The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft is Thursday, April 23, at 8 p.m. ET, and the NFL Draft has turned into a monstrous event in recent years. With a massive NFL event comes numerous NFL betting opportunities for online sports betting.

The NFL, its data partner Genius Sports, and sportsbooks FanDuel and DraftKings have been named as defendants in a gambling addiction lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Pennsylvania state court.

In March 2026, the Public Health Advocacy Institute filed a landmark product liability lawsuit in Pennsylvania against DraftKings, FanDuel, Genius Sports, and the NFL, alleging their online sports betting platforms and microbetting features are unreasonably dangerous and fueled addictive gambling through targeted digital tools and VIP marketing tactics.

When it comes to predicting the NFL Draft, sportsbooks are a key resource that can tip certain shifts in consensus. For example, the Jaguars trending toward Travon Walker over Aidan Hutchinson in the 2022 NFL Draft happened the weekend before Draft Day in the NFL betting market.

The NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and DraftKings Sportsbook has released plenty of bets for us to dive into. NFL Draft odds aren't just for placing a few be

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This comes after DraftKings and FanDuel got approval at the beginning of 2026 to operate their books in the Natural State. All three casinos in Arkansas, Southland, Oaklawn and Saracen, were granted permission by the state to launch sports betting apps in 2022.

The New York Giants could go in a lot of franchise-altering directions with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft