Sports Betting Industry News for September 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Sep. 2026

NFL Bettors, Oddsmakers Adjust in Week 2 After High-Scoring Opening Week

Are sportsbooks or customers overreacting to the near-record scoring pace in Week 1 and will stars continue to have a nose for the end zone?

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:00 ET • 4 min read

Steveson Loss Biggest UFC Upset in DraftKings History

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Sep 20, 2026 • 09:41 ET • 4 min read

Steveson Loss Biggest UFC Upset in DraftKings History

Grant Mitchell

Sep 20, 2026 • 09:41 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

Industry Must Reads

Federal Prosecutors Find 18 Pitches Allegedly Rigged by Emmanuel Clase

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 20, 2026 • 14:56 ET • 4 min read

Steveson Loss Biggest UFC Upset in DraftKings History

Grant Mitchell

Sep 20, 2026 • 09:41 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

NFL Bettors, Oddsmakers Adjust in Week 2 After High-Scoring Opening Week

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:00 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

Federal Prosecutors Find 18 Pitches Allegedly Rigged by Emmanuel Clase

Jori Negin-Shecter - Covers

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 20, 2026 • 14:56 ET • 4 min read

Federal Prosecutors Find 18 Pitches Allegedly Rigged by Emmanuel Clase

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 20, 2026 • 14:56 ET • 4 min read

Steveson Loss Biggest UFC Upset in DraftKings History

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Sep 20, 2026 • 09:41 ET • 4 min read

Steveson Loss Biggest UFC Upset in DraftKings History

Grant Mitchell

Sep 20, 2026 • 09:41 ET • 4 min read

NFL Bettors, Oddsmakers Adjust in Week 2 After High-Scoring Opening Week

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:00 ET • 4 min read

NFL Bettors, Oddsmakers Adjust in Week 2 After High-Scoring Opening Week

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 16:00 ET • 4 min read

Pennsylvania Sports Betting Revenue Drops 20% YoY in August

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 14:41 ET • 4 min read

Pennsylvania Sports Betting Revenue Drops 20% YoY in August

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 14:41 ET • 4 min read

New Jersey Sports Betting Dips 9% In August With College Football's Late Start

Brad Senkiw - Covers

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 13:19 ET • 4 min read

New Jersey Sports Betting Dips 9% In August With College Football's Late Start

Brad Senkiw

Sep 18, 2026 • 13:19 ET • 4 min read

Circa Becomes Founding Partner of Las Vegas Athletics in Multi-Year Deal

Amy Calistri - Covers.com

Amy Calistri

Sep 17, 2026 • 19:35 ET • 4 min read

Circa Becomes Founding Partner of Las Vegas Athletics in Multi-Year Deal

Amy Calistri

Sep 17, 2026 • 19:35 ET • 4 min read

State News

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

Ryan Butler - Covers

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

Online Gambling, Prediction Markets Become Quebec Election Issues

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Sep 11, 2026 • 09:53 ET • 5 min read

Online Gambling, Prediction Markets Become Quebec Election Issues

Geoff Zochodne

Sep 11, 2026 • 09:53 ET • 5 min read

Robinhood to Stop Offering Sports Markets in Michigan

Jori Negin-Shecter - Covers

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 10, 2026 • 09:55 ET • 4 min read

Robinhood to Stop Offering Sports Markets in Michigan

Jori Negin-Shecter

Sep 10, 2026 • 09:55 ET • 4 min read

iGaming News

Ohio iGaming Bill Would Redirect Online Promotions to Retail Casinos

Ryan Butler - Covers

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

Ziv Chen

Ziv Chen

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

Ziv Chen

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

Expert Contributors

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Brad Senkiw - Covers

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Amy Calistri - Covers.com

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Jori Negin-Shecter - Covers

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Ziv Chen

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Grant Mitchell - News Editor

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Federal Prosecutors Find 18 Pitches Allegedly Rigged by Emmanuel Clase

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Sep 18, 2026 • 16:00 ET

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Sep 18, 2026 • 15:31 ET

Pennsylvania Sports Betting Revenue Drops 20% YoY in August

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Sep 18, 2026 • 14:41 ET

New Jersey Sports Betting Dips 9% In August With College Football's Late Start

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Sep 18, 2026 • 13:19 ET

First Native American Tribe Enters Prediction Markets Through Kalshi

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Sep 18, 2026 • 12:42 ET

Biopic on Gambling Influencer Vegas Matt in the Works

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Sep 18, 2026 • 11:47 ET

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Sep 18, 2026 • 10:08 ET

Circa Becomes Founding Partner of Las Vegas Athletics in Multi-Year Deal

Amy Calistri

Sep 17, 2026 • 19:35 ET

New York Sportsbooks Suffer Brutal Week as NFL Season Begins

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Sep 17, 2026 • 17:41 ET

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