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The country’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has banned companies from offering event contracts to residents. “Since they aren’t authorized operators, they are prohibited from offering their gambling products to people in this country,” DIA gambling director Vicki Scott said. “To the extent these platforms are taking bets from New Zealand customers, they are breaching the law here and can…

A group of 23 Democratic US senators sent a letter Friday to the top federal regulator overseeing prediction markets, urging the agency to avoid weighing in on pending court cases over the legality of offerings on the platforms tied to "sports, war, and other prohibited events.” Prediction markets, which sell contracts tied to the outcome of real-world developments, have exploded in popularity o…

Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market, is betting big on its business model. Whether that bet pays off depends on how courts resolve a growing conflict between federal commodities regulation and state gambling laws. Over the past year, Kalshi has become the focal point of a fast-moving legal battle over the reach of federal preemption. What began as an innovative model has now trigge…

February 11, 2026
Nevada is ready to step up the fight against Kalshi. The office of Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford sent a letter to a U.S. federal cour…
January 21, 2026
PRESS RELEASE CJEU Confirms Player’s National Law Governs Illegal Online Gambling Claims Brussels, 21 January 2026 – The Court of Justice…
January 17, 2026
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged 20 current and former U.S. college basketball players in what authorities described as the largest…
January 15, 2026
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently ruled that Austrian gamblers can sue Maltese-licensed operators in Austria to re…
January 14, 2026
A class action lawsuit has been filed inn New York alleging that Kalshi runs an online sports betting platform without the necessary licens…
January 2, 2026
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that his office has successfully halted the operation of multiple illegal online sweepst…
December 23, 2025
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is suing the members of Michigan’s Gaming Control Board and Attorney General Dana Nessel in federal co…
December 11, 2025
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that the constitutional challenge to the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act (PROGA)…
December 11, 2025
Bills Filed In Both States To Ban Sweeps Attempts to ban sweepstakes casinos continue, as bills have been filed in both Maine and Indiana…
November 28, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling on the Legislature to increase penalties for illegal gambling operations from a misdemea…
December 11, 2025
Massachusetts officials urged a state judge on Tuesday to block prediction-markets operator Kalshi from offering sports-related contracts t…
December 7, 2025
India’s online gaming industry is facing widespread disruption after a new federal law imposed a blanket ban on all real-money games, a mo…
December 7, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 5935 into law on Friday, legislation that takes immediate effect and makes it illegal in the state to…
December 5, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division issued cease-and-desist orders to three platforms conducting unlic…
November 28, 2025
Ithuba loses urgent court bid to block Sizekhaya’s lottery takeover Court ruling emphasises public interest in uninterrupted lottery operat…
November 25, 2025
Controversial financial exchange platform Kalshi will be forced to at least temporarily abandon offering sports contracts in Nevada aft…
November 25, 2025
So-called “skill games” have been a source of debate in Pennsylvania for years, centering around one particular question: Are they gambling…
November 20, 2025
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Last week, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued its decision regarding Ontario's legal authority to offer internationa…
November 29, 2025
Kalshi is accused of operating an unlicensed sports gambling platform that misleads customers into thinking they’re getting fairer odds tha…
November 14, 2025
Court Of Appeal Gave Greenlit The Idea, But An Appeal To Canada's Supreme Court Is Possible The only Canadian province with regulated onli…
November 11, 2025
A federal judge in Northern California has denied a request from three tribal governments seeking to block event contract firm Kalshi from…
November 14, 2025
Authorities in New Jersey have charged fourteen people for their roles in a multi-million dollar sports betting ring operated by a member a…
November 7, 2025
The UK Treasury Select Committee has published its final views on the gambling sector, recommending a course of action for the government a…
November 9, 2025
The authority and application of Malta’s controversial Bill 55 continue to be denied by European courts deliberating on whether online gamb…
November 6, 2025
Minnesota’s AG has ordered sweepstakes casinos to exit the state by December 1 Utah’s federal court has fielded two dozen class-action…
October 30, 2025
By Philippe Vlaemminck, and Valentin Ramognino https://vlaemminck.law/ Click here to read  
October 30, 2025
Twelve US Senators have urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take robust action against illegal offshore gaming operations targeting yo…