Sports Betting Industry News for March 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Mar. 2026

Alberta Setting Key Dates for Possible Sports Betting, iGaming Launch

The regulator of online gambling in Alberta has now laid out some key dates for would-be participants in the forthcoming market for sports betting and online casino gambling.

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:58 ET • 4 min read

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

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Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET • 4 min read

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET • 4 min read

Federal Lawmakers' Upcoming Proposal Would Ban Sports Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 11:10 ET • 4 min read

Federal Lawmakers' Upcoming Proposal Would Ban Sports Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 11:10 ET • 4 min read

Industry Must Reads

Alberta Setting Key Dates for Possible Sports Betting, iGaming Launch

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:58 ET • 4 min read

Polymarket Reveals its Crackdown on Insider Trading

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:35 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

Alberta Setting Key Dates for Possible Sports Betting, iGaming Launch

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:58 ET • 4 min read

Alberta Setting Key Dates for Possible Sports Betting, iGaming Launch

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:58 ET • 4 min read

Polymarket Reveals its Crackdown on Insider Trading

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:35 ET • 4 min read

Polymarket Reveals its Crackdown on Insider Trading

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:35 ET • 4 min read

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET • 4 min read

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET • 4 min read

New York Generates Back-to-Back $500M Sports Betting Handles Before NCAA Tournament

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 12:22 ET • 4 min read

New York Generates Back-to-Back $500M Sports Betting Handles Before NCAA Tournament

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 12:22 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Shuts Down Sports Trading in Nevada After Legal Loss

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 22, 2026 • 09:30 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Shuts Down Sports Trading in Nevada After Legal Loss

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 22, 2026 • 09:30 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings, FanDuel Go Live in Arkansas Amid Razorbacks' Men's Tourney Run

Amy Calistri - Covers.com

Amy Calistri

Mar 20, 2026 • 17:58 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings, FanDuel Go Live in Arkansas Amid Razorbacks' Men's Tourney Run

Amy Calistri

Mar 20, 2026 • 17:58 ET • 4 min read

State News

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

New York Generates Back-to-Back $500M Sports Betting Handles Before NCAA Tournament

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 12:22 ET • 4 min read

New York Generates Back-to-Back $500M Sports Betting Handles Before NCAA Tournament

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 12:22 ET • 4 min read

State Lawmakers Are Trying to Rein in Prediction Markets

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 20, 2026 • 14:07 ET • 4 min read

State Lawmakers Are Trying to Rein in Prediction Markets

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 20, 2026 • 14:07 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Hard Rock Bet Player Lands $223,883 Jackpot on 10-Cent Bet

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 20, 2026 • 12:41 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Hard Rock Bet Player Lands $223,883 Jackpot on 10-Cent Bet

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 20, 2026 • 12:41 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi CEO Slams Arizona AG for Overstepping in Ongoing Legal Battle

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Mar 19, 2026 • 09:03 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi CEO Slams Arizona AG for Overstepping in Ongoing Legal Battle

Grant Mitchell

Mar 19, 2026 • 09:03 ET • 4 min read

Arizona Attorney General Files 20 Criminal Charges Against Kalshi

Amy Calistri - Covers.com

Amy Calistri

Mar 17, 2026 • 20:07 ET • 4 min read

Arizona Attorney General Files 20 Criminal Charges Against Kalshi

Amy Calistri

Mar 17, 2026 • 20:07 ET • 4 min read

iGaming News

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

Federal Lawmakers' Upcoming Proposal Would Ban Sports Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 11:10 ET • 4 min read

Federal Lawmakers' Upcoming Proposal Would Ban Sports Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 11:10 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Hard Rock Bet Player Lands $223,883 Jackpot on 10-Cent Bet

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 20, 2026 • 12:41 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Hard Rock Bet Player Lands $223,883 Jackpot on 10-Cent Bet

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 20, 2026 • 12:41 ET • 4 min read

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Ziv Chen

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Grant Mitchell - News Editor

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Alberta Setting Key Dates for Possible Sports Betting, iGaming Launch

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:58 ET

Polymarket Reveals its Crackdown on Insider Trading

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 14:35 ET

Maryland Online Gaming Bill Withdrawn by Sponsor

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:45 ET

March Madness Opens Chalky Again; Top Seeds Favored Across Sweet 16

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 13:21 ET

New York Generates Back-to-Back $500M Sports Betting Handles Before NCAA Tournament

Brad Senkiw

Mar 23, 2026 • 12:22 ET

Federal Lawmakers' Upcoming Proposal Would Ban Sports Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Mar 23, 2026 • 11:10 ET

Kalshi Shuts Down Sports Trading in Nevada After Legal Loss

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 22, 2026 • 09:30 ET

DraftKings, FanDuel Go Live in Arkansas Amid Razorbacks' Men's Tourney Run

Amy Calistri

Mar 20, 2026 • 17:58 ET

MLB Places Guardians' Clase, Ortiz on Unpaid Leave

Jori Negin-Shecter

Mar 20, 2026 • 17:38 ET

NCAA President Again Asks CFTC for Tighter Regulations on Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Mar 20, 2026 • 17:11 ET

State Lawmakers Are Trying to Rein in Prediction Markets

Geoff Zochodne

Mar 20, 2026 • 14:07 ET

Michigan Hard Rock Bet Player Lands $223,883 Jackpot on 10-Cent Bet

Charlotte Capewell

Mar 20, 2026 • 12:41 ET

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