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Aug 19, 2026

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig is looking into whether “mention markets” should be available on prediction market exchanges and amid that inquiry, Kalshi has voluntarily restricted its offerings. Kalshi has removed all of its markets within the category related to sporting events. However, Kalshi’s mention markets connected to other entertainment genres and political developments remain available for trading. The National Football League’s position on prediction market trading and ...

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Aug 18, 2026

Arizona Releases Official June Sports Wagering Figures

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Aug 18, 2026

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Aug 18, 2026

Nevada gaming regulators discuss fines for Kalshi court order non-compliance

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Aug 18, 2026

Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket over sports event contract offerings

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Aug 17, 2026

Fliff initiates process to launch prediction market exchange

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Aug 17, 2026

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Aug 14, 2026

Kalshi Ordered to Block Betting Activity in State of Washington

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Aug 13, 2026

Awager, BetMGM Announce New Slot Partnership in New Jersey

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Aug 13, 2026

New York City opens investigation into prediction market exchanges’ advertising tactics

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Aug 12, 2026

Hard Rock Bet Announces Partnership with APP Tour

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Derek Helling

Aug 12, 2026

Contraction of sweepstakes casinos continues with The Money Factory shutdown

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Aug 11, 2026

Kalshi loses another bid for a preliminary injunction in case against Connecticut

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Aug 10, 2026

CFTC warns prediction market exchange operators against listing contracts with American odds

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is engaged ...

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Aug 10, 2026

Maine Gambling Control Unit reminds residents about sweepstakes casino ban

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Derek Helling

Aug 07, 2026

The case for sports event contract trading is starting to crack

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Polymarket Announces Partnership with New York Yankees

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Aug 06, 2026

Federal judge’s decision opens door for Utah officials to take action against Kalshi

Derek Helling

Aug 05, 2026

New York gets preliminary win in dispute with CFTC, Kalshi with restraining order denial

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Aug 04, 2026

New York Lawsuit Against Kalshi Raises Stakes of Dispute Over Event Contract Trading

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Aug 03, 2026

CME Group’s partnership with FutureSports creates new hedging possibilities for investors in sports entertainment

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Jul 31, 2026

Federal judge denies CFTC request for injunction against Wisconsin authorities seeking to limit sport event contract ...

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Jul 30, 2026

DraftKings, Delta Air Lines Launch SkyPicks

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Jul 30, 2026

VGW announces LuckyLand Slots closure to shift resources toward other products

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Jul 29, 2026

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Jul 28, 2026

Fanatics announces Water Street Labs acquisition to provide proprietary prediction market exchange

Fanatics has announced that it intends to ...

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Jul 28, 2026

Judge grants injunction against Minnesota prediction markets law

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Jul 27, 2026

Fanatics to Purchase Water Street Labs, CX Clearinghouse

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Jul 27, 2026

Pennsylvania bill imposes fines for insider trading on prediction market exchanges

A group of 12 Pennsylvania House of ...

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Jul 24, 2026

Facial scan age verification bill is shrouded gift to prediction market exchanges

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Jul 24, 2026

Congress members introduce legislation banning sports event contract trading

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Jul 23, 2026

North American lottery association claims prediction market trading poses ‘variety of threats’

The North American State and Provincial Lottery ...

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Jul 22, 2026

House hearing scrutinizes CFTC and sports contract trading on prediction market exchanges

The United States House of Representatives Committee ...

Derek Helling

Jul 22, 2026

Arizona Division of Problem Gambling survey suggests prediction market trading is still emerging in population

The Arizona Division of Problem Gambling has ...

Washington judge grants state request for preliminary injunction against Kalshi

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Jul 21, 2026

Federal regulator tells Kalshi to defy Michigan state court with settlements of sports event contracts

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Jul 16, 2026

California Indian Nations Gaming Association Chair Discusses Casinos’ Response to Prediction Markets

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Jul 15, 2026

Amazon submits proposed settlement of lawsuit connected to social casino apps

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Jul 14, 2026

Arizona gambling regulators tell ClubWPT to stop offering games to people in state

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Jul 13, 2026

FanDuel Bryce Harper video to bettor reveals need for regulators to restrict reward programs

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Jul 10, 2026

Federal court denies Kalshi’s request for injunctive relief against New York officials

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Jul 09, 2026

B-Two Operations sweepstakes casino sites announce Maine, Tennessee departures

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Jul 09, 2026

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Jul 09, 2026

Judge Sides with Cardroom Operators: Strikes Down DOJ Ruling

A court in California has made a ...

