ACSI Sportsbook Score Drops to 74 as DraftKings Falls Most
US sportsbook satisfaction fell to 74 out of 100 in ACSI's 2026 study, with DraftKings posting the steepest drop of any major sportsbook operator this year.
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T5C's Bet Builder Engine Now Serves Betfred and Paddy Power
T5C's BRUNO bet builder engine now powers Betfred's online sportsbook and a white-labelled Paddy Power tool, the same technology sold to direct rivals.
Fanatics Wins NFL Sportsbook Sponsorship Rights
Fanatics won NFL sportsbook sponsorship rights on a non-exclusive deal, ending the gap DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesars left when their $1bn deals lapsed.
Kalshi Loses Bid to Block Connecticut's Gambling Law
A federal judge denied Kalshi's injunction bid in Connecticut, ruling its sports event contracts are not swaps but are 'at bottom, they are sports wagers.'
Fanatics Wins Ontario iGaming License, a First Outside US
The AGCO registered Fanatics Betting and Gaming to offer sportsbook and casino in Ontario, its first consumer gambling market outside the United States.
New York Mobile Betting Hold Rebounds to 11.4% in July
New York's mobile sportsbooks held 11.4% in July 2026, turning a smaller $1.88bn handle into $214.4m of revenue after June's World Cup hold collapse to 5.19%.
Genius Sports Strikes Kalshi and Polymarket Data Deals
Genius Sports signed Polymarket on 4 August and Kalshi on 5 August as prediction market data clients, following Sportradar into selling both sides of the fight.
FeedConstruct Wins Exclusive Betting Data Rights to WBSC
FeedConstruct has secured exclusive worldwide betting-data and streaming rights to the World Baseball Softball Confederation's premier 2026 tournaments.
Circa Sports Wins Arizona Licence, Its Seventh State
Circa Sports Arizona LLC won an Arizona event wagering licence on 27 July through the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, becoming the sharp-focused book's seventh state.
Genius Sports Flexes Sportsbook Data Pricing Power
Genius Sports told investors its Q2 2026 sportsbook data pricing power came from repricing at contract renewal, not new clients, per its SEC filing details.
LSports and gripAI Turn Losing Bets Into Insurance Revenue
LSports and gripAI launched Play Insurance, an AI-priced bet protection product that pays punters back on near misses and gives sportsbooks a new revenue line.
Betting Exchanges Fixed the Sportsbook and Stalled
A betting exchange takes no margin and never limits winners, yet thin liquidity and CFTC prediction markets have kept the model a niche in US sports betting.