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Czech Republic Blocks Kalshi Over Unlicensed Gambling
The Czech government has moved to restrict access to Kalshi, giving internet service providers less than two weeks to block the platform…
G2E hosted a Main Stage session on the united front against prediction markets
For the first time, G2E hosted a bonus Main Stage session on the united front against prediction markets that provided insights from leader…
House panel probes prediction markets
(PRESS RELEASE) -- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate the use of…
Lawyer slams Dutch regulator for leaving fight against Meta to the industry
Dutch lawyer Justin Franssen has accused the KSA of failing to use powers it already has, while VNLOK chairman Björn Fuchs explained what h…
The Empire State Became The Third Jurisdiction To File Suit Against the prediction market operator Polymarket
The back-and-forth legal war between states and prediction markets has often been centered around Kalshi, but Polymarket now finds itself i…
Sweepstakes Casino Ads Are Florida’s Next Target as AG Puts Google, Meta and TikTok on Notice
Florida’s AG sued sweepstakes casinos, then their payment processors. Now Google, Meta, Reddit, Snap and TikTok have until Oct. 23 to expla…
Casino CEOs, Nevada Say Prediction Markets Are Sportsbooks
MGM's Bill Hornbuckle and Caesars' Tom Reeg said at G2E that prediction markets should operate only where they hold gaming licenses.
The N…
Kalshi Loses Sixth Circuit Appeal, Clearing Way For More State Bans
Another federal appeals court ruled against Kalshi on Friday, clearing the way for Ohio and Tennessee to enforce their sports betting laws…
Tennessee Wins Appeal in Major Sports Betting Fight with Kalshi
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says prediction markets should follow the same rules as Tennessee's licensed sportsbooks. A federal appe…
NCPG: The risk of prediction markets harm is real
The National Council on Problem Gambling issued the following statement from Board President Derek Longmeier on the rapid growth of predict…
By I. Nelson Rose Seven and one-half myths about prediction markets
By I. Nelson Rose Polymarket has grown from $1.1 billion in July 2025 to $11 billion, in less than a year. Kalshi is even bigger, at $40 bi…
US gaming lawmakers urge Supreme Court to hear Kalshi case
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has urged the US Supreme Court to review a dispute over whether states can r…
Chris Christie Calls on State AGs to Target Prediction Market Gambling
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is urging state attorneys general to crack down on prediction markets, arguing that platforms such as…
New York accuses Polymarket of running illegal gambling operation in new lawsuit
New York sued Polymarket on Thursday, accusing the prediction market platform of running an illegal gambling operation.
It marks the lates…
Missouri AG issues cease-and-desist letters to leading prediction markets
Six prediction market platforms have been ordered to stop offering sports event contracts to Missourians or face enforcement action from th…
Missouri orders six prediction markets to halt unlicensed sports event contracts
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has ordered six prediction market operators to stop offering sports event contracts in the stat…
The CFTC’s Transparent Attempt to Divide Indian Country
Today the CFTC released a Staff Letter that once again exposes their bias and favoritism towards the very industry they purport to regulate…
'It Is Gambling': Texas Senators Skeptical of Prediction Markets' Legality in Texas
Anybody who bet that prediction market platforms like Kalshi would receive a warm welcome from the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee wou…
States’ Uprising Against Prediction Markets
States and the federal government are locked in a legal battle, fighting in courts across the country to determine which of them gets to re…
Tribes closed door meeting with CFTC leads to frustration, not solutions to event contracts
At least a dozen tribal leaders held a recent meeting with Michael Selig, chairman and the sole commissioner on the Commodity Futures Tradi…
US appeals court blocks Kalshi from offering event contracts on Native American lands
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9th Circuit says tribes likely to prove Kalshi violated federal gaming law
Robinhood claimed it would lose substantia…
US appeals court blocks Kalshi from offering event contracts on Native American lands
Thee Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that prediction markets such as Kalshi are likely violating California law by allowing users to wager on…
Texas lawmakers consider action against sports prediction markets
(Texas) - A specific form of online betting known as prediction markets has caught the attention of Texas officials, who are now weighing p…
Texas Scrutiny Grows as Prediction Markets Operate Despite State Gambling Ban
Prediction markets are available in Texas even though the state bans most gambling and sports betting under Texas Penal Code 47.
That disc…
Connecticut is continuing its crackdown on illegal prediction market platforms by issuing nine cease-and-desist orders to leading operators.
Nine cease-and-desists and nearly 30 subpoenas issued in relation to illegal prediction market activity in Connecticut
The state of Connec…
Kalshi Faces Utah Enforcement Risk After Court Loss
Kalshi faces renewed legal pressure after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected the company’s request for emergency prot…
Iowa federal judge denies Kalshi bid to block state gambling laws
US District Judge Stephen Locher has rejected the call for a preliminary injunction.
US.- District Judge Stephen Locher has denied Kalsh…