5 February 2026
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is asking the federal government to intervene and halt prediction markets on college sports. A letter sent by the body’s president, Charlie Baker, requesting the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to take action and preserve the integrity of its sports.
New York posted a record $26.3 billion in sports betting wagers in 2025, up 15% from the previous year, even as public scepticism and regulatory pressure around youth protection continued to intensify. Record-setting months in November and October helped push 2025 over the line, the numbers showed.
The company behind OPTA stats, Stats Platform, has been announced as the provider of betting data and live streams by FIFA in a multi-year deal. The agreement will supply official data and streaming services to betting operators for modelling, trading, bet settlement, and in-play use.
Facing tightening budget forecasts and a projected revenue shortfall, Nebraska lawmakers are moving to expand legal online sports betting as the 2026 legislative session gets underway. Legislators are set to vote on two carryover measures, LB 421 and LR 20CA, that would allow wagering beyond licensed racetracks and tax the activity at a base rate of 20%.
Lawmakers in Nevada are pressing ahead with discussions on amending a law that has targeted gamblers in the state and around the rest of the country for additional tax revenue.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is taking steps to reduce the parsing of inside information and lower levels of match manipulation in the sport as it continues to reel from serious allegations.
A VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) player has been suspended from participation for a year after an investigation found they had breached Article 4.14 of the Riot Games Esports Global Code of Conduct.
International cryptocurrency sportsbook and casino Stake is joining forces with BetMakers as it aims to expand its racing offering to the international market. The multi-year deal will see the latter provide its B2B solution and RaceOdds+ product to Stake, which already has a large footprint in the sports betting sphere.
A GeoLocation firm has been tracking the numbers at the Arrowhead Stadium, the stadium belonging to the Kansas City Chiefs, revealing some interesting habits about the betting data patterns of sports fans in Missouri in the first few weeks of legalized sports betting in the state.
Bans have been dolled out to 80 professional floorball players by the Finnish Floorball Federation Competition and Disciplinary Group (KKR) after an investigation found multiple violations of betting rules.
