FanDuel and DraftKings submitted applications to the Arkansas Racing Commission to partner with casinos for a sports betting launch in Arkansas, according to the report. The applications establish a step towards entry, but the source gives no approval outcome or launch date.
The applications put both operators forward for potential casino partnerships in Arkansas.
Quarter ended 30 September 2026
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Alberta's iGaming Corp added Betway Canada to the province's operating-platform list on 28 September, bringing its sportsbook and online casino to the regulated market. The announcement also listed Apollo Entertainment's Golden Tiger Casino; more than 30 platforms were active in the market, according to the report.
Arkansas’s Racing Commission unanimously approved vendor licences for FanDuel and DraftKings on 26 February, the operators separately confirmed. The companies will provide sports betting through casino partnerships: DraftKings with Southland Casino Hotel and FanDuel with Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Arkansas requires vendors to share at least 51% of net revenue with casino partners.
DraftKings and FanDuel have applied to offer sports betting in Arkansas through partnerships with local casinos, according to state finance department spokesperson Scott Hardin. The applications await final approval; any partnership must allocate at least 51% of revenue to the casino partner.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered designated contract markets to end US geofencing that conflicts with impartial-access requirements within 30 days, or explain why they cannot comply. The order puts exchanges offering sports-event contracts at odds with court orders restricting Kalshi in several states and on tribal lands. Chairman Michael S. Selig said derivatives markets must operate nationally.
Within 30 days, designated contract markets must end geofencing restrictions in the U.S. that violate “impartial access requirements,” or give reasons they cannot comply, the CFTC has ordered. CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement that derivatives markets "must operate on a uniform basis at a national scale" to serve the purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
DraftKings lowered its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $6.35 billion-$6.55 billion, from $6.5 billion-$6.9 billion previously, and reported a third-quarter adjusted EBITDA loss of $317 million. The company said more than 1.6 million customers had used its predictions offering year-to-date and expected 2026 predictions investment of at least $650 million; its shares fell about 22% in Thursday after-hours trading after the results.
DraftKings lowered its 2026 revenue guidance to $6.35bn–$6.55bn from $6.5bn–$6.9bn. It reported a third-quarter adjusted EBITDA loss of $317m, compared with a $126m loss a year earlier.