bet365 Leaves American Gaming Association

bet365 has left the American Gaming Association, adding another well-known operator to the trade group member losses seen in recent months. The exit comes after FanDuel and DraftKings also left, as the industry keeps splitting over prediction markets and the direction of gambling policy in the United States.

Good to Know

• bet365 said the AGA focus on retail casino was behind the exit.
• FanDuel and DraftKings both left in November 2025.
• Fanatics and OpenBet have also exited during the same six-month stretch.

bet365 Adds to AGA Member Losses

Another major operator has stepped away from the American Gaming Association. bet365 confirmed the exit and said the trade group no longer matched its priorities as a digital-first company.

“As a digital-first operator, bet365 has pulled back from the AGA due to the organization’s focus on the retail casino industry,” a bet365 spokesperson told iGaming.org on Tuesday. “We greatly value our industry partnerships and remain committed to working constructively with regulators and partners across the markets in which we operate.”

The decision follows the earlier departures of FanDuel and DraftKings, both of which left in November 2025. In those cases, prediction markets were a central part of the split. Both companies signaled interest in that sector, while the AGA took a hard line against sports event contracts.

In a December 2025 membership letter, AGA chief executive Bill Miller wrote:

“Our position is clear and unwavering: sports event contracts are gambling, and gambling is regulated by states and tribes.

“In 2026, we will continue to defend this framework and uphold state authority and tribal sovereignty.”

bet365 pointed to retail casino focus rather than prediction markets. Even so, the wider divide is hard to miss. Several large operators appear to see room for growth in prediction markets despite legal and regulatory fights now underway.

FanDuel said as much when it left last year. “FanDuel has built our business by maintaining strong industry partnerships. We value the spirit of collaboration that comes with these relationships,” a spokesperson said in November. “But as we expand into prediction markets, we recognize this direction is not aligned with the American Gaming Association’s current priorities for its member operators.”

The spokesperson added: “FanDuel has always been the company that moves quickly, from daily fantasy to mobile sports betting to prediction markets. We build what consumers want, and we operate with an unwavering commitment to integrity.”

For the AGA, the bet365 exit adds to a rough stretch. Fanatics and OpenBet have also left during the same six-month window, leaving the group with a growing gap between retail-focused policy priorities and the direction some digital operators want to take.

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