BETBY has expanded its NFL sportsbook offering ahead of the new season, adding player-prop markets and microbetting options. The markets include touchdown-scorer bets and outcomes for the next drive; BETBY said its operator partners can offer them from the season’s start.
The additions give BETBY’s operator partners more NFL betting markets to offer customers.
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The Missouri Gaming Commission said it would not act on the NCAA’s request to ban college player proposition bets. Commission chair Jan Zimmerman said there was not enough information or evidence to decide, and the state would gather more information following sports betting’s 1 December 2025 launch.
EDGE Markets said it expects to process more than $2bn in transactions during the 2026 NFL season. The company reported more than $800m in volume during the season’s first 44 days, compared with $1.2bn over the full 2025 season.
DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins said the company could benefit whether sports prediction markets remain available or are restricted, while it monitors related legal challenges. He said sportsbook handle rose about 15% year over year in the first two weeks of the NFL season, and the company may bring forward some customer-acquisition and marketing spending planned for 2027, depending on trading and customer data.
The American Gaming Association forecasts that Americans will wager $29.5bn legally on the 2026 NFL season. The estimate covers betting through regulated commercial bookmakers in the United States.
Prediction markets are competing for sports betting customers as the NFL season approaches. The report identifies Kalshi and Polymarket as competitors to FanDuel and DraftKings.