DraftKings Stock Jumps As Its Prediction-Market Bet Hits A Critical Test

DraftKings Inc. shares rose 5.3% on Wednesday, bouncing from the prior session’s slide as investors weighed fresh signs that the sports-betting company is pushing deeper into federally regulated prediction markets.

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Bitcoin Near $78,000 Is Rewiring Online Casinos in 2026 as $2 Deposits Become the New Battleground

Bitcoin Near $78,000 Is Rewiring Online Casinos in 2026 as $2 Deposits Become the New Battleground

Crypto casinos are doubling down on attracting lower-stakes players. In an April 23 update, Crypto Adventure bumped Rakebit to the top of its list for small deposits, edging out Coins.Game, Jackbit, Flush, and Rainbet as Bitcoin hovered near $77,793. The revised ranking points to a shift by 2026: it’s not just about the biggest bonus banner anymore—first deposit amounts are the new competitive front.
23 April 2026
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Miners Rally, Morgan Sindall Jumps and easyJet Slides

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Rises as Miners Rally, Morgan Sindall Jumps and easyJet Slides

The FTSE 100 edged up roughly 0.2% to 10,579 by Thursday morning, lifted mostly by gains in mining and financial shares as optimism for dialogue between Washington and Tehran calmed nerves. The mid-cap FTSE 250 outperformed, too. Shares of Morgan Sindall popped, while easyJet slipped on a downbeat outlook for bookings and fuel expenses.
16 April 2026
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Kalshi’s $100 Million “Combos” Ignite a Parlay Race With Polymarket in U.S. Sports Betting

Kalshi’s $100 Million “Combos” Ignite a Parlay Race With Polymarket in U.S. Sports Betting

Kalshi revealed its new “Combos” product for multi-leg sports bets hit over $100 million in trading volume in just one week—a rare peek into the rapid growth of prediction markets in sports. Parlays, which pay out only if every leg wins, made up 63% of New Jersey’s online sports betting revenue through October. Both Kalshi and competitor Polymarket are racing to roll out similar offerings. Polymarket has dangled a $50 bonus for its first multi-leg bet launch. Meanwhile, DraftKings and Flutter’s FanDuel have launched prediction products in states where online sports betting remains banned, though execs remain skeptical that exchanges can rival sportsbooks’ “breadth of choice,” often dismissing them as “structurally limited.”
16 January 2026
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Bet365 bonus code push: $365 Missouri offer and $150 NFL Week 18 deal highlight costly U.S. expansion

Bet365 bonus code push: $365 Missouri offer and $150 NFL Week 18 deal highlight costly U.S. expansion

Bet365 is offering a $365 sign-up bonus to new customers in Missouri ahead of the NFL’s Week 18 slate, stepping up promotions as it pushes deeper into the United States. The offer pays out in “bonus bets” — free wagers credited to a customer’s account — after a first $10 bet, CBS Sports reported. Cbssports
5 January 2026
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