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Alberta’s online casino market officially opened its doors on July 13, 2026, and DraftKings is one of the first big names through the gate. This early review walks you through what the experience actually looks like: how it’s regulated, how to get set up, what games you’ll find, and how it stacks up against the other operators going live alongside it.

Minnesota is poised to become the first state to specifically outlaw certain prediction market activity under threat of felony prosecution, setting up what could become one of the industry’s most significant legal battles. A new state law scheduled to take effect Aug. 1 would prohibit certain prediction market activity and make it a felony to operate, promote or advertise those services in Minnesota.

The Alberta online casinos market is officially open, and Golden Nugget Casino is one of the operators taking its first real-money bets in the province today. If you’ve been waiting to see what this brand brings to Alberta, you’re in the right place.

Fans of the reality TV show Love Island are no longer just debating recouplings in group chats or reacting on social media. This season, many are also putting real money behind their predictions. According to Kalshi, its prediction markets for Love Island USA and Love Island UK have generated more than $50 million in trading volume this season, making them among the platform’s largest entertainment markets to date.

When Alberta’s regulated iGaming market goes live on July 13, some operators will offer their online casino and sportsbook products in a single app, while others will keep the verticals separate. Yet no matter how brands present their products, players will quickly notice the distinct experiential differences between online sports betting and online casino play.

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Alberta will open its regulated online gambling market on July 13, allowing private casino operators to legally offer services in the province. The launch marks a major expansion of online gambling in Canada, making Alberta the second province — after Ontario — to open a regulated, competitive private market. With the launch just days away, players are eager to see which platforms will go live.

Alberta‘s new online gambling market goes live July 13, opening the door to private sportsbook operators and marking one of the biggest developments yet for online gambling in Canada. Resident bettors are eager to wager legally and safely on major international platforms, and many are curious which operators will launch here.

On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Stein signed the state’s $34 billion budget, which officially recognizes prediction market operators and imposes a 6% tax on their net trading fee revenue. The new law also raises North Carolina’s sports betting tax rate from 18% to 23%, creating a significant tax disparity between traditional sportsbooks and prediction market platforms. Before the new budget, North Carolina taxed online sportsbooks at 18%. Under the new law, that rate increases to 23%.

Losing hurts less when you break records along the way. The U.S. men’s national team‘s World Cup run ended July 6 in Seattle, where Belgium defeated the co-hosts 4-1 in the Round of 16. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice, while Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku added late goals after Malik Tillman gave the Americans an early spark with a 31st-minute strike. The result eliminated the USMNT from the tournament, but it also delivered a historic moment for soccer betting in the United States.