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Bianca Duarte

Senior Sportsbook Risk & Strategy Editor

Bianca Duarte examines the commercial risks shaping modern sportsbook operations. Her reporting connects operator strategy, market competition, consumer protection, and emerging products such as prediction markets. She specializes in turning complicated industry developments into clear operational insights for sportsbook leaders.

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November 7, 2026
College Prop Bans: State Compliance Impact

College prop bans are reshaping state sportsbook compliance, athlete welfare controls, and revenue modeling across key U.S. markets.

November 4, 2026
Event-Driven Demand in Market Handle Models

Event-Driven Demand is reshaping handle models as major events concentrate travel, liquidity, pricing risk, and compliance needs.

November 2, 2026
Retail Sports Betting Decline and Operator Risk

Retail sports betting has fallen sharply in major U.S. markets. A risk view of fixed costs, reporting gaps, and operator strategy.

October 29, 2026
Prediction Market Risks And Consumer Gaps

Prediction Market Risks show how event contracts can leave users with weaker dispute, age, advertising and responsible-gaming safeguards.

October 27, 2026
Prediction Market Risk Pressures Sportsbooks

Prediction market risk is testing sportsbook pricing, tax models and compliance controls as state and federal positions conflict.

October 27, 2026
Fanatics App Strategy And Competitor Risk

Fanatics App Strategy after the September 2026 single-app launch, with competitor risks across loyalty, access, compliance, and market depth.

October 26, 2026
Kalshi Licensing Requirements Shape Markets

Kalshi licensing requirements are pushing prediction markets toward tighter state analysis, access controls, and documented compliance plans.

October 25, 2026
Sportsbook Revenue Strategy Under Tax Pressure

Sportsbook Revenue Strategy under tax pressure: promo controls, hold targets, surcharge risk, and compliance planning for 2026.

October 23, 2026
Sportsbook AI Scrutiny in NY and Massachusetts

Sportsbook AI Scrutiny is pushing New York and Massachusetts operators toward stricter controls on promotions, profiling, risk flags, and disclosures.

October 22, 2026
Live Betting Features In NFL Operator Risk Review

Live Betting Features vary by operator during NFL games, with risk shaped by margin, latency, props, parlays and state access.

October 17, 2026
Sportsbook Risk Mitigation Under League Pressure

Sportsbook Risk Mitigation now centers on bettor harassment controls, prediction-market pressure, and safer reporting standards.

October 16, 2026
Integrated Betting Apps Shift User Models

Integrated Betting Apps are changing account use, mobile revenue concentration, and risk signals for consumer behavior models.