Derek Helling

Jul 08, 2026

Exchanges, federal government asks court to block Illinois’ enforcement of its prediction market law

The United States Department of Justice and ...

Derek Helling

Jul 08, 2026

North Carolina governor finalizes budget with prediction market recognition, taxation measures

North Carolina has finalized its first budget ...

Derek Helling

Jul 07, 2026

Laurence Escalante, founder and former CEO, resigns from Virtual Gaming Worlds

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Derek Helling

Jul 03, 2026

How North Carolina’s budget proposal incentivizes its legal sportsbooks to stop operating as legal sportsbooks in the...

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Jul 02, 2026

NYRA Bets Launches in New Jersey

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Jul 02, 2026

New Jersey legislative committees advance bills taxing prediction markets

New Jersey Assembly and Senate committees have ...

Derek Helling

Jul 01, 2026

MyPrize.us sweepstakes casino and others pull out of Indiana in response to new law

Prominent sweepstakes casino brand MyPrize.us is one ...

Derek Helling

Jun 29, 2026

CFTC draft rule suggests exchanges impose occupational verification for users

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission could require ...

Consumer group alleges Polymarket violated law with influencer utilization

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Jun 29, 2026

Report: MLBPA includes prop restriction in latest labor negotiation proposal

Derek Helling

Jun 29, 2026

Fanatics announces joint venture with UAE-based Momentum Group

Lou Monaco

Jun 29, 2026

Kickr’s GetGud Launch Could be the New ‘Mouse’ in the Online Gambling ‘Cat and Mouse Game’

Derek Helling

Jun 26, 2026

Kalshi files lawsuit to block Illinois law taxing company’s revenue

Derek Helling

Jun 25, 2026

CFTC files lawsuit seeking to block implementation of Kentucky’s prediction market tax

Derek Helling

Jun 25, 2026

Bill bans members of Congress from trading select contracts on prediction market exchanges

Derek Helling

Jun 25, 2026

High 5 Casino updates status in Indiana and Iowa to reflect new laws

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Jun 23, 2026

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Jun 23, 2026

MGM Resorts, BetMGM renew partnerships with Major League Baseball

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Dan Holmes

Jun 23, 2026

Michigan's New State-Funded Website Aims to Protect Youth from Sweepstakes Casinos

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Derek Helling

Jun 22, 2026

Michigan federal court denies Polymarket protection for prediction market exchange

A preemptive lawsuit from Polymarket against Michigan ...

Derek Helling

Jun 19, 2026

Why James Uthmeier’s demands of payments processors are unlikely to actually curtail illegal online gambling in Florida

Earlier this week, Florida Attorney General James ...

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Jun 18, 2026

Kentucky attorney general sues Virtual Gaming Worlds over sweepstakes casino products

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on ...

Derek Helling

Jun 17, 2026

Novig receives regulatory approval for shift from sweepstakes to prediction market model

Within the context of sports-focused online trading ...

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Jun 16, 2026

Pennsylvania Supreme Court puts legislature on clock to address ‘skill games’ issue

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has published its ...

Derek Helling

Jun 16, 2026

Florida’s Attorney General Demands Payment Processors Stop Servicing Unlicensed Gambling Websites

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is continuing ...

Derek Helling

Jun 15, 2026

CFTC sues New Mexico to expand litigation over prediction market jurisdiction

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...

Is ProphetX’s shift to a prediction market exchange a further sign that online sweepstakes gaming has run its course ...

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Derek Helling

Jun 12, 2026

There is something to be said for exiting a sinking ship in the early stages of that submergence. However, whether the decision to jump ship was wise will ultimately be judged by where the exiting party escapes to. ProphetX, a sweepstakes-based, peer-to-peer sports gaming platform, is nearing completion of the migration of its service from sweepstakes gaming to a prediction market exchange. The move comes as more U.S. jurisdictions are ...

