Sports Betting Industry News for September 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Sep. 2026

Robins: DraftKings Positioned to Win Regardless of Prediction Markets' Fate

Prediction volume has more than doubled since July, while sportsbook handle is up 15% as DraftKings considers pulling forward 2027 spending.

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Ryan Butler

Sep 22, 2026 • 16:04 ET • 4 min read

Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

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Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET • 4 min read

Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET • 4 min read

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET • 4 min read

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET • 4 min read

Industry Must Reads

Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET • 4 min read

Robins: DraftKings Positioned to Win Regardless of Prediction Markets' Fate

Ryan Butler

Sep 22, 2026 • 16:04 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Down 2% YoY in August

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

Jori Negin-Shecter - Covers

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET • 4 min read

Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET • 4 min read

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET • 4 min read

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET • 4 min read

Snapback Sports CEO Wins $79K on Jaxson Dart Unders After MNF Injury

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 13:19 ET • 4 min read

Snapback Sports CEO Wins $79K on Jaxson Dart Unders After MNF Injury

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 13:19 ET • 4 min read

Chiefs, Arrowhead Anchor Missouri's 1st Full NFL Betting Season

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Ryan Butler

Sep 21, 2026 • 17:50 ET • 4 min read

Chiefs, Arrowhead Anchor Missouri's 1st Full NFL Betting Season

Ryan Butler

Sep 21, 2026 • 17:50 ET • 4 min read

Bucs, Chargers Decimate Circa Sports Survivor Field in Week 2

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Brad Senkiw

Sep 21, 2026 • 13:17 ET • 4 min read

Bucs, Chargers Decimate Circa Sports Survivor Field in Week 2

Brad Senkiw

Sep 21, 2026 • 13:17 ET • 4 min read

Ohio State Leads CFP Odds, Georgia Passes Miami in Top Five

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Grant Mitchell

Sep 21, 2026 • 12:39 ET • 4 min read

Ohio State Leads CFP Odds, Georgia Passes Miami in Top Five

Grant Mitchell

Sep 21, 2026 • 12:39 ET • 4 min read

State News

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Down 2% YoY in August

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Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Down 2% YoY in August

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

Massachusetts Sports Betting Action Stays Hot, Grows 5.3% in August

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Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 10:15 ET • 4 min read

Massachusetts Sports Betting Action Stays Hot, Grows 5.3% in August

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 10:15 ET • 4 min read

Missouri AG Moves to Halt Sports Event Contracts From 6 Prediction Markets

Jori Negin-Shecter - Covers

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 18, 2026 • 15:31 ET • 4 min read

Missouri AG Moves to Halt Sports Event Contracts From 6 Prediction Markets

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 18, 2026 • 15:31 ET • 4 min read

First Native American Tribe Enters Prediction Markets Through Kalshi

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Sep 18, 2026 • 12:42 ET • 7 min read

First Native American Tribe Enters Prediction Markets Through Kalshi

Geoff Zochodne

Sep 18, 2026 • 12:42 ET • 7 min read

US Appeals Court Blocks Kalshi on Lands of Two California Tribes

Ziv Chen

Ziv Chen

Sep 17, 2026 • 14:54 ET • 4 min read

US Appeals Court Blocks Kalshi on Lands of Two California Tribes

Ziv Chen

Sep 17, 2026 • 14:54 ET • 4 min read

Ninth Circuit Rehearing Could Shape Prediction Market Supreme Court Timeline

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Ryan Butler

Sep 16, 2026 • 17:09 ET • 4 min read

Ninth Circuit Rehearing Could Shape Prediction Market Supreme Court Timeline

Ryan Butler

Sep 16, 2026 • 17:09 ET • 4 min read

iGaming News

Ohio iGaming Bill Would Redirect Online Promotions to Retail Casinos

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Ryan Butler

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:40 ET • 4 min read

Ohio iGaming Bill Would Redirect Online Promotions to Retail Casinos

Ryan Butler

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:40 ET • 4 min read

Biopic on Gambling Influencer Vegas Matt in the Works

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Sep 18, 2026 • 11:47 ET • 4 min read

Biopic on Gambling Influencer Vegas Matt in the Works

Ziv Chen

Sep 18, 2026 • 11:47 ET • 4 min read

BetMGM Launches 1st Slot Based On 'The Traitors' Franchise

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Ziv Chen

Sep 18, 2026 • 10:08 ET • 4 min read

BetMGM Launches 1st Slot Based On 'The Traitors' Franchise

Ziv Chen

Sep 18, 2026 • 10:08 ET • 4 min read

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Fanatics Sportsbook Offers Refunds on 'Generational Bad Beat' After NC State Shocker

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 22, 2026 • 17:00 ET

Robins: DraftKings Positioned to Win Regardless of Prediction Markets' Fate

Ryan Butler

Sep 22, 2026 • 16:04 ET

Michigan Sports Betting Handle Down 2% YoY in August

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 15:39 ET

More Than Half of US Sports Bettors Wager to Pay Bills, Survey Finds

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 14:09 ET

Snapback Sports CEO Wins $79K on Jaxson Dart Unders After MNF Injury

Grant Mitchell

Sep 22, 2026 • 13:19 ET

Massachusetts Sports Betting Action Stays Hot, Grows 5.3% in August

Brad Senkiw

Sep 22, 2026 • 10:15 ET

Chiefs, Arrowhead Anchor Missouri's 1st Full NFL Betting Season

Ryan Butler

Sep 21, 2026 • 17:50 ET

Bucs, Chargers Decimate Circa Sports Survivor Field in Week 2

Brad Senkiw

Sep 21, 2026 • 13:17 ET

Ohio State Leads CFP Odds, Georgia Passes Miami in Top Five

Grant Mitchell

Sep 21, 2026 • 12:39 ET

Chambliss Swipes Heisman Lead from Mensah as Manning, Carr Fall

Grant Mitchell

Sep 21, 2026 • 11:24 ET

Kalshi Generates $3B in Volume on Saturday, NFL Week 2 Dominates Trading

Brad Senkiw

Sep 21, 2026 • 10:34 ET

Monday Morning Betting Hack: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy

Geoff Zochodne

Sep 21, 2026 • 09:51 ET

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