Sports Gambling news and trends

March Madness: Next Big Chance For Legal Online Sports Betting
Legal // March 19, 2019

March Madness has a new flavor this year: legal online betting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Online Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout
Legal // February 05, 2019

As the New England Patriots and their fans prepared for their latest Super Bowl victory parade on Tuesday (Feb. 5), details emerged about the success and failure of the new online sports betting regime in the U.S. Now the next major test for sports betting...

Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’
Legal // September 11, 2018

The U.S. sports betting wave could become one of the hottest payments and commerce trends of 2018, with lawmakers and gamblers bringing the activity to more states, and league officials pushing for their cut. Kentucky is one of the latest jurisdictions that could welcome the...

FanDuel, DraftKings Launch Online Gambling Products
Regulation // September 10, 2018

Bet on it: More gambling is coming to consumers’ mobile devices, including via companies that provide fantasy sports betting, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision from earlier this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Interviews & Exclusives
Betting On Digital Identities As Online Sports Gambling Takes Off

July 05, 2018
The idea remains as simple as ever: Put down money on a team or athlete because of fandom, a hunch or a considered view, and then hope to turn a profit. But since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that states can allow sports betting, the world of gambling now promises to gain […]

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Bank of America Strategists Say Prediction Markets and Sports Gambling Could Pressure Credit Quality

November 25, 2025
Bank of America strategists reportedly expect consumers’ growing use of prediction markets and sports gambling sites to create new credit risk for lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]

Chinese Police Confiscate $1.5M In Crypto From World Cup Gambling Site

July 13, 2018
With a crackdown on gambling amid the FIFA World Cup, authorities in China have seized over $1.5 million in digital currency. Police started an investigation into the unnamed gambling site...