Sports Betting Industry News for July 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Jul. 2026

Huge World Cup Betting Tees Up Prediction Markets Perfectly for Real Football

A massive amount of World Cup betting via prediction markets provides the perfect springboard for the exchanges to have an even more massive football season.

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 11:52 ET • 4 min read

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET • 4 min read

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET • 4 min read

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec for Alleged Sports Betting Infractions

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 08:19 ET • 2 min read

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec for Alleged Sports Betting Infractions

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 08:19 ET • 2 min read

Industry Must Reads

New York’s Online Sportsbooks Hit 14.2% Hold in Week of USMNT's World Cup Exit

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:44 ET • 4 min read

Underdog Launches In-House Exchange for Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:13 ET • 4 min read

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET • 4 min read

NCAA Warns Prediction Markets Could Intensify Student-Athlete Threats

Ryan Butler

Jul 20, 2026 • 13:09 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

New York’s Online Sportsbooks Hit 14.2% Hold in Week of USMNT's World Cup Exit

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:44 ET • 4 min read

New York’s Online Sportsbooks Hit 14.2% Hold in Week of USMNT's World Cup Exit

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:44 ET • 4 min read

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET • 4 min read

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET • 4 min read

NCAA Warns Prediction Markets Could Intensify Student-Athlete Threats

Ryan Butler - Covers

Ryan Butler

Jul 20, 2026 • 13:09 ET • 4 min read

NCAA Warns Prediction Markets Could Intensify Student-Athlete Threats

Ryan Butler

Jul 20, 2026 • 13:09 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Prediction Markets Handle $1.9 Billion in Trades on Spain’s World Cup Win

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 20, 2026 • 12:16 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Prediction Markets Handle $1.9 Billion in Trades on Spain’s World Cup Win

Grant Mitchell

Jul 20, 2026 • 12:16 ET • 4 min read

Huge World Cup Betting Tees Up Prediction Markets Perfectly for Real Football

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 11:52 ET • 4 min read

Huge World Cup Betting Tees Up Prediction Markets Perfectly for Real Football

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 11:52 ET • 4 min read

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec for Alleged Sports Betting Infractions

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 08:19 ET • 2 min read

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec for Alleged Sports Betting Infractions

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 08:19 ET • 2 min read

State News

DraftKings Sues Philadelphia Over Consumer Protection Investigation

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 17, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

DraftKings Sues Philadelphia Over Consumer Protection Investigation

Grant Mitchell

Jul 17, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

Knicks, World Cup Hurt New Jersey Sports Betting Revenue in June

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Jul 17, 2026 • 09:52 ET • 4 min read

Knicks, World Cup Hurt New Jersey Sports Betting Revenue in June

Brad Senkiw

Jul 17, 2026 • 09:52 ET • 4 min read

Attorneys General Expect 2027 Supreme Court Prediction Market Ruling

Ryan Butler - Covers

Ryan Butler

Jul 16, 2026 • 15:36 ET • 4 min read

Attorneys General Expect 2027 Supreme Court Prediction Market Ruling

Ryan Butler

Jul 16, 2026 • 15:36 ET • 4 min read

CFTC Instructs Kalshi to Fulfill Open Trades Despite Michigan Court Order

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 15, 2026 • 11:33 ET • 4 min read

CFTC Instructs Kalshi to Fulfill Open Trades Despite Michigan Court Order

Grant Mitchell

Jul 15, 2026 • 11:33 ET • 4 min read

States Likely to Win Prediction Market Legal Battle, Scholar Predicts

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Ryan Butler

Jul 15, 2026 • 11:02 ET • 4 min read

States Likely to Win Prediction Market Legal Battle, Scholar Predicts

Ryan Butler

Jul 15, 2026 • 11:02 ET • 4 min read

Prediction Markets Could Lead to Nationwide Online Casinos, Regulator Warns

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Ryan Butler

Jul 14, 2026 • 15:18 ET • 4 min read

Prediction Markets Could Lead to Nationwide Online Casinos, Regulator Warns

Ryan Butler

Jul 14, 2026 • 15:18 ET • 4 min read

iGaming News

Hard Rock Bet Brings Monopoly Live to Michigan Online Casino Players

Ziv Chen

Ziv Chen

Jul 17, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Hard Rock Bet Brings Monopoly Live to Michigan Online Casino Players

Ziv Chen

Jul 17, 2026 • 10:56 ET • 4 min read

Merkur Group to Acquire White Hat Studios in US iGaming Expansion

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Charlotte Capewell

Jul 15, 2026 • 13:10 ET • 4 min read

Merkur Group to Acquire White Hat Studios in US iGaming Expansion

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 15, 2026 • 13:10 ET • 4 min read

Amazon Agrees to Settlement Over Social Casino Class-Action Lawsuit

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Jul 14, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

Amazon Agrees to Settlement Over Social Casino Class-Action Lawsuit

Brad Senkiw

Jul 14, 2026 • 13:45 ET • 4 min read

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Ziv Chen

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New York’s Online Sportsbooks Hit 14.2% Hold in Week of USMNT's World Cup Exit

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:44 ET

Underdog Launches In-House Exchange for Prediction Markets

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 10:13 ET

Spain-Argentina World Cup Final Produces Most-Bet Soccer Event Ever

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 06:02 ET

NCAA Warns Prediction Markets Could Intensify Student-Athlete Threats

Ryan Butler

Jul 20, 2026 • 13:09 ET

Kalshi Prediction Markets Handle $1.9 Billion in Trades on Spain’s World Cup Win

Grant Mitchell

Jul 20, 2026 • 12:16 ET

Huge World Cup Betting Tees Up Prediction Markets Perfectly for Real Football

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 11:52 ET

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec for Alleged Sports Betting Infractions

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 20, 2026 • 08:19 ET

'Fairy-Tale Finish' Driving Argentina Bets Ahead of World Cup Final

Brad Senkiw

Jul 17, 2026 • 16:49 ET

Pennsylvania’s Sports Betting Handle Finally Increases YoY, Revenue Falls 28% in June

Brad Senkiw

Jul 17, 2026 • 14:21 ET

DraftKings Sues Philadelphia Over Consumer Protection Investigation

Grant Mitchell

Jul 17, 2026 • 13:18 ET

Hard Rock Bet Brings Monopoly Live to Michigan Online Casino Players

Ziv Chen

Jul 17, 2026 • 10:56 ET

Knicks, World Cup Hurt New Jersey Sports Betting Revenue in June

Brad Senkiw

Jul 17, 2026 • 09:52 ET

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