Sports betting in California isn't legal, but residents may turn to Daily Fantasy Sports and prediction markets as an alternative to getting in sports action in April 2026.

California represents the largest potential sports betting market in the United States. With nearly 40 million residents and the world’s fifth-largest economy, California sports betting legalization would fundamentally reshape American betting landscapes.

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Sports betting in California has a complex legal status. Learn what’s legal today, what’s changed, and the best DFS and pick’em apps California users can use right now.

When debating best states for high school sports, California is in the conversation. But what's the best high school in the Golden State?

The conflict over biological males in girls' sports in California re-entered the national spotlight over the weekend. The debate's flames were fanned by a large-scale protest at a state high school sports meeting and then a controversial outcome at a girls ...

A lifelong New York Yankees fan is asking the people of California to make him their next governor. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who grew up in the heyday of the 1970-80s Yankees-Dodgers rivalry, admitted he had mixed emotions when Shohei Ohtani ...