17 March 2026
Authorities in Israel have apprehended 17 individuals connected to second-division football team FC Kiryat Yam after accusations of match-fixing and money laundering. Current players and senior employees at the club were implicated, while there is also suspected involvement of an organized crime group.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) request to restrict prop bet markets on college sports events has been rejected by the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC), for the time-being. The NCAA’s request does not seek to allow or prohibit college athletes from betting, which is already banned under NCAA rules.
Hawthorne has canceled racing for a third weekend as a frozen bank account leaves more than $1 million in unpaid purses and bounced checks.
Britain is facing an illegal stream epidemic, a campaigning group argues, which is also exposing millions of Britons to unregulated, offshore betting firms. The national 2024-25 report from the Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) suggests illegal streams of sports events in Britain have more than doubled to 3.6 billion.
Federal prosecutors have charged more than two dozen people, including NCAA players, in a wide-ranging point-shaving scheme tied to college basketball betting.
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.
