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Austria's largest addiction institute says the 2026 World Cup has driven a marked increase in sports betting harm, with problem gamblers arriving at clinics carrying tens of thousands of euros in debt.
Sportsbooks are on course for record World Cup 2026 handle, with global wagers estimated near 60 billion dollars. But gross win, hold rates and cross-sell tell a more complex story about what operators actually make from the tournament.
Illinois handle fell about 10% to $1.14bn in May 2026 and bets placed dropped 21%, the state's biggest annual fall of the year, as the per-wager tax bites and tax receipts near $54m.
Svenska Spel reported SEK 1.96bn in Q2 2026 net gaming revenue, up 7 percent and its best second quarter since Swedish reregulation, driven by a World Cup betting surge.
The CFTC has ordered Kalshi to honor Michigan trades, directly overriding a state court and escalating the federal fight over prediction market sports contracts.
A Michigan judge has extended the temporary ban on Kalshi's sports event contracts and ordered the prediction market to geofence the state by August 12 or pay $500,000 a day.
Drake won $30 million on Stake's slot platform in early July 2026 before losing $1 million of it backing Conor McGregor at UFC 329 on July 11, where McGregor was stopped by Max Holloway in just 69 seconds in his first fight in five years.