Sports Betting Industry News for July 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Jul. 2026

Canadian Bettors Backing Morocco in World Cup Round of 16 Matchup

Only 28% of Canadian bettors at bet365 are backing Les Rouges to take down Morocco. Though, the sportsbook expects that number to increase as activity picks up closer to Saturday's kickoff.

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 16:35 ET • 4 min read

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

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Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

Jori Negin-Shecter

Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET • 4 min read

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET • 4 min read

Industry Must Reads

Canadian Bettors Backing Morocco in World Cup Round of 16 Matchup

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 16:35 ET • 4 min read

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

Jori Negin-Shecter

Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

World Cup Helps New York Sportsbooks Generate $500M in Weekly Handle

Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 13:54 ET • 4 min read

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

Canadian Bettors Backing Morocco in World Cup Round of 16 Matchup

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 16:35 ET • 4 min read

Canadian Bettors Backing Morocco in World Cup Round of 16 Matchup

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 16:35 ET • 4 min read

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET • 4 min read

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET • 4 min read

DAZN Bet Launches Online Sportsbook, Casino in Ontario

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:56 ET • 2 min read

DAZN Bet Launches Online Sportsbook, Casino in Ontario

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:56 ET • 2 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

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:52 ET • 7 min read

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

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:52 ET • 7 min read

Alberta Aims to Turn Its Online Sports Betting Market Inside Out

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 2, 2026 • 17:32 ET • 4 min read

Alberta Aims to Turn Its Online Sports Betting Market Inside Out

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 2, 2026 • 17:32 ET • 4 min read

76ers Surge at Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets After Jaylen Brown Trade

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 2, 2026 • 13:03 ET • 4 min read

76ers Surge at Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets After Jaylen Brown Trade

Grant Mitchell

Jul 2, 2026 • 13:03 ET • 4 min read

State News

World Cup Helps New York Sportsbooks Generate $500M in Weekly Handle

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Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 13:54 ET • 4 min read

World Cup Helps New York Sportsbooks Generate $500M in Weekly Handle

Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 13:54 ET • 4 min read

Ohio Sportsbooks Produce Stable $744M Handle, $87M in Revenue in May

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Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 10:07 ET • 4 min read

Ohio Sportsbooks Produce Stable $744M Handle, $87M in Revenue in May

Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 10:07 ET • 4 min read

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Ban Online Sports Betting

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Brad Senkiw

Jul 2, 2026 • 14:57 ET • 4 min read

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Ban Online Sports Betting

Brad Senkiw

Jul 2, 2026 • 14:57 ET • 4 min read

North Carolina Budget Targets Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets With New Taxes

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Brad Senkiw

Jun 30, 2026 • 16:49 ET • 4 min read

North Carolina Budget Targets Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets With New Taxes

Brad Senkiw

Jun 30, 2026 • 16:49 ET • 4 min read

BetMGM Set to Launch Redesigned Borgata Online Platform In New Jersey, Pennsylvania

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Ziv Chen

Jun 30, 2026 • 13:08 ET • 4 min read

BetMGM Set to Launch Redesigned Borgata Online Platform In New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Ziv Chen

Jun 30, 2026 • 13:08 ET • 4 min read

Kalshi Puts ‘Restrictions’ in Place in Michigan Following Court Ruling

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jun 30, 2026 • 09:47 ET • 3 min read

Kalshi Puts ‘Restrictions’ in Place in Michigan Following Court Ruling

Geoff Zochodne

Jun 30, 2026 • 09:47 ET • 3 min read

iGaming News

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

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Jori Negin-Shecter

Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

Jori Negin-Shecter

Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET • 4 min read

Illinois Senate President to Donate $50K Received from Online Casino Group

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Charlotte Capewell

Jul 3, 2026 • 10:55 ET • 4 min read

Illinois Senate President to Donate $50K Received from Online Casino Group

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Jul 3, 2026 • 10:55 ET • 4 min read

Alberta Expects $76M in Tax Revenue from Year 1 of iGaming, Minister Says

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jun 30, 2026 • 14:28 ET • 2 min read

Alberta Expects $76M in Tax Revenue from Year 1 of iGaming, Minister Says

Geoff Zochodne

Jun 30, 2026 • 14:28 ET • 2 min read

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Canadian Bettors Backing Morocco in World Cup Round of 16 Matchup

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 16:35 ET

VGW Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns Amidst Scandal

Jori Negin-Shecter

Jul 3, 2026 • 15:39 ET

World Cup Helps New York Sportsbooks Generate $500M in Weekly Handle

Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 13:54 ET

Spotify Removes Artificial Streams After Kalshi Traders Win Suspicious Predictions

Grant Mitchell

Jul 3, 2026 • 12:24 ET

Illinois Senate President to Donate $50K Received from Online Casino Group

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 3, 2026 • 10:55 ET

Ohio Sportsbooks Produce Stable $744M Handle, $87M in Revenue in May

Brad Senkiw

Jul 3, 2026 • 10:07 ET

DAZN Bet Launches Online Sportsbook, Casino in Ontario

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:56 ET

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

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 3, 2026 • 09:52 ET

Alberta Aims to Turn Its Online Sports Betting Market Inside Out

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 2, 2026 • 17:32 ET

Michigan Regulator Quits NCPG Over Problem Gambling Council's Kalshi Partnership

Grant Mitchell

Jul 2, 2026 • 16:45 ET

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Ban Online Sports Betting

Brad Senkiw

Jul 2, 2026 • 14:57 ET

Report: Meta Mulled Kalshi Purchase Before Opting to Develop Own Prediction Market App

Amy Calistri

Jul 2, 2026 • 13:48 ET

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