DraftKings said its Wrigley Field sportsbook in Chicago will stop taking bets after 31 May, citing Illinois tax changes as a chief reason. The sports lounge will remain open, and customers will still be able to use the DraftKings app there.
The closure removes DraftKings’ in-person sportsbook from the Chicago venue while leaving its app available to customers.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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Flutter Entertainment chief executive Dan Taylor said on its 4 November earnings call that the company expects more clarity in the coming months on the economics of FanDuel Predicts. FanDuel recorded $119 million in trading volume in the third quarter; Flutter expects its market-making operation to generate $50 million in revenue and $40 million in adjusted EBITDA during 2026.
Dan Taylor, Flutter's chief executive, told the third-quarter earnings call on 4 November that the coming months should sharpen the company's view of how its prediction market business makes money. At issue is whether FanDuel Predicts can turn a profit by itself, or can only help recruit customers in states that could later permit online sports betting.
FanDuel said it carried out more than 58,000 manual responsible gambling reviews over the past year and described its monitoring practices on a Fast Facts page. The company says its systems flag behavioural indicators for human review, which can lead to education, account limits or exclusion; it also cited free support resources through Kindbridge Behavioral Services.
FanDuel said it has carried out more than 58,000 manual responsible gambling reviews over the past year. The company has published this information on its Fast Facts page.
Sportradar reported that US revenue rose 47% year on year to €98m in Q3 2026, which the company attributed partly to growing demand from prediction-market businesses. Chief executive Carsten Koerl said the impact of states excluding markets was not material to the company, citing contract terms that restrict content use where those products cannot be offered.
U.S. revenue rose 47% to €98m ($109.7m) in Q3 2026, against Q3 2025. Growing work in the prediction markets industry fueled the 47% year-over-year increase in Sportradar’s U.S. revenue in Q3. CEO Carsten Koerl said he does not worry about more states excluding sports event contracts.
Bet365, FanDuel and Hard Rock are using AI features to provide bettors with game insights and help building wagers, according to the report. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming analyst Brad Allen said its app testing found Hard Rock’s AI insights well received, while feedback on FanDuel’s AceAI was mixed; the sample was too small to establish broader preferences.
Bet365, FanDuel and Hard Rock are using artificial intelligence on the customer-facing side of their sportsbooks, according to the report. The report describes the tools as providing bettors with game-specific insights and help in building wagers.
DraftKings launched its DraftKings Predictions app in December 2025 and introduced its DKeX contracts market on 26 June 2026, according to the report. The company developed DKeX using technology and authorisations obtained through its acquisition of Railbird Technologies; the report also says a US professional basketball league expanded its agreement with DraftKings on 26 October to cover prediction markets.
DraftKings is developing its own event-contracts platform and expanding its presence in prediction markets, where it competes with platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi. The Boston-based company, listed on Nasdaq, operates through the independent group DraftKings Inc., which also owns Golden Nugget Online Gaming, acquired in 2022, and the digital lottery platform Jackpocket. Golden Nugget Online Gaming forms part of the group's online casino business, while the physical Golden Nugget casinos were excluded from that acquisition.