WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has joined the prediction market regulatory battle and is siding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Amid numerous states pushing for localized regulation, Trump says prediction markets should be exclusively federally regulated by the CFTC. pic.twitter.com/W4ZqJxO1KR— Rapid Response 47 … Read more
WASHINGTON – Wednesday’s U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled “No Sure Bets: Protecting Sports Integrity in America” was a lopsided battle between those speaking against and in favor of prediction markets. Those wanting more regulation for prediction markets included witnesses like American Gaming Association (AGA) President … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed SF 4760 into law on Monday, which would ban prediction markets from offering specific event contracts on sports and other markets in the state. Now, the CFTC has responded with a lawsuit in an attempt to block the … Read more
WASHINGTON – On the morning of May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down Murphy v. NCAA and ended Nevada’s 26-year monopoly on legal sports betting. Eight years later, questions surrounding who would profit and under what rules have been answered… … Read more
NEW YORK – While sports leagues want to regulated prediction markets and monetize them, their own players are seeking protection from them. A comment period for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exposed the internal contradiction between leagues like the NFL, NBA, and MLB and … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – No members of the U.S. Senate are allowed to use prediction markets after a resolution was passed unanimously on April 30, 2026. The Senate approved the rule change by unanimous voice vote, and it took effect immediately. Bernie Moreno, a Republican Senator … Read more
MADISON, Wisc. – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Wisconsin in response to the state’s lawsuit against prediction market companies. Wisconsin’s lawsuit alleges that Kalshi and other prediction market apps “facilitate illegal sports betting”, but the federal government claims that the CFTC has … Read more
WASHINGTON – What was once a quiet jurisdictional gap has exploded into a full blown Senate battle, as federally regulated online platforms continue to chip away at the sports betting authority states have guarded for years. The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act was presented on … Read more
Google is now permitting prediction marketing advertisements with their latest advertising policy update. A Massachusetts judge rules that Kalshi is not licensed to offer sports wagering in the state. Portugal ordered Polymarket to cease their operations and be blocked in the country after an influx … Read more
Daniel Yee filed a federal lawsuit against Kalshi Inc., alleging the company misled users by promoting unregulated sports betting as legal. Yee claims Kalshi violated state laws by operating without proper sports betting licenses in states like California and New York. The lawsuit seeks a … Read more
As Polymarket makes a high-profile return to the U.S. market with full regulatory approval, Kalshi is now under fire in California federal court. These two developments underscore the fates of America’s top prediction market platforms. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Three federally recognized California tribes – Blue … Read more
DraftKings is in advanced talks to acquire CFTC-licensed Railbird Exchange, signaling a move into regulated prediction markets. Flutter Entertainment has acquired the remaining 5% of FanDuel from Boyd Gaming in a $1.75 billion deal, giving it full ownership of the sportsbook. BOSTON – Two of … Read more