U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon ordered Crypto.com to halt its sports event contracts in Nevada. Gordon ruled the contracts are governed by state gambling laws, not federal commodities regulations. The case underscores ongoing legal battles over how prediction markets should be regulated. LAS VEGAS … Read more
DraftKings’ Railbird acquisition raises license concerns in Ohio and Michigan where regulators warn against prediction market participation. Multiple state gaming commissions have threatened that offering sports event contracts could jeopardize existing sportsbook licenses. DraftKings may limit sports predictions to non-betting states like California and Texas … Read more
CME Group plans to launch a prediction market platform offering contracts on economic indicators and potentially sports events by the end of 2025. FanDuel is partnering with CME but has yet to confirm involvement in sports event contracts amid regulatory concerns from states with legal … Read more
Kalshi set a new single-day trading record with over $275 million in activity. DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment lost nearly $7 billion in combined market capitalization. Capitol Hill lawmakers are questioning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of prediction market sports contracts. NEW YORK – … Read more
Donald Trump Jr. weighed in on the sports betting debate this weekend, backing calls for Alabama and Georgia to legalize sports betting. ATLANTA – Two of the states without sports betting, Alabama and Georgia, are holdouts in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) region. “Crazy. Totally agree … Read more
PrizePicks will offer a new way to bet after receiving federal approval to enter prediction markets. ATLANTA – The daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks was approved Monday as a futures commission merchant (FCM) by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In plain terms, that status allows … Read more
Underdog Sports struck a deal with Crypto.com’s derivatives affiliate to launch sports prediction markets on its platform. BROOKLYN – A partnership announced Tuesday makes sports event contracts from Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA) available inside the Underdog app. For Underdog, a company best known … Read more
Kalshi’s attempt to expand its federally regulated sports event contracts into Maryland has hit a legal roadblock. A U.S. District Court judge denied the company’s request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that Kalshi failed to show that federal commodities law overrides state gambling regulation. The … Read more
Kalshi is suing multiple states, arguing its event contracts are federally regulated derivatives, not gambling. Federal judges in Nevada and New Jersey have sided with Kalshi in early rulings. The CFTC dropped its appeal over Kalshi’s election markets, signaling a regulatory shift. States like Illinois … Read more
Alberta’s Bill 48: the iGaming Alberta Act seeks to create a competitive online gambling market. In New Jersey and Nevada, regulators have issued cease-and-desist orders to Kalshi’s sports prediction markets. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Alberta is taking steps to modernize its gambling landscape with the … Read more
Over $50 million has already been traded on Kalshi’s March Madness markets, including roughly $1.5 million on women’s basketball. Unlike sportsbooks, Kalshi operates under CFTC regulations, classifying these bets as financial instruments rather than gambling. Critics argue that event trading circumvents state betting laws, while … Read more
The CFTC is cracking down on sports-related prediction markets, forcing Robinhood Derivatives to halt its Super Bowl betting contracts and investigating platforms like Crypto.com and Kalshi. If the CFTC rules against these platforms, bettors could see their Super Bowl 59 wagers frozen, refunded, or voided … Read more