Virtual Gaming Worlds reports record earnings despite reduction in available customer base in the United States

Derek Helling

Jun 11, 2026

What's Next for Minnesota Following Sweepstakes Casino Bill

Dan Holmes

Jun 11, 2026

Congressional bill mandates study into gambling-related harms

Derek Helling

Jun 09, 2026

Pennsylvania legislators propose package mimicking Colorado gambling laws

Derek Helling

Jun 08, 2026

Rhode Island Senate approves bill creating new online sports wagering licenses

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Jun 08, 2026

Fertitta Entertainment takeover of Caesars could signal divorce of land-based and online gambling divisions

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Jun 05, 2026

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Jun 04, 2026

Louisiana governor finalizes law that could ban bettors who harass athletes from placing future wagers

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Derek Helling

Jun 03, 2026

New York bill requiring monthly statements for online sports betting clears legislature

New Yorkers are used to getting monthly ...

Derek Helling

Jun 03, 2026

Colorado enacts several changes to legal sports wagering including deposit limit

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a ...

Derek Helling

Jun 02, 2026

Arizona opens sports betting license application period but doubts about feasibility of market entry could limit inte...

The Arizona Department of Gaming is calling ...

Derek Helling

Jun 02, 2026

Massachusetts institutes requirement for sportsbooks to inform bettors of limits

As of June 1, licensed sportsbooks in ...

Lou Monaco

Jun 02, 2026

Virginia Releases Official April Sports Betting Figures

The state of Virginia saw a dip ...

Lou Monaco

Jun 01, 2026

PrizePicks leaving an imprint on YouTube with HMA partnership

Atlanta-based PrizePicks announced a new partnership with ...

Derek Helling

May 29, 2026

New York legislators have proposed geofencing college campuses out of state’s online sports betting system, but would...

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Lou Monaco

May 29, 2026

NTRA announces $1 million cash prize to next year's NHC winner

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Louisiana could soon start banning ‘abusive’ bettors from wagering with state’s legal sportsbooks

Derek Helling

May 28, 2026

Minnesota sweepstakes casino ban proposal dies in committee

Derek Helling

May 27, 2026

California court grants card rooms’ request for injunctive relief against new state regulations

Derek Helling

May 26, 2026

Tennessee governor signs bill to outlaw sweepstakes casinos

Derek Helling

May 25, 2026

Louisiana governor finalizes laws enshrining sweepstakes casinos as potential racketeering activity

Derek Helling

May 25, 2026

Iowa governor signs bill expanding powers of state gaming regulators

Derek Helling

May 19, 2026

North Carolina lawmakers weighing gambling tax hike

Derek Helling

May 18, 2026

Oklahoma legislature overrides governor’s veto of sweepstakes casino ban

Derek Helling

May 18, 2026

Derek Helling

May 15, 2026

Financial adviser recommends US taxpayers exercise caution with sweepstakes casino prizes

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Derek Helling

May 14, 2026

Louisiana legislature works to close potential loopholes by sending HB 883 to governor

Louisiana is just a couple of gubernatorial ...

Derek Helling

May 13, 2026

Oklahoma governor vetoes sweepstakes casino ban bill

For the time being, Oklahoma will not ...

Lou Monaco

May 13, 2026

Three Motor City casinos report $118.87M in April Revenue

Detroit’s three casinos reported saw modest gains ...

Derek Helling

May 12, 2026

Ohio gaming regulator moves to ban credit card deposits for sports betting

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Derek Helling

May 11, 2026

Colorado legislature approves adjustment to online sportsbooks deposit rules

Colorado’s legislature could soon institute significant changes ...

Derek Helling

May 11, 2026

New Jersey considering temporary World Cup sports wagering surcharge

Members of the New Jersey Legislature have ...

Derek Helling

May 08, 2026

Which 2026 sweepstakes casino ban makes the most sense for restricting the activity?

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Derek Helling

May 07, 2026

Washington, DC online casino bill bans sweepstakes casino sites

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