Sports Betting Industry News for April 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Apr. 2026

U.S. Soldier Charged for Profiting Off Maduro Raid on Polymarket

U.S. Army service member Gannon Ken Van Dyke alleged to have used inside information to make more than $400,000 on Polymarket trading on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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Apr 23, 2026 • 21:45 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Sports Betting Gains Signal Promise for Strategic Shift

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Ryan Butler

Apr 23, 2026 • 13:13 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Sports Betting Gains Signal Promise for Strategic Shift

Ryan Butler

Apr 23, 2026 • 13:13 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Online Brand Change, Retail Spikes Spur YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

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Apr 23, 2026 • 10:29 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Online Brand Change, Retail Spikes Spur YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

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Apr 23, 2026 • 10:29 ET • 4 min read

Industry Must Reads

U.S. Soldier Charged for Profiting Off Maduro Raid on Polymarket

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 21:45 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings' 'Early Exit' Saves 1 Million Bettors Since Launch

Jori Negin-Shecter

Apr 23, 2026 • 16:03 ET • 4 min read

Massachusetts Sports Betting Sees Less Action, More Profits in March

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 14:17 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Sports Betting Gains Signal Promise for Strategic Shift

Ryan Butler

Apr 23, 2026 • 13:13 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

U.S. Soldier Charged for Profiting Off Maduro Raid on Polymarket

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Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 21:45 ET • 4 min read

U.S. Soldier Charged for Profiting Off Maduro Raid on Polymarket

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 21:45 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings' 'Early Exit' Saves 1 Million Bettors Since Launch

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Jori Negin-Shecter

Apr 23, 2026 • 16:03 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings' 'Early Exit' Saves 1 Million Bettors Since Launch

Jori Negin-Shecter

Apr 23, 2026 • 16:03 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Online Brand Change, Retail Spikes Spur YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

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Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 10:29 ET • 4 min read

PENN’s Online Brand Change, Retail Spikes Spur YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 10:29 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Trading on Their Own Races

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Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 19:01 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Trading on Their Own Races

Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 19:01 ET • 4 min read

Reese vs. Bailey: Odds Swing Wildly for Who'll Go No. 2 at NFL Draft

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Brad Senkiw

Apr 22, 2026 • 17:48 ET • 4 min read

Reese vs. Bailey: Odds Swing Wildly for Who'll Go No. 2 at NFL Draft

Brad Senkiw

Apr 22, 2026 • 17:48 ET • 4 min read

A Canadian flag and an Alberta flag flutter before the G7 Leaders' Summit, in the Rocky Mountains resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Pool

Everything You Need to Know About Alberta’s Big Sports Betting Shakeup

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Geoff Zochodne

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:20 ET • 5 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Alberta’s Big Sports Betting Shakeup

Geoff Zochodne

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:20 ET • 5 min read

State News

Governors in Illinois, New York Restrict Use of Prediction Markets by State Employees

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Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 18:10 ET • 4 min read

Governors in Illinois, New York Restrict Use of Prediction Markets by State Employees

Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 18:10 ET • 4 min read

Oklahoma Senate Rejects Online Sports Betting Bill

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Ryan Butler

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:30 ET • 4 min read

Oklahoma Senate Rejects Online Sports Betting Bill

Ryan Butler

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:30 ET • 4 min read

Hard Rock Bet Michigan Delivers $224,718 Jackpot on $1 Spin

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Apr 22, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Hard Rock Bet Michigan Delivers $224,718 Jackpot on $1 Spin

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Apr 22, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Missouri Sports Betting Tax Increase Bill Stalls

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Ryan Butler

Apr 21, 2026 • 17:08 ET • 4 min read

Missouri Sports Betting Tax Increase Bill Stalls

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Apr 21, 2026 • 17:08 ET • 4 min read

New York AG Sues Coinbase, Gemini Titan for Offering ‘Illegal’ Event Contracts

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Brad Senkiw

Apr 21, 2026 • 16:05 ET • 4 min read

New York AG Sues Coinbase, Gemini Titan for Offering ‘Illegal’ Event Contracts

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Apr 21, 2026 • 16:05 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Fails to Pass Sweeps Casino Ban as Session Ends

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Ryan Butler

Apr 20, 2026 • 17:32 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Fails to Pass Sweeps Casino Ban as Session Ends

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Apr 20, 2026 • 17:32 ET • 4 min read

iGaming News

RubyPlay Partners with Caesars in Ontario

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Apr 22, 2026 • 12:20 ET • 4 min read

RubyPlay Partners with Caesars in Ontario

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Apr 22, 2026 • 12:20 ET • 4 min read

Hard Rock Bet Michigan Delivers $224,718 Jackpot on $1 Spin

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Apr 22, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Hard Rock Bet Michigan Delivers $224,718 Jackpot on $1 Spin

Ziv Chen

Apr 22, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Fails to Pass Sweeps Casino Ban as Session Ends

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Ryan Butler

Apr 20, 2026 • 17:32 ET • 4 min read

Maryland Fails to Pass Sweeps Casino Ban as Session Ends

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U.S. Soldier Charged for Profiting Off Maduro Raid on Polymarket

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 21:45 ET

DraftKings' 'Early Exit' Saves 1 Million Bettors Since Launch

Jori Negin-Shecter

Apr 23, 2026 • 16:03 ET

Massachusetts Sports Betting Sees Less Action, More Profits in March

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 14:17 ET

PENN’s Sports Betting Gains Signal Promise for Strategic Shift

Ryan Butler

Apr 23, 2026 • 13:13 ET

PENN’s Online Brand Change, Retail Spikes Spur YoY Revenue Growth in Q1 2026

Brad Senkiw

Apr 23, 2026 • 10:29 ET

Kalshi Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Trading on Their Own Races

Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 19:01 ET

Governors in Illinois, New York Restrict Use of Prediction Markets by State Employees

Amy Calistri

Apr 22, 2026 • 18:10 ET

Reese vs. Bailey: Odds Swing Wildly for Who'll Go No. 2 at NFL Draft

Brad Senkiw

Apr 22, 2026 • 17:48 ET

Oklahoma Senate Rejects Online Sports Betting Bill

Ryan Butler

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:30 ET

Everything You Need to Know About Alberta’s Big Sports Betting Shakeup

Geoff Zochodne

Apr 22, 2026 • 16:20 ET

Sizing Up the Competition in Alberta’s Soon-to-Launch Sports Betting and iGaming Market

Geoff Zochodne

Apr 22, 2026 • 15:44 ET

Caesars Announces Planned Takeover of Westgate SuperBook Operations

Grant Mitchell

Apr 22, 2026 • 13:22 ET

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