow, we’re told. https://t.co/FkfHQdPaop
— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) September 17, 2026
Gambling News
Las Vegas Athletics Enter Into Multi-Year Partnership With Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports
Friday September 18, 2026 (10:08 am EDT)
On Thursday, the Las Vegas Athletics announced a multi-year partnership with Circa Resorts & Casino and Circa Sports naming the organization as the Club’s first Founding Partner, marking a major milestone as the A’s establish their presence in Las Vegas and build toward the opening of its new ballpark in 2028.
Prediction Markets
States Prevail 37 Out of 43 Times in Prediction Market Court Matters
Friday September 18, 2026 (10:08 am EDT)
Kalshi has lost 14 consecutive federal court rulings since the Minnesota decision. Overall, States have prevailed on 37 out of 43 court rulings on preliminary injunctions, TROs, or stays/injunctions pending appeal, an 86% success rate. pic.twitter.com/erxY9rivQL
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) September 17, 2026
News Capsules
Latest Gambling News in Case You Missed it
Friday September 18, 2026 (9:59 am EDT)
- Vegas Matt Biopic Coming Soon: Banned From Venetian After Winning $400K Last Month - On Thursday we are learning of plans on a Vegas Matt biopic. His real name is Stephen Matt Morrow, a 62-year-old high-stakes gambler and casino-content creator who has become one of the biggest personalities in gambling social media.
- Anti-Gambling Zealot, Former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl Dead at 84 - One of the most steadfast opponents of online gambling, former Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, has died at age 84. Kyl was the co-author of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), passed in 2006. The new law primarily attacked the money flow to unlawful online gambling. Treasury and the Federal Reserve subsequently required covered payment-system participants to establish procedures reasonably designed to identify and block restricted gambling transactions. That encompasses card systems, ACH, checks, money transmitters and wire-transfer systems. Most offshore gambling companies would shift towards a focus on cryptocurrency transactions years later.
- With Congress Sent Home Until After Midterm Elections, Odds of Gambling Loss Tax Bill Passing Close to Zero - Democrat Dina Titus, representing the First District of Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives, celebrated the first step for getting her bipartisan Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act passed out of committee this week. None of this might matter though as Gambling911.com has determined that congress will only be in session for another six weeks (tops) this year.
- Oddsmaker Moves Texas Senate Race to James Talarico -130, Ken Paxton Pays Even Odds - After sitting at -115 apiece over the past few weeks, BetOnline has shifted its Texas Senate odds in favor of the the Democrat James Talarico.
- Lane Kiffin and LSU vs. Ole Miss Prop Bets Galore - BetOnline has released a series of prop bets involving former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin as he returns to Mississippi, now the head coach for arch rival LSU.
- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
