Sports Betting Industry News for July 2026

Sports Betting Industry News for Jul. 2026

Congress Made Prediction Markets. It Could Still Unmake Them.

If Congress is looking for who created our current prediction market madness, it needs only to look in a mirror. And if Congress wants somebody to do something about prediction markets, well, it should probably look in that mirror again.

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 21, 2026 • 16:12 ET • 7 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

Trump's Prediction Market Stance May Prove Insignificant, Observers Say

Ryan Butler - Covers

Ryan Butler

Jul 21, 2026 • 15:34 ET • 4 min read

Trump's Prediction Market Stance May Prove Insignificant, Observers Say

Ryan Butler

Jul 21, 2026 • 15:34 ET • 4 min read

Industry Must Reads

Congress Made Prediction Markets. It Could Still Unmake Them.

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 21, 2026 • 16:12 ET • 7 min read

Trump's Prediction Market Stance May Prove Insignificant, Observers Say

Ryan Butler

Jul 21, 2026 • 15:34 ET • 4 min read

Arsenal Remain Premier League Favorites Despite Morgan Rogers' Snub

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 14:02 ET • 4 min read

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

General Sports News

Congress Made Prediction Markets. It Could Still Unmake Them.

Geoff Zochodne, Covers Sports Betting Journalist

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 21, 2026 • 16:12 ET • 7 min read

Congress Made Prediction Markets. It Could Still Unmake Them.

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 21, 2026 • 16:12 ET • 7 min read

Arsenal Remain Premier League Favorites Despite Morgan Rogers' Snub

Grant Mitchell - News Editor

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 14:02 ET • 4 min read

Arsenal Remain Premier League Favorites Despite Morgan Rogers' Snub

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 14:02 ET • 4 min read

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

Prediction Markets Reshape Sports Betting During the World Cup with Record Trading

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 12:19 ET • 4 min read

Prediction Markets Reshape Sports Betting During the World Cup with Record Trading

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 12:19 ET • 4 min read

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

State News

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET • 4 min read

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

iGaming News

Greentube Expands Canadian Presence with Alberta Launch

Ziv Chen

Ziv Chen

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:12 ET • 4 min read

Greentube Expands Canadian Presence with Alberta Launch

Ziv Chen

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:12 ET • 4 min read

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

Charlotte Capewell

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

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Ziv Chen

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Congress Made Prediction Markets. It Could Still Unmake Them.

Geoff Zochodne

Jul 21, 2026 • 16:12 ET

Trump's Prediction Market Stance May Prove Insignificant, Observers Say

Ryan Butler

Jul 21, 2026 • 15:34 ET

Arsenal Remain Premier League Favorites Despite Morgan Rogers' Snub

Grant Mitchell

Jul 21, 2026 • 14:02 ET

Alabama Lawmaker Expects Action on Gambling Legislation

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:18 ET

Greentube Expands Canadian Presence with Alberta Launch

Ziv Chen

Jul 21, 2026 • 13:12 ET

theScore Bet Enters Gaming, Media Partnership with Canadian Football League

Brad Senkiw

Jul 21, 2026 • 12:30 ET

Prediction Markets Reshape Sports Betting During the World Cup with Record Trading

Charlotte Capewell

Jul 21, 2026 • 12:19 ET

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

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