Zachary Kelley 
ATLANTA – After their dominant Game 3 victory, the Atlanta Dream are heavy favorites to win the 2026 WNBA Finals. The Dream sit with -275 legal sports betting odds to claim their first championship over the Golden State Valkyries. Dream -275 Odds To Win WNBA … Read more
MILWAUKEE – World Series odds favor the Milwaukee Brewers (-172) to win their first title in franchise history. The Tampa Bay Rays have +148 underdog odds to also win their first World Series title. World Series Prices Team Spread To Win Total Games Tampa Bay … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. – U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith and Brendan F. Boyle introduced the Fair Play Enforcement Act, which would penalize colleges for fielding athletes who played professionally or gambled on college sports. The bill aims to protect the integrity of college athletics in the midst … Read more
DALLAS – A planned bill from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz would require prediction markets to be authorized by state or tribal government. Cruz’s legislation would prevent federally-regulated prediction markets like Kalshi from avoiding state gambling laws to offer their sports-event contracts. Cruz, a U.S. Senator … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Google’s new advertising policy includes a section for prediction markets and bans these platforms from advertising across five states. Google made the change “due to the inherent complexities, speculative nature, and unique regulatory classification involved in trading Prediction Market contracts,” so now … Read more
LAS VEGAS – Attorney General Aaron Ford offered up an awkward policy contradiction in his campaign for governor. While Ford’s office actively battles against prediction markets, he’s touting Kalshi odds in campaign efforts. The issue arose when AG Ford sent an email referencing Kalshi’s odds … Read more
DETROIT – States are capitalizing on their Sixth Circuit win against Kalshi, which opened the door for states to enforce their gambling laws against sports-event contracts. Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky ramped up their enforcement battles with prediction market operators in recent days. Michigan Wants Kalshi … Read more
MOSCOW – Russian lawmakers are moving toward passing a ban on credit card payments for betting. After being introduced in Sept. 2024, Bill No. 720112-8 is gaining traction after unanimously passing its first reading and advancing through a second reading on Tuesday. Federation Council Committee … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Jalen Smith to six years in prison for his central role in a college basketball match-fixing scheme that resulted in more than $3 million of fraudulent wagers. Smith and his co-conspirators bribed players between $10,000 and $30,000 per … Read more
LIMA, Peru – Peruvian lawmakers are considering an online sports betting tax rate increase from their current 1% to a 5% rate on wagers. The sports betting tax increase raises the Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) for all operators in Peru and goes alongside their existing … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Senator and CFTC chairman responsible for the implementation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act told SCOTUS that the act didn’t grant the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a regulator for sports betting. The pair of important figures made their points clear in respective … Read more
NEW YORK – The National Football League took to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to fight for state regulation of prediction markets. The amicus brief supports New Jersey regulators in their battle against Kalshi. The NFL argues that prediction markets offer sports … Read more